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Laura Penland

Case from Portland, OR dated Jun 05, 1983

Victim Details

Laura Penland

November 9, 2022

Female

Caucasian / White

Portland

OR

1983-06-05

willy-penland-portland-or

Laura

Penland

06/20/2026


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Do you know who murdered Laura and Willy Penland in 1983?
In the early morning hours of June 5, 1983, a concerned friend of Harold "Willy" Penland made a grim discovery at the North Vancouver Avenue home of Willy and his wife, Laura Penland. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to get in touch with the couple, the friend entered the residence to find both Laura, a Caucasian female, and her husband had been shot to death.

Investigators arriving at the scene were met with a puzzling situation. The Penland's home was described as being fortified, w ...
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  • WILLY AND LAURA PENLAND | Portland.gov
  • Laura L. Liska Penland (1955-1983) - Find a Grave Memorial
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    I’ve been digging into the unresolved Penland case and can't stop thinking about the security meas... ...Read More
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