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Russell Eugene Johnson

Case from Jacksonville, OR dated Dec 02, 1985

Victim Details

Russell Eugene Johnson

October 5, 2023

Male

Jacksonville

OR

1985-12-02

35

85-6429

Russell Eugene

Johnson

07/10/2026


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Man shot in his residence
In the quiet Applegate Valley of Oregon, the life of Russell Eugene Johnson, a 35-year-old man, was brought to an abrupt and violent end on December 2, 1985. Johnson was inside his home, situated across from the historic Log Town Cemetery on Highway 238, when he was fatally shot. The tranquility of the rural setting was shattered by this act, leaving a community in shock and a murder investigation in its wake.

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