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Barbara Reader

Case from Portland, OR dated Dec 10, 2022

Victim Details

Barbara Reader

Female

Portland

OR

2022-12-10

83

Barbara

Reader

07/19/2026

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In a quiet home on Northeast Alameda Street, in the Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, a long life came to a tragic and unexpected end. On the morning of Saturday, December 10, 2022, police responded to a call reporting two people had been shot inside the residence. Upon their arrival, they discovered the bodies of a man and a woman.

The female victim was identified as 83-year-old Barbara P. Reader. An investigation by the medical examiner would later confirm that she had ...
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  • oregonlive: Elderly couple found shot dead in Beaumont-Wilshire were ‘joined at the hip,’ neighbor says
  • https://www.kptv.com: ‘Human life is the greatest gift we have’: Neighbors shocked, sad after 2 die in NE Portland shooting
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    It's really disturbing to hear about the murder of Barbara Reader. I grew up in the Beaumont-Wilshir... ...Read More
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