Tag: Oregon

Finley Creek Jane Doe: A Case Closed in 1990, Despite Remaining Unsolved

Artist's rendering of what the Finley Creek Jane Doe may have looked like when alive

DISCOVERY: At around 7:00 AM on August 27, 1978, hunters Ron Swinger and Lee Parr discovered partial skeletal remains in a wooded area close to Finley Creek Cow Camp, near Elgin, Oregon. The remains, which had been scavenged by animals, were found beneath a log, about 100 feet from the road. AUTOPSY: An autopsy revealed

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Update: Gwen Brunelle’s Remains Found, Foul Play Not Suspected

Gwen Brunelle leaning against the back of a couch + Gwen Brunelle wearing a green fleece sweater

*Last Updated – June 17, 2024* UPDATE MAY 2024: The Malheur County Sheriff’s Office announced that they’d recovered Gwen Brunelle’s remains, just two miles from where her car was discovered off US Highway 95, near the Idaho/Oregon border. The location was just outside of the original search area that had been determined by investigators. The

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Linn County Jane Doe (2020)

DISCOVERY: At 1:37pm on April 4, 2020, the partially skeletonized remains of an unidentified female were found by a hunter along a dirt road in Willamette National Forest. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office was called, prompting deputies and volunteers with Linn County Search and Rescue to scour the area for clues. The scene is 13

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Lincoln County Jane Doe (2020)

DISCOVERY: On December 10, 2020, a motorist stopped at the rest area near the H.B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor when they came across a duffel bag along the banks of the Salmon River. When they looked inside, they found the remains of a female and called the authorities. The area where the remains

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Keene Creek Boy

*UPDATE: The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has identified Keene Creek Boy as Stevie Crawford of New Mexico.* DISCOVERY: On the evening of July 11, 1963, a Rogue River man by the name of Roy Rogers was fishing with his wife and two co-workers in the Keene Creek Reservoir along Highway 66 in the mountains east

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