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Cold Case: 'Wrong place, wrong time,' man shot and killed driving home
Cold Case: Portland man shot and killed driving home
Updated: Tuesday, June 11 2013 7:44 PM EDT2013-06-11 23:44:08 GMT
Fifteen years after a Portland man was shot to death while driving home, police remain baffled by a motive. "This is one where he was in the wrong place at the wrong time," said Portland police coldMore >
Fifteen years after a Portland man was shot to death driving home, police remain baffled by a motive.
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Cold Case: Murder victim predicted her own death
Cold Case: Murder victim predicted her own death
Updated: Friday, March 23 2012 3:04 PM EDT2012-03-23 19:04:32 GMT
Friends say Christine Lawson had prophetically talked of her own death in 2003.
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Friends say Christine Lawson had prophetically talked of her own death in 2003.
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Cold case investigators looking for mystery woman who gave fake name
Cold case investigators looking for mystery woman who gave fake name
Updated: Thursday, December 1 2011 10:54 AM EST2011-12-01 15:54:34 GMT
Portland police cold case investigators are looking for a woman who they say is vital to solving a 1995 unsolved murder.More >
Portland police cold case investigators are looking for a woman who they say is vital to solving a 1995 unsolved murder.More >
Police: Toddler only witness in cold case double murder
Police: Toddler only witness in cold case double murder
Updated: Friday, November 25 2011 4:27 PM EST2011-11-25 21:27:50 GMT
Delores Thompson was killed 38 years ago. Her murder remains unsolved.More >
Delores Thompson was killed 38 years ago. Her murder remains unsolved.
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Cold case detectives re-examine Portland man's disappearance
Cold case detectives re-examine Portland man's disappearance
By all accounts, Mark Dribin was a loving son, a hard worker and a friendly neighbor. But over the Fourth of July weekend in 1999, he vanished.
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By all accounts, Mark Dribin was a loving son, a hard worker and a friendly neighbor. But over the Fourth of July weekend in 1999, he vanished.
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Police: Murder of Portland boy still a mystery decade later
Police: Murder of Portland boy still a mystery decade later
Updated: Friday, September 30 2011 9:59 AM EDT2011-09-30 13:59:48 GMT
Ten years later, the murder of an 11-year-old Portland boy still baffles police.More >
Ten years later, the murder of an 11-year-old Portland boy still baffles police.

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FOX 12 teams up with Portland Police Cold Case Unit
FOX 12 teams up with Portland Police Cold Case Unit
FOX 12 teams up with the Portland Police Bureau's Cold Case Homicide Unit to help solve more than 300 unsolved murders.More >
FOX 12 teams up with the Portland Police Bureau's Cold Case Homicide Unit to help solve more than 300 unsolved murders.More >

Cold Case: 'We have no reason to believe he was the target'
Cold Case: 'We have no reason to believe he was the target'
Updated: Friday, November 2 2012 10:16 AM EDT2012-11-02 14:16:40 GMT
Pedro Pablo Venegas Pachecho, 23, was shot and killed at a northeast Portland apartment complex.
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Pedro Pablo Venegas Pachecho, 23, was shot and killed at a northeast Portland apartment complex.
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Cold Case: Predator targeted 64-year-old woman in 1979 killing
Cold Case: Predator targeted 64-year-old woman in 1979 killing
Updated: Friday, October 26 2012 12:30 AM EDT2012-10-26 04:30:14 GMT
Daisy Motley was adored by her family and neighbors. Portland police say detectives say "she was just living her life, getting by" when she was murdered in 1979.
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Daisy Motley was adored by her family and neighbors. Portland police say detectives say "she was just living her life, getting by" when she was murdered in 1979.
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Cold Case: Cuban refugee stabbed to death in north Portland
Cold Case: Cuban refugee stabbed to death in north Portland
Updated: Friday, August 31 2012 11:01 AM EDT2012-08-31 15:01:34 GMT
Friday marks the 19th anniversary of the murder of a Portland man, who had emigrated from Cuba. Norman Aguillon, 42, survived a dangerous escape from Castro's Cuba, but was brutally stabbed to death AugustMore >
Cold case detectives are taking another look at the death of a Portland man who emigrated from Cuba.More >
Cold Case: Banker found strangled in apartment in 1997
Cold Case: Banker found strangled in apartment in 1997
Updated: Friday, August 3 2012 9:53 AM EDT2012-08-03 13:53:49 GMT
Dean Tahtinen was a successful banker in 1997 when he was mysteriously killed. His body was found in his northeast Portland apartment.
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Cold case investigators are reviewing evidence in the 1997 killing of a successful banker found dead in a northeast Portland apartment.
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Woman's apartment burglarized days before murder
Cold Case: Portland woman burglarized days before murder
Updated: Tuesday, July 24 2012 12:11 PM EDT2012-07-24 16:11:43 GMT
Rene Harvey moved to Portland from Montana in hopes of jumpstarting a singing and acting career, but she was found dead in her apartment on Southeast 27th Avenue in 1988.
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Rene Harvey moved to Portland from Montana in hopes of jumpstarting a singing and acting career, but she was found dead in her apartment on Southeast 27th Avenue in 1988.
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Cold Case: Man found shot to death in his car in 1985
Cold Case: Man found shot to death in his car
Updated: Friday, June 29 2012 10:12 AM EDT2012-06-29 14:12:24 GMT
Kenneth Boyer, 20, was killed on New Year's Day on 1985.
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Kenneth Boyer, 20, was killed on New Year's Day on 1985.
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Cold Case: Detective makes finding killer personal mission
Cold Case: Detective makes finding killer personal mission
Updated: Thursday, June 21 2012 11:38 AM EDT2012-06-21 15:38:46 GMT
On Dec. 21, 1985, Clyde Frakes was killed in what appeared to be a robbery.
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On Dec. 21, 1985, Clyde Frakes was killed in what appeared to be a robbery.
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Cold Case: Man shot, left for dead in Downtown Portland
Cold Case: Man shot, left for dead in Downtown Portland
Updated: Friday, June 8 2012 10:26 AM EDT2012-06-08 14:26:57 GMT
On October 6, 1982, a man was found lying on some steps in the 300 block of Southwest Salmon Street. Cold case investigators said the victim had been shot in the head. Paramedics stabilized him andMore >
Detectives said the victim, Bruce Binford, 33, had spent much of the day job-hunting. They said he then went drinking at several downtown Portland taverns.More >

