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Latanga Watts

Case from Portland, OR dated Mar 18, 1987

Victim Details

Latanga Watts

Female

Black / African American

Portland

OR

1987-03-18

29

Latanga

Watts

07/04/2026

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On March 18, 1987, the body of Latanga Lee Watts, a 29-year-old Black/African American woman, was discovered in a grassy area near a pedestrian bridge on North Concord Avenue by the Going Street pedestrian bridge in Portland, Oregon. A mother of three, Watts was known to be a victim of sex trafficking. Investigators who processed the scene determined that her body had been moved after her death, suggesting an attempt by her killer to conceal the crime.

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  • Police arrest alleged 1980s serial killer, 4 deaths linked | krem.com
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