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Do you know who murdered Delores Thompson and Gwendolyn Fulce?
On a warm September day in 1973, the life of 24-year-old Delores Thompson, an African-American woman, was brutally cut short in her Portland, Oregon home. On the afternoon of September 8th, the father of Delores's young son, Roy Lee Jernigan, arrived at her residence on North Ivy Street to pick up their child. He found the front door ajar and upon entering, was met with a horrific scene.
Inside the house, Jernigan discovered the bodies of Delores and her close friend, 21-year-old Gwendoly ...Read More
On a warm September day in 1973, the life of 24-year-old Delores Thompson, an African-American woman, was brutally cut short in her Portland, Oregon home. On the afternoon of September 8th, the father of Delores's young son, Roy Lee Jernigan, arrived at her residence on North Ivy Street to pick up their child. He found the front door ajar and upon entering, was met with a horrific scene.
Inside the house, Jernigan discovered the bodies of Delores and her close friend, 21-year-old Gwendoly ...Read More
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Delores Thompson
November 3, 2022
Female
Black / African American
Portland
OR
1973-09-08
24
Delores
Thompson
11/26/2025
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I came across the case of Delores Thompson and Gwendolyn Fulce recently, and it absolutely got to me... ...Read More
10/05/2024
10/05/2024
Reading about the unsolved murders of Delores Thompson and Gwendolyn Fulce always pulls at my heart.... ...Read More
08/16/2024
08/16/2024
