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Gary Pearson

Case from Portland, OR dated Aug 21, 1986

Victim Details

Gary Pearson

November 4, 2022

Male

Native American / Indigenous

Portland

OR

1986-08-21

36

Gary

Pearson

06/28/2026


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Who killed 36 year old Gary Pearson in 1986?
In the late hours of a summer night in Portland, Oregon, a dispute turned deadly, forever altering the lives of those involved. Just after midnight on August 21, 1986, Gary Pearson, a 36-year-old Native American man, found himself in a heated argument with another individual. The verbal altercation took place amidst a group of people outside the 214 Tavern, located on W Burnside Street.

The disagreement tragically escalated, and Pearson was stabbed multiple times. He was rushed to a local ...
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