OR OR - Angela Chan, 19, Redmond, 27 March 1989

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/c/chan_angela.html

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/show/12063


http://www.ktvz.com/news/29999760/detail.html
UPDATED: 6:56 pm PST December 14, 2011

Video at link.

Deschutes County cold case investigator Dan Anslinger says circumstantial evidence points to Chan's husband -- but 22 years later, they're still not able to prove he's the one responsible for his wife's disappearance.
"Without a body, you don't know, and it's also difficult to prove motive," said Anslinger.
So the cold case team continues to hunt for Angie's killer.

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Bumping for Angela, missing 24 years today.

Do you think Angela Chan might match this bit of skull found in eastern Linn County, OR? She went missing in 1989 and the skull fragment was found in 1996 and had been there several years.

http://doenetwork.org/cases/866ufor.html
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/7775

The Linn county line is about 25-30 miles west of Redmond. The map shows Linn county outlined in red. Redmond is just to the right. https://goo.gl/maps/FSHll

Namus lists two ruleouts:

Brenda Condon 1962 Pennsylvania
Barbara Gallagher 1957 Oregon

You'd think they would have checked against somebody that close, but it is in the next county. The DNA they have is incomplete so it wouldn't have been an automatic match.

Interesting theory. The killer could have easily taken her from highway 20 over to 126. I wonder exactly where in Linn County she was located? Is there a thread for the jane doe? I know the ME reads in our UID forum.

I am very familiar with that area. My sister lives in Redmond, and I've been to that spot at Cline Falls where her car was found. Cline falls is just outside of Redmond in the direction of where the skull fragment was found.

So it is very plausible that the killer took her to Linn County, dropped off the body, and then returned to town in her car, dropping the car off at Cline Falls, and then walking the rest of the way home.

Kimster said:

Interesting theory. The killer could have easily taken her from highway 20 over to 126. I wonder exactly where in Linn County she was located? Is there a thread for the jane doe? I know the ME reads in our UID forum.

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I didn't find one for the UID. Should I start one?

carbuff said:

I didn't find one for the UID. Should I start one?

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If you don't mind. And link it over here too. :tyou:

Angela's now been missing more than 25 years. May her family have answers soon.

Here's an article from last month; no new evidence though her sister believes its no mystery what happened to Angela.

http://www.ktvz.com/news/26year-mystery-what-happened-to-redmond-teen/31228434

"My mom, Nancy, says to Angela, 'When he gets here, you're going to put your foot down and say that's it,'" Wendy recalls. "'No more games, and tell him you are through and you are done with him.'"

Nancy told detectives she saw the estranged couple pull away from the house Sunday morning. Bruce later told detectives they went trap shooting. Two days later, her family and fiance started looking for her.

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carbuff said:

I didn't find one for the UID. Should I start one?

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Finally:

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...nn-County-OR-uns-F-cranium-only-28-March-1996

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Bumping up for Angela and her family.

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Details of Disappearance:
Angela was last seen by her husband of two years, Bruce Chan, when he dropped her off at their home in the 1500 block of southwest Lava Avenue in Redmond, Oregon on the morning of March 27, 1989.

They had been trap shooting together. After he dropped her off, Bruce returned to his station at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, where he served at a lieutenant in the Marine Corps.

Two days later, on March 29, Angela's family members reported her missing. Her yellow Datsun B-210 was found that same day in a pullout along Highway 126 near the Cline Falls Bridge, west of Redmond. It was still operable and had fuel in the tank, but the passenger window had been smashed in with a rock. Angela's shoes and purse were inside the vehicle. She has never been heard from again.

Bruce and Angela were separated in 1989; he was at Camp Pendleton, and she had moved back in with her mother in Redmond and was seeing another man. She told her mother she wanted a divorce and was going to tell Bruce when she saw him on the day she vanished.

In spite of the problems in her marriage, her family stated she was happy and planned to move forward with her life...Bruce... now lives in Arizona.

Although authorities initially believed she'd left of her own accord, Angela is now considered to be missing under suspicious circumstances. Foul play is suspected in her case, which remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office 541-388-6655


Photo of Angela & image on her T-shirt

Piercing: Angela's ears are pierced at least twice in each ear

Scar on chin

Tattoo: Rose or an orchid on her left ankle and a circle with an arrow on her left shoulder.

Accessories: conflicting reports about whether or not her purse was found in her car

Clothing: Blue jeans, pink t-shirt with "hot tuna" logo

Footwear: The white tennis shoes she was wearing the day she went missing were found two days later in her abandoned car.

