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John Warner Nolen

Case from Portland, OR dated Apr 29, 1992

Victim Details

John Warner Nolen

Male

White / Caucasian

Portland

OR

1992-04-29

45

John

Warner Nolen

06/29/2026

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On April 29, 1992, the body of a white male was discovered floating in the Columbia River at Kelley Point, near the mouth of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. The body, estimated to have been in the water for seven to ten days, was later identified as 45-year-old John Warner Nolen, a former police officer from Tacoma, Washington. An autopsy determined that Nolen had died from a gunshot wound.

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  • KATU: Multnomah County launches cold case webpage, seeking answers on decades-old deaths
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