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Robert Wheatley

Case from Portland, OR dated Aug 29, 1988

Victim Details

Robert Wheatley

November 8, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Portland

OR

1988-08-29

1988-08-27

61

frieda-wheatley-portland-or

Robert

Wheatley

06/28/2026


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Do you know who murdered Robert and Frieda Wheatley in 1988?
On August 29, 1988, a concerned granddaughter's call for a welfare check led Portland police to a home at 2612 N. Holman. Inside, they made a grim discovery in the basement: the bodies of 61-year-old Caucasian male Robert Wheatley and 69-year-old Frieda Wheatley. The medical examiner later determined that both had been strangled to death. Investigators believe they were likely killed two days earlier, on August 27, 1988.

The scene of the crime suggested a robbery that had turned deadly. T ...
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  • ROBERT & FRIEDA WHEATLEY | Portland.gov
  • Portland Cold Case: Robert & Frieda Wheatley - Criminally Intrigued
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