Cold Cases

Cold case files for Deschutes County Sheriff's office.

sheriff.deschutes.org

Angela Lynn Chan​

Date Missing: March 27, 1989
DOB 1/11/1970

On March 27, 1989 Chan disappeared and has not been seen or heard from since. Her vehicle was found on the north shoulder of Hwy 126 just west of the Cline Falls Bridge. The car was in good running condition, however the passenger side window had been broken out and a large rock was lying between the front seats. Chan was described as an attractive white female with blond hair, blue eyes who was five feet two inches tall and weighed about one hundred twenty pounds. At the time of her disappearance she was married to Bruce Chan, an American of Chinese decent, who was a lieutenant in the U. S Marines stationed at Camp Pendelton in California. The couple was estranged but continued an amiable relationship. Angela was living with her parents in Redmond and her husband, Bruce, was visiting during the weekend. On the morning of Monday March 27 Angela and her husband went trap shooting. According to Bruce Chan, after shooting, he dropped Angela off in front of her parents house at about 2 PM and he left to return to Camp Pendelton. Several witnesses claim they saw Angela's car and a female matching her description around the Cline Fall Bridge later that afternoon. After Bruce Chan's departure, Angela's parents believed she had gone to Sisters to stay with a friend. On Wednesday March 29 they discovered she had never shown up at the friends house and was reported missing.

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Chan, circa 1989; Hot Tuna logo


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The images on the right are a close up of Angela's teeth and the logo on the shirt she was wearing the day of her disappearance.

Name: Angela Lynn Chan
Case Classification: Involuntary
Missing Since: March 27, 1989
Location Last Seen: Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: January 11, 1970
Age: 19 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Angela Lynn Carlstrom
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scar on chin and a rose or orchid tattoo on her left ankle and a circle with an arrow on her left shoulder. Her ears are pierced at least twice in each ear.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Blue jeans and a pink t-shirt with "hot tuna" logo.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Conflicting reports about whether or not her purse was found in her car.

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Angela was last seen by her husband, Bruce Chan. At the time of her disappearance, Bruce Chan was a lieutenant in the U.S. Marines stationed at Camp Pendelton in California. The couple was estranged but continued an amiable relationship. Angela was engaged to another man. She was living with her parents in Redmond, OR and Bruce Chan was on leave for the Easter weekend. On the morning of her disappearance, Angela and Bruce Chan went trap shooting in an area off state Highway 126. According to Bruce Chan, after shooting, he dropped Angela off in front of her parent's house at 1565 SW Lava Avenue, at around 2:00 p.m. and he left to return to Camp Pendelton. After Bruce Chan's departure, Angela's parents believed she had gone to Sisters, OR to stay with a friend.

Two days later, they discovered she had never shown up at the friend's house and she was reported missing. Additionally, her yellow Datsun (model 210 or B-210) was located on US Highway 126 parked on the north shoulder just west of the Cline Falls Bridge. The white tennis shoes she was wearing at the time of her disappearance were found in her abandoned car as well as her coat. There was fuel in the car and it was in good running condition. However, the passenger side window had been broken out and a large rock was lying between the front seats. Several witnesses claim they saw Angela's car and a female matching her description around the Cline Falls Bridge after Bruce Chan says he headed back to California.

Angela has not been seen nor heard from since.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Lieutenant Chad Davis
Agency Phone Number: (541)-388-6655
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 89-0755

NamUs Case Number: 12063
NCIC Case Number: M-510104787

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
KTVZ
North American Missing Persons Network
Bend Bulletin
California Department of Justice

Admin Notes​

Added: 1/7/2006; Last Updated: 05-18-2022 - By: Htmlcnvtr

Date Missing: March 27, 1989
DOB 1/11/1970

On March 27, 1989 Chan disappeared and has not been seen or heard from since. Her vehicle was found on the north shoulder of Hwy 126 just west of the Cline Falls Bridge. The car was in good running condition, however the passenger side window had been broken out and a large rock was lying between the front seats. Chan was described as an attractive white female with blond hair, blue eyes who was five feet two inches tall and weighed about one hundred twenty pounds. At the time of her disappearance she was married to Bruce Chan, an American of Chinese decent, who was a lieutenant in the U. S Marines stationed at Camp Pendelton in California. The couple was estranged but continued an amiable relationship. Angela was living with her parents in Redmond and her husband, Bruce, was visiting during the weekend. On the morning of Monday March 27 Angela and her husband went trap shooting. According to Bruce Chan, after shooting, he dropped Angela off in front of her parents house at about 2 PM and he left to return to Camp Pendelton. Several witnesses claim they saw Angela's car and a female matching her description around the Cline Fall Bridge later that afternoon. After Bruce Chan's departure, Angela's parents believed she had gone to Sisters to stay with a friend. On Wednesday March 29 they discovered she had never shown up at the friends house and was reported missing.

Bump for Angela