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Do you know who murdered Richard Tauriainen in 1984?
On a Thursday afternoon, June 14, 1984, the waters of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, gave up a grim secret. Near the intersection of what was then NW Davis and Front Avenue, two people at the waterfront noticed a body floating in the river around 3:30 p.m. They quickly contacted a nearby Portland Fire Station, and soon both police and fire personnel were at the scene. The body was that of Richard Tauriainen, a 53-year-old Caucasian / White male.
An autopsy would later reveal th ...Read More
On a Thursday afternoon, June 14, 1984, the waters of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, gave up a grim secret. Near the intersection of what was then NW Davis and Front Avenue, two people at the waterfront noticed a body floating in the river around 3:30 p.m. They quickly contacted a nearby Portland Fire Station, and soon both police and fire personnel were at the scene. The body was that of Richard Tauriainen, a 53-year-old Caucasian / White male.
An autopsy would later reveal th ...Read More
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Richard Tauriainen
November 8, 2022
Male
Caucasian / White
Portland
OR
1984-06-14
1984-06-14
53
Richard
Tauriainen
11/26/2025
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Hey everyone. I’ve been following Richard Tauriainen’s case for a while now and something that a... ...Read More
08/31/2023
08/31/2023
It's truly tragic what happened to Richard Tauriainen, and I can't help but wonder about the time he... ...Read More
04/13/2023
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