Woman Charged in Milwaukie Murder

Milwaukie Police arrest suspect in death of man at local business and identity victim.

(MILWAUKIE, Ore.) - Milwaukie Police investigating a suspicious death today at WW Metal Fab, located at 2200 SE Mailwell, say a 48-year old man was the victim of homicidal violence.

Officer Kevin Krebs with Milwaukie Police says a suspect was taken into custody without incident after they arrived just before 10:00 AM. 40-year old Sonia Marie Ulness of Gladstone was arrested and charged with 1 count of Murder. She is currently being held without bail at the Clackamas County jail.

Krebs says Ulness is scheduled for arraignment at 3:00 PM on February 29. The suspect and the victim had a domestic relationship.

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mariah..january 11 2013 9:32 pm January 11, 2013 10:57 pm (Pacific time)

I dont understand why desirae hates sonja so much..i was like a step sister to sonjas daughters when my dad don was dating sonja. I really liked her. i have good memories of her she was like a step mom to me and never hurt me or her daughters and i stayed with them everytime i stayed with my dad. More of my memories of her are me feeling helpless and scared for her because everytime i stayed with my dad and her, the two of them drank alot and my dad is extreamly abusive and blacks out when he drinks and beat the shit out of her every night with all of us girls in the next room. I was the oldest other than raven but she was never there. I remember randy, he seemed very angry and abusive. The first time i ever seen him my dad and sonja drove to his house to drop the girls off or pick them up..i cant remember but randy started yelling at my dad who was in the truck and then came over and punched my dads side mirror and broke it. Both of these men, my dad and randy treated sonja like shit! And the day i heard about what happened i was shocked but also understood what caused her to do that. A person can only take so much before they snap and she reached her limit. Im very sorry you girls lost your father:( and im very sorry about how life has gone for you since i last seen you. I think about you girls all the time and wonder how you are. Im 22 now and havent talked to my dad since i was 15. Long story but i hope things are ok with you all and would like to re meet you. We were all so little and went through horrible shit when we were all way too young. I dont know if you remember me or my dad but he did many things infront of us that no one of us should ever see. And im sorry. I remember watching the rugrats movie alot with you when they fought to keep us distracted;) anywho im sorry about everything hope u can find it in your heart to forgive your mom

mothers advocate May 3, 2011 2:03 pm (Pacific time)

does anyone know where sonia is incarcerated? i would like to be able to write to her. I am sure she only got 17 years because of the molestation history. If true, she doesn't even deserve 17 years but far less. Since the system did nothing to protect the children. And this drives some women to desperate measures. We have a very flawed and harmful (child custody/ visitation) system in oregon, all too often the kids are given to the abusers with no protections.

Old Friend February 14, 2011 3:38 pm (Pacific time)

Randy was a great guy, one of the funnest parents to hang around during sport seasons. He wasn't a molester and he loved dez and ron both. Whatever they two say, goes. In my opinion anyway.... RIP Randy, you're thought of and missed. As are you, Girls.

Desirae Chipman September 28, 2010 4:00 pm (Pacific time)

Sonia is as cunning as a fox. I would not doubt it if she was planning this since my sister and i were little. I am now a Junior in high school, and i now UNDERSTAND. i may not have understood at age 5 or 6 what was going on with sonia. But i know what was going on with her at 12 and 13 (the year my father was MURDERED). Those of you that claim to "know" her, nobody really knows that woman. Sonia has a LENGTHY history of lying, and in my opinion kidnapping. My dad, Randy Chipman, never did anything to my sister and I. We were BRIBED from a very young age with toys, candy and pets to say things to people and the court that were not true. At that point of my life i did not understand what was wrong and right and did not have the capability to speak up for myself. Sonia writes me from the prison in which she resides, and if you read them, you can see through her writing the different personalities that she posseses. Thomas Paine said "There are persons, too, who see not the full extent of the evil which threatens them; they solace themselves with hopes that the enemy will be merciful.." There is nothing merciful about Sonia. She did not show mercy when she thought about taking her childrens father away, she did not show me mercy when she beat my sister and i with a belt countless times, she did not show mercy to raven when they physically fought, and she did not show mercy to any of her family when she thought about the consequences of her actions. She took herself away from her sons, her husband, her mother, and everyone else. Paine also said "..even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; THE CUNNING OF THE FOX IS AS MURDEROUS AS THE VIOLENCE OF THE WOLF, and we ought to guard equally against both". Sonia is a fox. In my opinion, and in others, she is a violent wolf as well. She may not have been that murderous animal her entire life, but she made the decision to be that wolf when she pulled the trigger and let that bullet kill my father. Paine also states that "..whether he who does it is a king or common man; my countryman or not my countryman; whether it be done by an individual villian or an army of them. If we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish in the one case and pardon in the other.." This is what i have been saying all along with her violence. Lets pardon the "loving" mother, but lets punish the gang member. If you reason to the roots, you will see it! It does not matter who pulls the trigger, it does not matter who the person is that did it. Murder is murder and should be punished accordingly. Sonia got off easy by a good 8 years, because she is a cunning fox. I was young, but i was old enough to represent my side, and the real things that happened behind those "closed doors". My father was not a child molester, he would never do that, he was the parent with the right brains. The parent with morals, values, and unconditional love. Sonia was good at appearing to be the "good guy", because she is female. Everybody always believes the female that says the male is molesting or raping someone. Sonia is the bad guy, not my dad. She was an abusive parent, while me, my sister veronica, and Raven were growing up. Raven is a whole other story, i will not go into detail with her although she has given me plenty of reason to. I am not asking you to take my side, I am just asking you to look at the truth. This is the truth. Now you can make your decision on what is right and wrong and who was at fault for my family's tragedy...Sonia.

