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Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office launches Cold Cases webpage

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The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is launching a webpage dedicated to unsolved, cold case homicide investigations that occurred in Multnomah County.

The webpage features these cases:

Charly Richards 

  • Last seen alive on August 21, 1992. 
  • A hiker found Richards’ body on Aug. 31, 1992, in a wooded area in Troutdale.
  • Richards was a Clark College student and U.S. Army reservist.
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Bonifacio Rodriguez-Rodriguez 

  • Last seen alive on the evening of September 25, 1994.
  • His body was found on Sauvie Island with a gunshot wound a week later.
  • Rodriguez came to Oregon from Mexico to find work.
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John Warner Nolen

  • Body of an unidentified male found in the Columbia River on April 29, 1992.
  • Reported missing by family in Washington State in April 1993.
  • In 2013, dental records were used to identify Nolen. 
    Read more

Anyone with information about the cases listed, or any Multnomah County cold case, is strongly encouraged to contact detectives at 503-988-0560, by email at tips@mcso.us or via the tip submission form. If you wish to report anonymously, please report tips to Crime Stoppers of Oregon.

“The individuals involved in these cases and their loved ones deserve justice,” said Detective Sergeant Brad Robertson. “We are dedicated to pursuing a resolution to these crimes and hope anyone with information will come forward.”

MCSO will continue to add cases to the site in the coming months.

Detective Tamari Johnson and Detective Sergeant Brad Robertson will be available for interviews about the highlighted cases at 10 a.m. at the Troutdale Sheriff's Operation Center (234 SW Kendall Court Troutdale, OR 97060). We are also including an interview with Charly Richard’s family members who both live out of state. Additional photos from Charly’s siblings are included in the Dropbox.

Dropbox folder contents:

  • Photos of Charly Richards, John Nolen and Bonifacio Rodriguez-Rodriguez
  • Interview with Richards siblings: Tammie Jamison Hitt and Donny Jamison
    • :09 – Tell us about Charly
    • 3:14 – What would you like other to know about Charly?
    • 3:56 – What would a resolution mean to your family?