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Martin Tafolla-Sanchez

Case from Portland, OR dated Jan 17, 1995

Victim Details

Martin Tafolla-Sanchez

November 8, 2022

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Portland

OR

1995-01-17

23

Martin

Tafolla-Sanchez

07/08/2026


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Who killed 23 year old Martin Tafolla-Sanchez in 1995?
In the late evening of Tuesday, January 17, 1995, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of a North Missouri Avenue neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. Responding to a 9-1-1 call about shots being fired, police officers arrived at the 3500 block around 9:45 p.m.. They discovered the front door of a residence at 3543 N. Missouri Ave. standing open. Inside, they found the body of 23-year-old Hispanic male Martin Tafolla-Sanchez, who was lying face down in the dining room. He had sustained multiple ...
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