Who killed Linda Lincoln in 1999? On the morning of July 11, 1999, a distressing encounter would set in motion the final, tragic hours for 41-year-old Linda Lincoln, a Caucasian female from Portland, Oregon. Around 9:30 a.m., she arrived at a friend's house, visibly shaken, and recounted a violent incident. She told her friends that she had been robbed and beaten by two African-American males near Northeast 17th Avenue and Alberta Street sometime between 9:00 and 9:30 that morning.
She complained of pain in her neck and jaw, alarming her friends. Despite their pleas for her to stay and rest due to her physical discomfort, Lincoln insisted on leaving. It was known that she had a substantial amount of money with her when she departed from her friends' home.
Later that morning, at approximately 10:50 a.m., emergency services and police were dispatched to the intersection of North Borthwick Avenue and Prescott Street. They found Lincoln slumped over the steering wheel of her car, with a citizen attempting to administer CPR. Paramedics took over and rushed her to Emanuel Hospital, but their efforts were in vain, and she was pronounced dead. When police investigated her vehicle and her person, the large sum of money she was believed to have been carrying was nowhere to be found.
An autopsy later confirmed the violent nature of her death, revealing that Linda Lincoln had died from blunt force trauma. Despite her earlier report to friends about the robbery and assault, there was no indication that she had ever contacted the police to officially report the crime. The case remains an unsolved homicide, with no arrests having been made in connection with her death. The investigation is now in the hands of the Cold Case Homicide Unit, which continues to seek information from the public. A cash reward is available for tips that lead to an arrest in this unresolved case.
