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Lisa Briseno Missing Person Case

Last seen in Portland, Oregon on Aug 20, 1997

Victim Details

Sep 14, 2012

Jan 08, 2024

Lisa

Briseno

57

28

64 inches

200 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Female

Aug 20, 1997

Portland

Oregon

Multnomah County

97212

No

12321

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

97-89040

1997-08-27

Portland Police Bureau

Black

Brown

Brown

08/23/2026


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In the late summer of 1997, a 28-year-old woman named Lisa Pearl Briseno vanished from Portland, Oregon, leaving behind a life and a loving family. On August 20, 1997, Lisa, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, was last seen. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as being 5'4' and weighing around 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was reportedly wearing a cream-colored blouse and blue flowered pants. Her sister offici ...
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Last Seen: Aug 20, 1997

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