The mother of Karissa Fretwell, a Salem woman slain in May, has filed a wrongful death suit against the man accused of killing her daughter and the suspect’s wife for the loss of her daughter’s estate.

Nyla Bales has sued suspect Michael Wolfe, 52, for more than $2 million, the Salem Statesman-Journal first reported.

Wolfe is charged with murdering Fretwell and her 3-year-old son, Billy, in May. Wolfe was Billy Fretwell’s biological father, and he had recently been ordered to pay child support to Karissa Fretwell.

According to court documents, Bales filed the suit in late August and seeks $500,000 for the loss of “services, society and companionship” of her daughter, and $500,000 for her daughter’s pain and suffering at Wolfe’s hands before she died. She seeks $50,000 for estimated medical, funeral and burial expenses for her daughter.

Bales has also asked for $1 million from Wolfe and his wife, Monica Wolfe, alleging that Wolfe fraudulently transferred property to Monica Wolfe. Bales said Wolfe tried to transfer the property in an effort to defraud her.

Wolfe was charged in June with murder after a weekslong search for their bodies. The two had been reported missing in mid-May after family had not seen them for several days. Wolfe has not entered a plea but in police interviews has previously denied involvement in the deaths. He has a court hearing Oct. 2.

—Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; jramakrishnan@oregonian.com; @JRamakrishnanOR