randys friend jhon July 7, 2010 11:34 pm (Pacific time)

to sonia, when you get out of jail and if u are reading this i want u to know that you are a very bad woaman and u are a liar, and u put graet stress on the girls shoulders for the murder of there father how could u do this to them? and everyone who loved randy? well, know one may ever know but i hope u never do anything like this to anyone else!!!!

an old friend of randys July 7, 2010 11:27 pm (Pacific time)

for a long time ive known randy and i know deep down in my heart he would never malest anyone.

miss chipman May 26, 2010 12:25 pm (Pacific time)

whatever im not going to keep arguing over this all i have to say is my dad isnt a malester u guys are making a huge mistake and i hope you will soon regret what u said about him.

randies daughter veronica May 4, 2010 2:46 pm (Pacific time)

all i have 2 say is he is a good man and the rumors are not true

if i was randy May 3, 2009 3:57 pm (Pacific time)

if iwas randy i would say all of you gise are wrong who says bad stuff about him you guys didnt live with him or nothing you are just repeating stuff that sonia is saying sonia is a liar dont belive her={

randys princess:] May 3, 2009 3:47 pm (Pacific time)

no he is not a child molester he loved us to much 4 that i loved my dad with all my heart and i know he is in heaven looking down on us and who ever is saying rumors about are dad shut your fucking ass mouth because this is none of your god damn bees wax so just stay out of it!!! my mom brain washed me and desirae since we were little kids. she told us that are dad is a very bad guy and she said that he was going to kill us in are sleep one day and i didnt believe her because i loved my dad more than anything in the whole world and he wouldnt do such a thing like that my dad ever lays a finger on u guys I'll go bat them up! for many years my mom told the court lies about are dad. and she would try to bribe us to say things about r dad that was false. because of my mom ill never see my dad again if you read the stuff that says my dad is a child molester dont beleive them because those are lies.

COLORADO April 21, 2009 1:12 pm (Pacific time)

Hello, I feel that some of you are wrong about Sonja. She is and always will a protector for the girls. I have been her friend for a very long time and helped with whatever. I believe that you shouldn't judge her in anyway without listening to her side. As for the girls making comments you know in your heart that he has done wrong and its only time for you believe in your mother for trying to protect you. She loved you very much and valued everything for you both. It breaks my heart that this all had to happen this way. I wish I could have made things better. I wish this didn't happen and wish the courts would have believed her. She went to court multiple times trying to tell the courts that he was doing something. (he was behind doors) Actually he will always hurt them for what he did. Sonja is a great mother, friend and wife. I am always trying to be there for her and the girls. They will always be in my heart for all eternity. The girls meant everything to me and my family. I know the girls told me things that shouldn't have happened and hope someday they will realize that Sonja ~ their mother was and is protecting me. Prayers to out to both sides and I hope that the abuse that went on just doesn't get pushed away. Please know that I put faults on both sides and behind doors is hard. I have been there, please protect the girls and know that Sonja is a great mother.Sonja never meant to hurt them in this way by taken their father away. But she was protecting them. Please know Desirae and Veronica we love you always. We love you the "Ulness Family" From friend, COLORADO

christina February 14, 2009 12:25 am (Pacific time)

first of all my parents who grew up w randy just looked him up and saw this horrible news they were wanting to reunite as they lost contact 4 a few yrs.we are all devasted of the news.all i no is randy my dad and mom was all i new growing up.we lived in LA long b 4 he even met sonia. randy lived w us sometimes.randy was the one of the nicest funny guys ive ever known.i knew him all my life.his bird wattles he loved so much.he is a great man and never ever made me and my sis uncomfortable.these acusations r a outrage!i ben around him all my life till about 15 then my family and i moved to central cali.as randy was sad we were moving. after that is when he met that piece of work sonia and moved to oregon.anyone who says he is a child molester just dosnt no randy.he loved kids he was great w kids.how can the news say sonia is a nice person.its sickening.i hope she serves the rest of her life behind bars.randy will remain in my heart forever,as i have many childhood memories of all of us and wattles!im now 28 and married but still think of him and tell my husband funny stories growing up.he has touched my heart and life 4 that i am grateful to have known him. he did not deserve to die like this.his kids dont deserve this either.its a real shame that someone would do this.there are 2 many sickos in this world.R.I.P RANDY WE LOVE U

ronnie July 30, 2008 9:01 pm (Pacific time)

ya you guys dont know what you are talking about sonia is a liar my dad did not malest me my mom use to beat me with a belt everyday and every time a came over my dads he was wondering why i had bruces all over my face and my arms and there was welts and he said to me hey veronica why is there bruces and welts and scars and i said my mom beats me with a belt sometimes with her bare hand.that day my mom and dad and me went to court my mom is not a good person!

