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Do you know who killed 29 year old Clayton Cobenais?
On the evening of October 17, 1996, Clayton Cobenais, a 29-year-old transient, was fatally shot in Portland, Oregon. Witnesses reported seeing an argument between Cobenais and another man, both described as transients, near the corner of SE 3rd and Ash Street. The confrontation escalated when the second man pulled out a handgun and shot Cobenais, killing him. The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 35 to 40 years old, with short brown hair and an unshaven face, wearing a dark bl ...Read More
On the evening of October 17, 1996, Clayton Cobenais, a 29-year-old transient, was fatally shot in Portland, Oregon. Witnesses reported seeing an argument between Cobenais and another man, both described as transients, near the corner of SE 3rd and Ash Street. The confrontation escalated when the second man pulled out a handgun and shot Cobenais, killing him. The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 35 to 40 years old, with short brown hair and an unshaven face, wearing a dark bl ...Read More
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Clayton Cobenais
November 3, 2022
Male
Native American / American Indian
Portland
OR
1996-10-17
29
Clayton
Cobenais
11/21/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
I've been following Clayton Cobenais' case for a while now, and something that's always struck me is... ...Read More
08/25/2024
08/25/2024
I’ve been digging into some of the old unsolved cases from the '90s in Portland, and Clayton Coben... ...Read More
08/06/2023
08/06/2023
Anyone else puzzled by how this case still hasn't been solved after all these years? I stumbled acro... ...Read More
04/20/2023
04/20/2023
