Tawnia Jarie Johnston

In the summer of 1987, the remains of a young woman were discovered at a forested hillside dump site outside Molalla, Oregon. For years, her identity remained a mystery, a silent testament to a life cut tragically short. It wasn't until 2013 that advances in DNA analysis finally gave her a name: Tawnia Jarie Johnston. She was an 18-year-old Caucasian female who had arrived in the Portland area in the spring of 1987. Her discovery was part of a horrifying collection of seven female victims found ...

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