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Paul Housel Missing Person Case

Last seen in Portland, Oregon on Jul 24, 1988

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On a summer day in July of 1988, 75-year-old Paul Eugene Housel was seen for the last time. From an upstairs window of their apartment in the Raleigh Hills area of Portland, Oregon, his wife watched him walk down the street, away from their home. This sighting on July 24, 1988, would be the last confirmed time anyone saw the elderly man, who was living with the challenging realities of Alzheimer's disease. For five or six years prior to his disappearance, Paul had been showing symptoms of t ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 24, 1988

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    Victim Details

    Jun 27, 2017

    Jul 17, 2023

    Paul

    Housel

    111

    75

    65 inches

    140 lbs

    150 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Jul 24, 1988

    Portland

    Oregon

    Washington County

    97223

    No

    34645

    Washington County Sheriff's Office

    Hillsboro

    Oregon

    Washington County

    97123

    Brad Verboort

    Detective

    215 Southwest Adams Avenue, Oregon

    5038462700

    County

    Law Enforcement

    https://www.co.washington.or.us/sheriff/

    1988-508356

    Washington County Sheriff's Office

    Gray or Partially Gray

    Blue

    Blue

    06/11/2026


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