Frieda Wheatley

Murdered
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Do you know who murdered Frieda and Robert Wheatley in 1988?
On August 29, 1988, 69-year-old Frieda Wheatley and her husband, Robert Wheatley, were found murdered in their home on North Holman Street in Portland, Oregon. Their family became concerned after days of no contact and requested a welfare check. When police entered the home, they found the couple's bodies in the basement. Both had been bound and strangled to death.

The home had been ransacked, with several valuables, including credit cards and a 1979 Buick Regal, missing. Detectives be ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Frieda Wheatley

    November 8, 2022

    Female

    Caucasian / White

    Portland

    OR

    1988-08-29

    1988-08-27

    69

    robert-wheatley-portland-or

    Frieda

    Wheatley

    No

    10/07/2024


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