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In the early hours of October 3, 1974, the quiet parking lot of the Oak Hills Recreation Center in Beaverton, Oregon, became the scene of a sudden, focused burst of violence. Eighteen-year-old male Peter Zito Jr., of Beaverton, and his friend, 16-year-old Donald Bartron, both Aloha High School students, were found near Peter's 1956 Oldsmobile, the hood and trunk still popped as if their work had been interrupted mid-task. Each had been shot multiple times in the head with a. 22-caliber firearm, ...
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  • NBC News: Oregon man arrested in 1974 cold case murders of 2 teens
  • KOIN.com: Murders of Aloha teens remain unsolved for 40 years
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