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Case Description
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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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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Laura Penland
November 9, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
Portland
OR
1983-06-05
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Laura
Penland
12/03/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
I’ve been digging into the unresolved Penland case and can't stop thinking about the security meas... ...Read More
11/25/2024
11/25/2024
Hey everyone,
I’ve just been thinking about the Penland case, and something that really... ...Read More
06/23/2024
I’ve just been thinking about the Penland case, and something that really... ...Read More
06/23/2024
Has anyone else looked into the possibility that the perpetrator could have been someone from Harold... ...Read More
09/07/2023
09/07/2023
