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Lance Taggs

Case from Wilsonville, OR dated Dec 08, 1982

Victim Details

Lance Taggs

Male

White / Caucasian

Wilsonville

OR

1982-12-08

19

Lance

Taggs

07/12/2026

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In the winter of 1982, the life of 19-year-old Lance Trenton Taggs was tragically cut short, his body discovered on December 9th beside a road in Wilsonville, Oregon. A former resident of Hawaii, the Caucasian male had moved to Oregon to live with his grandparents in September of that year. Taggs was last seen on December 8, 1982, hitchhiking from Tigard, presumably on his way to visit a relative in Los Angeles. His journey, however, ended in Clackamas County, not far from where another victim h ...
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  • Lance Trenton Taggs (1963-1982) - Find a Grave Memorial
  • Kraft Defense Off to Shaky Start - Los Angeles Times
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