206 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.
Case Description
Any updates on this case? Let us know!
On August 17, 1974, in Portland, Oregon, 22-year-old White/Caucasian male William Joseph Dean was found shot to death inside the living quarters at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Accounts indicate his body was discovered in that residence on August 17; some later records contend he had been killed several days earlier, with the discovery following on that date.

The discovery immediately drew attention to the church's maintenance worker, Thomas Eugene Creech, whose room Dean was found in. C ...Read More
Links to Additional Sources (5)
See any mistakes? Let us know!
Victim Details

William Dean

Male

White / Caucasian

Portland

OR

1974-08-17

22

William

Dean

11/11/2025