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Michael Andrew Clites

Case from Portland, OR dated Dec 05, 1995

Victim Details

Michael Andrew Clites

Male

White / Caucasian

Portland

OR

1995-12-05

24

Michael

Andrew Clites

06/21/2026

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Michael Andrew Clites, a 24-year-old white male from Portland, Oregon, was found bludgeoned to death on December 5, 1995. His murder was one in a string of violent killings that occurred along the railways of the western United States during the early to mid-1990s. Clites' death was particularly brutal and bore the hallmarks of a transient killer who targeted vulnerable individuals, often those living on the fringes of society or traveling by freight train.

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