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Homer Lee Jackson has been arrested and charged with the murders of four Portland women from the 1980's. Investigators noticed similarities between their homicides that led them to conclude that they were probably dealing with the same killer. They are holding back on releasing more information as there might be more victims.
Police: Cold case murder suspect now connected to killing 3 women, teen girl
Murders of 4 Portland women in 1980s tied to man described by neighbors as unassuming, nice
Angela Anderson
On September 22, 1983, Angela Anderson, a 14-year-old African-American female, was found deceased on the upstairs bedroom floor at 416 NE Going Street. The house was a locked, vacant house that was for sale with a lock box on the front door and Angela had been discovered by a potential homebuyer. Angela had been deceased for at least one to two weeks prior to being discovered. An autopsy revealed that she had been strangled and sexually assaulted.
Angela Anderson had lived a troubled life, living in a foster home. Associates of Angela believed she recently began to engage in prostitution.
Angela was last seen on September 5th by her friends. Neighbors had reported that the vacant house that Angela was discovered in was used for drugs and prostitution.
Tonja Harry
On July 9, 1983, two citizens were driving near the Columbia Slough in West Delta Park between the golf course and the Portland International Raceway at approximately 1:30 p.m., when they spotted what looked to be someone in the water. Emergency personnel respond to find the victim, a 19 year-old African-American female, face down in the water. An investigation by the police concluded that the deceased female was Tonja Harry, who had died as the result of drowning.
Tonja Harry was reported to have engaged in prostitution and possible drug use.
Tonja Harry was last seen on Union Avenue (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) just south of Killingsworth Street at approximately 11:00 pm on the night prior to her discovery. She was last seen getting into a blue pickup truck with a blue and white canopy.
Essie Jackson
On March 23, 1983, a citizen was walking along the western edge of Overlook Park at approximately 5 p.m., when he looked over the steep embankment between N Greeley Avenue and the park when he discovered what appeared to be a woman’s body. The police were called and discovered the victim, 23 year-old African-American female, Essie Jackson, had been deceased for some time. An autopsy revealed that she died as the result of being strangled.
Essie Jackson was the mother of a young child at the time of her death. It was reported that she was an active prostitute. Essie was last seen on February 12th at approximately 10:30 pm near the intersection of NE Union (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) and Failing Street.
Latanga Watts
She was found on March 18, 1987 in the grass by the Going Street Pedestrian Bridge over I-5. Detectives learned that Watts had been a victim of sex trafficking and was last seen on Union Avenue the night before her body was discovered. Watts was a mother to three children.
From left: Latanga Watts - Angela Anderson - Tonja Harry - Essie Jackson
Homer Lee Jackson
Police: Cold case murder suspect now connected to killing 3 women, teen girl
Portland police have arrested a suspect in the unsolved murders of three women and a teen girl, and they believe he could have more victims.
A Multnomah County grand jury indicted Homer Lee Jackson, 55, on 12 aggravated murder charges. He was booked into the Multnomah County Jail Friday.
Detectives in the Portland Police Bureau’s Cold Case Homicide Unit began re-examining these cases in 2004, then started working with forensic investigators about 18 months ago to identify physical evidence that could be tested with new technology.
Det. Jim Lawrence said some physical evidence, similarities in the crimes and some of the suspect’s history led them to Homer Jackson. Forensic evidence and other investigative information ties him to the murders, he said.
“Once we got that forensic link, we started to realize we were actually dealing with somebody that was probably committing several crimes that were very similar,” said Det. Lawrence. “Then we found clusters of crime.”
Murders of 4 Portland women in 1980s tied to man described by neighbors as unassuming, nice
Angela Anderson
On September 22, 1983, Angela Anderson, a 14-year-old African-American female, was found deceased on the upstairs bedroom floor at 416 NE Going Street. The house was a locked, vacant house that was for sale with a lock box on the front door and Angela had been discovered by a potential homebuyer. Angela had been deceased for at least one to two weeks prior to being discovered. An autopsy revealed that she had been strangled and sexually assaulted.
Angela Anderson had lived a troubled life, living in a foster home. Associates of Angela believed she recently began to engage in prostitution.
Angela was last seen on September 5th by her friends. Neighbors had reported that the vacant house that Angela was discovered in was used for drugs and prostitution.
Tonja Harry
On July 9, 1983, two citizens were driving near the Columbia Slough in West Delta Park between the golf course and the Portland International Raceway at approximately 1:30 p.m., when they spotted what looked to be someone in the water. Emergency personnel respond to find the victim, a 19 year-old African-American female, face down in the water. An investigation by the police concluded that the deceased female was Tonja Harry, who had died as the result of drowning.
Tonja Harry was reported to have engaged in prostitution and possible drug use.
Tonja Harry was last seen on Union Avenue (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) just south of Killingsworth Street at approximately 11:00 pm on the night prior to her discovery. She was last seen getting into a blue pickup truck with a blue and white canopy.
Essie Jackson
On March 23, 1983, a citizen was walking along the western edge of Overlook Park at approximately 5 p.m., when he looked over the steep embankment between N Greeley Avenue and the park when he discovered what appeared to be a woman’s body. The police were called and discovered the victim, 23 year-old African-American female, Essie Jackson, had been deceased for some time. An autopsy revealed that she died as the result of being strangled.
Essie Jackson was the mother of a young child at the time of her death. It was reported that she was an active prostitute. Essie was last seen on February 12th at approximately 10:30 pm near the intersection of NE Union (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) and Failing Street.
Latanga Watts
She was found on March 18, 1987 in the grass by the Going Street Pedestrian Bridge over I-5. Detectives learned that Watts had been a victim of sex trafficking and was last seen on Union Avenue the night before her body was discovered. Watts was a mother to three children.
From left: Latanga Watts - Angela Anderson - Tonja Harry - Essie Jackson
Homer Lee Jackson