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Joshua Michael Jeffries

Case from Portland, OR dated Aug 10, 2001

Victim Details

Joshua Michael Jeffries

Male

White / Caucasian

Portland

OR

2001-08-10

11

Joshua

Michael Jeffries

07/09/2026

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In the early morning hours of August 10, 2001, the life of 11-year-old Joshua Michael Jeffries, a Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in his Portland, Oregon home. An intruder is believed to have entered the residence in the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood through an unlocked door and shot the young boy once while he was likely asleep in his bed.

After being shot, Joshua managed to walk into the room of his adopted aunt and caregiver, Gayle Hoefert, and tell her, "Auntie Gayle, som ...
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  • JOSHUA JEFFRIES | Portland.gov
  • Cold case: 2001 murder of Ore. boy remains unsolved - CBS News
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