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Who murdered 22 year old Eddie Lathan in 1986?
In the early morning hours of Valentine's Day, 1986, a grim discovery was made in the snow-covered landscape of a Portland neighborhood. A resident in the 4200 block of NE 37th Avenue spotted a figure lying face down near the curb at the northeast corner of Wilshire Park around 5:20 a.m. Responding police officers arrived to find the body of Eddie Lathan, a 22-year-old African-American male. It was immediately clear that this was not a peaceful death.
An autopsy would later confirm that E ...Read More
In the early morning hours of Valentine's Day, 1986, a grim discovery was made in the snow-covered landscape of a Portland neighborhood. A resident in the 4200 block of NE 37th Avenue spotted a figure lying face down near the curb at the northeast corner of Wilshire Park around 5:20 a.m. Responding police officers arrived to find the body of Eddie Lathan, a 22-year-old African-American male. It was immediately clear that this was not a peaceful death.
An autopsy would later confirm that E ...Read More
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Eddie Lathan
November 4, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Portland
OR
1986-02-14
1986-02-13
22
Eddie
Lathan
11/25/2025
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Hey everyone, I just stumbled upon this old case and can't stop thinking about Eddie Lathan's tragic... ...Read More
07/30/2024
07/30/2024
I've always been curious about the location where Eddie Lathan's body was found. Wilshire Park isn't... ...Read More
01/23/2023
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