Man found shot off Highway 66 In the spring of 1977, the life of 22-year-old Dennis Scott Cole was tragically cut short. On a day in April of that year, his body was discovered on an embankment just off Highway 66 in Jackson County, Oregon. The cause of his death was violent and immediate; he had been shot twice in the head. This act of violence, stark and brutal, left behind a mystery that has endured for decades.
The discovery of a young man's body in such a manner prompted an investigation by law enforcement.
However, the path to finding who was responsible for Dennis Scott Cole's death proved to be a difficult one. As years turned into decades, the case grew cold. No arrests were ever made in connection with his murder, and the identity of any suspect or suspects remains unknown to the public. The scant details of his death are preserved in the cold case files of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, a silent testament to a life taken too soon and a case that continues to await a resolution. His name is listed among others whose stories are unfinished, a lingering question in the annals of Oregon's unsolved homicides.
