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Tonja Harry

Case from Portland, OR dated Jul 09, 1983

Victim Details

Tonja Harry

Female

Black / African American

Portland

OR

1983-07-09

19

Tonja

Harry

07/06/2026

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In the summer of 1983, the life of 19-year-old Tonja Harry, a Black/African American female, was tragically cut short in Portland, Oregon. On July 9th of that year, her body was discovered in the Columbia Slough in West Delta Park. For decades, her case remained one of Portland's painful unsolved homicides, leaving a void of answers for her family and the community. The investigation into her death would lie dormant for many years, a cold case that seemed destined to remain a mystery.

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