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Roland Anderson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Portland, Oregon on Dec 16, 1983

Victim Details

Jul 31, 2014

Jan 12, 2024

Roland

Anderson

72

30

67 inches

160 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Dec 16, 1983

Portland

Oregon

Multnomah County

No

15571

Portland Police Bureau

Portland

Oregon

Multnomah County

97204

Heidi Helwig

Detective

1111 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Oregon

5038230400

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/article/549803

83-104326

1953-12-18

Portland Police Bureau

Black

Brown

Brown

07/11/2026


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In the winter of 1983, a family in Portland, Oregon, began to worry about Roland Dean Anderson, a 30-year-old man known to his loved ones as 'Deannie' or 'Dean'. He was last seen on December 16th of that year, and as the days turned into weeks with no word, his relatives took the step of officially reporting him as a missing person. At the time of his disappearance, Roland was unemployed. The circumstances surrounding his life at that point were complex, as it was alleged he ...
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Last Seen: Dec 16, 1983

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  • ROLAND ANDERSON | Portland.gov
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    Does anyone else find the anonymous phone calls in Roland Dean Anderson’s case super intriguing? I... ...Read More
    09/01/2024
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    05/29/2023
    Does anyone else find those phone messages super suspicious? I mean, how often does something like t... ...Read More
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