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Portland Police Bureau's Cold Case Unit
Portland Police Bureau's Cold Case Unit
Do you have a tip that could help the Portland Police Bureau's Cold Case Unit? Visit their website here or call their tip line at 503-823-HELP.More >
Do you have a tip that could help the Portland Police Bureau's Cold Case Unit? Visit their website here or call their tip line at 503-823-HELP.More >

Cold Case: 'Wrong place, wrong time,' man shot and killed driving home
Cold Case: Portland man shot and killed driving home
Updated: Tuesday, June 11 2013 7:44 PM EDT2013-06-11 23:44:08 GMT
Fifteen years after a Portland man was shot to death while driving home, police remain baffled by a motive. "This is one where he was in the wrong place at the wrong time," said Portland police coldMore >
Fifteen years after a Portland man was shot to death driving home, police remain baffled by a motive.
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Police have forensic evidence in 2009 cold case killing
Police have forensic evidence in 2009 cold case killing
Updated: Tuesday, April 23 2013 10:12 AM EDT2013-04-23 14:12:43 GMT
A 2009 murder at the Macadam Village Condominiums remains unsolved, but police have forensic evidence.
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A 2009 murder at the Macadam Village Condominiums remains unsolved, but police have forensic evidence.
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Cold Case: Masked men kill seafood market owner
Cold Case: Masked men kill seafood market owner
Updated: Friday, February 8 2013 9:18 AM EST2013-02-08 14:18:24 GMT
Two masked men walked into the Sea Sands Seafood Market in the 800 block of Southeast Belmont Street and shot the store owners in September 1983.
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Two masked men walked into the Sea Sands Seafood Market in the 800 block of Southeast Belmont Street and shot the store owners in September 1983.
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Cold Case: Phone call revives 30-year-old murder investigation
Cold Case: Phone call revives 30-year-old murder investigation
Updated: Friday, January 18 2013 11:40 AM EST2013-01-18 16:40:58 GMT
There have been no arrests in the 1983 murder of Rose Marie Ouellette, who was found dead in the Evergreen Apartments in northwest Portland.
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There have been no arrests in the 1983 murder of Rose Marie Ouellette, who was found dead in the Evergreen Apartments in northwest Portland.
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Cold Case: Man found dead in car in NE Portland
Cold Case: Man found dead in car in NE Portland
Updated: Friday, November 9 2012 11:03 AM EST2012-11-09 16:03:46 GMT
Cold case detectives say Deaustin Duckett's body was found in a car outside a northeast Portland duplex in 2002.More >
Cold case detectives say Deaustin Duckett's body was found in a car outside a northeast Portland duplex in 2002.More >
Cold Case: Apartment shooting victim in wrong place, wrong time
Cold Case: Apartment shooting victim in wrong place, wrong time
A 911 call and crime scene photos paint a picture of a homicide in northeast Portland. (11/1/12)
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A 911 call and crime scene photos paint a picture of a homicide in northeast Portland. (11/1/12)More >
Cold case: Killers robbed, strangled retired couple
Cold case: Killers robbed, strangled retired couple
Updated: Friday, March 23 2012 3:10 PM EDT2012-03-23 19:10:24 GMT
A retired couple trying to sell their house in 1988 was murdered by a killer or killers posing as prospective buyers.
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A retired couple trying to sell their house in 1988 was murdered by a killer or killers posing as prospective buyers.
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Cold case: Portland woman fatally stabbed in savage attack
Cold case: Portland woman fatally stabbed in savage attack
Updated: Friday, March 23 2012 3:09 PM EDT2012-03-23 19:09:12 GMT
Cold case investigators are looking for clues about a 39-year-old mother who was stabbed dozens of times.
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Cold case investigators are looking for clues about a 39-year-old mother who was stabbed dozens of times.
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Cold case: Portland father of five shot in the head
Cold case: Portland father of five shot in the head
Updated: Friday, March 23 2012 3:01 PM EDT2012-03-23 19:01:49 GMT
Portland police cold case investigators say Eyo Nyong was murdered while standing outside a sports bar.More >
Portland police cold case investigators say Eyo Nyong was murdered while standing outside a sports bar.More >
Cold case investigators: Slain woman 'dropped out of the air'
Cold case investigators: Slain woman 'dropped out of the air'
Updated: Jan 26, 2012 10:00 PM 2012-02-03 18:06:21 GMT
Investigators are hoping witnesses come forward with information about the 1989 death of 21-year-old Ruby McLemore.More >
Investigators are hoping witnesses come forward with information about the 1989 death of 21-year-old Ruby McLemore.More >

