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Michael Gene Mortensen

Case from Klamath Falls, OR dated Jul 23, 1977

Victim Details

Michael Gene Mortensen

Male

Klamath Falls

OR

1977-07-23

Michael

Gene Mortensen

07/13/2026

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On a tragic summer evening in Klamath Falls, Oregon, the life of 23-year-old Michael Gene Mortensen was cut short. On July 23, 1977, Mortensen was one of six individuals killed in a mass shooting that would come to be known as the Uncle Albert's Lounge massacre. The other victims of the deadly rampage were Andrew Lane Walker, 23; Carrol Ann Seater, 23; Gary Lee Anderson, 27; James L. Trueman, 25; and Robert David Seater, 26.

The man responsible for the six murders was DeWitt Charles Henry ...
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  • Michael Gene Mortensen (1954-1977) - Find a Grave Memorial
  • Michael Gene Mortensen - National Gun Violence Memorial
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