Michael Johnson

Death by Force

On October 26, 1998, the body of a man was discovered floating in the Columbia River near Northwest Lower River Road in Vancouver, Washington. For nearly a quarter of a century, his identity remained a mystery. The cause of his death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head, but the circumstances surrounding how he ended up in the river were unknown, and his manner of death was listed as undetermined. The body was badly decomposed, leading officials at the time to believe he had been in ...Read More

ClarkCountyToday.com: Medical Examiner’s Office determines identity of man in 1998 cold case