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Sharon Ryan

Case from Portland, OR dated Dec 18, 1976

Victim Details

Sharon Ryan

November 2, 2022

Female

Caucasian / White

Portland

OR

1976-12-18

1976-12-16

17

Sharon

Ryan

No

07/21/2026


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On a chilly evening in Portland, Oregon, just days before Christmas in 1976, 17-year-old Sharon Ryan, a Caucasian female known to her friends and family as Shen, was in high spirits, baking holiday cookies at her older sister's home. Realizing she was short on eggs, Sharon told her sister she was making a quick walk to the nearby Thriftway supermarket, just six blocks away, and would be right back. Shortly before 8:00 p.m. on December 16th, she left the house with a couple of dollars, leaving th ...
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  • SHARON RYAN | Portland.gov
  • Portland's cold cases: 19 unsolved mysteries from the 1970s to 2010
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    I can't stop thinking about what Sharon's last moments must have been like. Walking to the store on ... ...Read More
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