Who murdered 22 year old Andrea Marin? In the fall of 1982, the life of Andrea Marin, a 22-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically cut short in her own Portland apartment. A student at Portland State University, her world was one of academia mixed with a more complex social scene, as investigators would later learn. She was reportedly involved in the local drug culture, both using and selling, which meant a steady stream of visitors came and went from her residence on the 1600 block of SW Park Avenue.
The last time anyone is known to have heard from her was around 11:00 am on Monday, October 4th.
A few days of silence passed before concern grew. On Friday, October 8, 1982, the manager of her apartment building went to check on her around noon. Inside the front room of her apartment, he made a grim discovery: Andrea Marin was deceased on the floor. The police were immediately called to the scene to begin what would become a long and frustrating investigation.
An autopsy would later reveal the cause of her death to be blunt force trauma, confirming that she was the victim of a homicide. Investigators pieced together a timeline that suggested she had been killed sometime before noon on Tuesday, October 5th, a full three days before her body was found. Despite knowing that she had frequent visitors, a clear suspect or definitive lead has never emerged. Her case grew cold, and to this day, no arrests have been made in connection with her murder. The investigation into who was responsible for her death remains open and unsolved.
