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On an autumn day in 1987, the life of 38-year-old John Harold Schiermeister, a male transient from Roseburg, Oregon, came to a brutal and tragic end. On October 5th, Schiermeister was in a railway yard in Portland, drinking with a man named Andrew David Edwards. In an alcohol-fueled rage, Edwards turned on Schiermeister, beating him to death with a fatal blow to the head. The following day, workers at the Burlington Northern Railroad yard discovered Schiermeister's body. Although he was identifi ...Read More
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John Harold Schiermeister
Male
Portland
OR
1987-10-05
38
John
Harold Schiermeister
11/30/2025
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It's so sad and frustrating to think about the life John Harold Schiermeister had before his untimel... ...Read More
12/30/2024
12/30/2024
I've been going through some of the cold cases from the '80s, and the murder of John Harold Schierme... ...Read More
04/24/2023
04/24/2023
