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Roger Cartwright

Case from Portland, OR dated Aug 19, 1998

Victim Details

Roger Cartwright

November 8, 2022

Male

Caucasian / White

Portland

OR

1998-08-19

Yes

2500

47

Roger

Cartwright

06/20/2026


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Roger Cartwright, a 47-year-old Caucasian male from Portland, Oregon, was mortally wounded on the night of August 19, 1998. Close to 11 p.m., he stumbled into the Grove Motel at Northwest 4th Avenue and West Burnside Street, bleeding and in obvious distress. The night clerk dialed 911, and responders rushed the 47-year-old male to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. An autopsy later determined that a knife wound ended his life.

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