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Group of nine drivers accused of racing, running cars off road
Group of nine drivers accused of racing, running cars off road
Updated: Monday, June 17 2013 10:25 AM EDT2013-06-17 14:25:49 GMT
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DA: Oregon man killed wife, neighbors before setting homes ablaze
DA: Oregon man killed wife, neighbors before setting homes ablaze
Updated: Monday, June 17 2013 10:15 AM EDT2013-06-17 14:15:08 GMT
An Oregon man is being held in jail after his wife and two neighbors were found dead in two charred Myrtle Point homes over the weekend. Police arrested 65-year-old Edward Nelson on charges of aggravatedMore >
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Obama's approval rating plummets
Obama's approval rating plummets
Updated: Monday, June 17 2013 9:57 AM EDT2013-06-17 13:57:30 GMT
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Naked girl found walking along I-5 near Ashland
Naked girl found walking along I-5 near Ashland
Updated: Monday, June 17 2013 2:06 PM EDT2013-06-17 18:06:29 GMT
A girl who is believed to be autistic was found walking naked along the shoulder of Interstate 5 on Sunday north of Ashland. Oregon State Police say she appeared to be in her late teens and couldn'tMore >
A girl who is believed to be autistic was found walking naked along the shoulder of Interstate 5 on Sunday north of Ashland.More >
Oregon City man jailed after crash injures 5-year-old boy
Oregon City man jailed after crash injures 5-year-old boy
Updated: Monday, June 17 2013 9:21 AM EDT2013-06-17 13:21:17 GMT
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A LifeFlight helicopter rushed a 5-year-old boy to a hospital after a crash near Redland, and a 72-year-old man has been arrested in the crash.
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No major injuries in Gorge I-84 crash
No major injuries in Gorge I-84 crash
Updated: Monday, June 17 2013 10:08 AM EDT2013-06-17 14:08:47 GMT
Interstate 84 west bound lanes near the Cascade Locks were closed Sunday after a travel trailer overturned. The crash happened around 3:30 Sunday afternoon. Oregon State Police say a woman driving a suburbanMore >
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No witnesses come forward after suspected gang shooting
Shooting under investigation in east Portland
Updated: Monday, June 17 2013 3:59 PM EDT2013-06-17 19:59:32 GMT
Police in Portland are investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting. Officers were called to the corner of 158th Avenue and East Burnside just after neighbors reported hearing gunshots. When investigatorsMore >
Shots were fired on East Burnside Street Sunday afternoon, but police said no witnesses have come forward and no arrests have been made in the case.More >
'Do the right thing:' Wife’s message for hit-and-run driver who nearly killed her husband
'Do the right thing:' Wife’s message for hit-and-run driver who nearly killed her husband
Updated: Monday, June 17 2013 12:41 AM EDT2013-06-17 04:41:06 GMT
Police want to find the driver who hit a bicyclist in North Portland.It happened at North Greeley and Interstate Avenue around 11:30 Saturday night.Officers did not have a lot of information to releaseMore >
The wife of a bicyclist who was nearly killed by a hit-and-run driver in North Portland wants the driver responsible to turn themselves in.More >
Missing 13 year old boy found safe in Montana
Gresham police searching for missing 13-year-old boy
Updated: Sunday, June 16 2013 10:37 PM EDT2013-06-17 02:37:25 GMT
Police are asking the public for help to find a 13-year-old boy who may have run away from home. Jonathan Marshall King, who goes by Marshall, was last seen walking to school Tuesday morning. When hisMore >
Jonathan Marshall King, who goes by Marshall, was last seen walking to school Tuesday morning.More >
Autopsy: Wrestler Reid Fliehr died from heroin overdose
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Updated: Friday, June 14 2013 8:25 PM EDT2013-06-15 00:25:41 GMT
An official autopsy report has been released in the death of Reid Fliehr who was found dead in a SouthPark hotel room earlier this year. The autopsy from the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner's OfficerMore >
An official autopsy report has been released in the death of Reid Fliehr who was found dead in a SouthPark hotel room earlier this year.More >