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Do you know who murdered Willie Banks Jr in 1996?
On the evening of November 15, 1996, in Portland, Oregon, Willie Banks Jr., an African-American/Black male, age 19, was driving with his girlfriend near Northeast 15th Avenue and Prescott Street. Around 8:30 p.m., they pulled into a local grocery store. He went inside to make a quick purchase, an ordinary stop on an ordinary night, before walking back toward the car in the cool November air.
When he returned, a man was standing at the passenger-side window speaking with his girlfriend. ...Read More
On the evening of November 15, 1996, in Portland, Oregon, Willie Banks Jr., an African-American/Black male, age 19, was driving with his girlfriend near Northeast 15th Avenue and Prescott Street. Around 8:30 p.m., they pulled into a local grocery store. He went inside to make a quick purchase, an ordinary stop on an ordinary night, before walking back toward the car in the cool November air.
When he returned, a man was standing at the passenger-side window speaking with his girlfriend. ...Read More
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Willie Banks Jr
November 9, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Portland
OR
1996-11-15
19
Willie
Banks Jr
11/23/2025
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03/24/2024
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03/24/2024