a good person=] July 30, 2008 8:51 pm (Pacific time)

i love randy chipman soooo much idk whats wrong with u guys who said he was a child mellister.you guys need to get the evil spirit out of your body pleese get the hatred out of your hearts and you guys will all get together and you will be allright go to church like i did and get the demonds out of your soul randy lee chipman was a saint he was a angel pleese do not say those horrible things about him be good to echother you probally dont even know him.

sonia ulness July 30, 2008 8:38 pm (Pacific time)

randy was a good man i cant beileve i did that i made the bigest mistake of my life he was the best dad anyone could ever want.

vc July 30, 2008 8:33 pm (Pacific time)

you guys are liars my dad went out of his way for me and desirae.thats all im im going to say my dad was a hard working guy and he loved us and he would do anything for us you name it he was a good guy.

finne May 14, 2008 3:00 am (Pacific time)

Before pointing fingers thank God this didn't happened to you. Everyone is capable of killing. Right or wrong for all kinds of reasons. We share this earth with all kinds of people thinking we are all the same. Wanting the same things in life. Not knowing what! they have in that brain of theirs. We think we know a person then something like this happens. This hurts everyone. The families suffers no matter how the problem is handle. Everyone has heartaches after going through something like this. But not as bad as the heartaches the children go through. They lost both parents and are expose to the shame of it all. The kids should be able to have a break something good should be given to them they have suffered enough. Keeping their mother locked up for ever won't bring their dad back. If he cared at all for his kids he wouldn't want them to suffer. The law says you do wrong you go to jail. Then I ask? where was the law when these problems were first brought to their attention. And where is the law going to be the next time these problems are brought before the system. Do woman have to continue acting like animals before their story is believed. If the truth of the matter is he molested the girls then Sonia should be let out. And as far as comments to her past. Everyone has skeletons in their closets. I don't know if the man was molesting the girls but I do know molesters don't just start molesting over night. They usually have a record yes! they have molested someone else before or are going to in the future. For fear they will be discovered they hit on the very young. I trust the Lord will do what is best for all.

Anonymous April 24, 2008 3:24 pm (Pacific time)

investigation on this case should of happend a long time ago. For the childrens behalf. Maybe everything wouldn't of happened. He be alive the mother would be home with her kids and the kids would be safe........

Anonymous April 24, 2008 3:21 pm (Pacific time)

Charges may have been dropped. But that doesn't mean he didn't do it. Our court system for these type of things aren't always right. They should have done something about this and maybe this horrible thing would of never happend.

friend April 24, 2008 2:27 pm (Pacific time)

So there's the key that the charges were dropped dosen't mean that he didn't do anything. It shows that there was something to be concerned about RIGHT!!!!!!

Very close friend April 24, 2008 2:22 pm (Pacific time)

I've known this family for about 15 years and Sonia is the best mother you could ever want. Her actions were only to protect her girls. She sacraficed herself for them. At least they won't be touched anymore. I love Sonia and her family very much. I hope there's a way I can help them if they need me. I'll be there.

Joy April 8, 2008 2:08 pm (Pacific time)

Unless you lived with Randy, Sonia and her daughters; and witnessed what when on behind closed doors for so many years, you are not qualified to comment on the kind of person she is, or what she did to protect her children. Sexual preditors are cunning liars, who seduce and threaten their victims. You may work with one or ride next to one on the bus every day and never know what he does in secret. Sonia's daughters know what he did to them, no matter what could be proven in a court of law. God knows what was done to those girls and He is the ultimate Judge! "It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin". (Luke 17:2) Only those of us who have known this family for years, are qualified to comment! Those of you who are so quick to condemn Sonia, have you ever experienced sexual abuse, or had your children describe what their father did to them? I don't think so! Jesus said, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her". (John 8:7) Without a doubt, I know Sonia loves her children with all her heart!

A Mom March 17, 2008 6:51 pm (Pacific time)

Children are sometimes afraid to talk, thats why charges are dropped. He was seen doing what he did. The world is a better place without another child molester. The mother did everyone with children a favor.

March 13, 2008 4:55 pm (Pacific time)

I think Someone should learn to spell.If you look into court records you will find all charges were dropped.Maybe you should look into her past!!!!!!!

Anonymous March 4, 2008 1:16 pm (Pacific time)

he is a child malester

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