US EditionDecades-old death in Oregon potentially linked to notorious California serial killer
- Oregon police identified a man found dead near Interstate 5 in 1980 as 30-year-old Larry Eugene Parks on a recent Friday.
- Authorities linked the 1980 killing to Randy Kraft, a convicted California serial killer known as the Scorecard Killer, who is the sole person of interest.
- Kraft, who was sentenced to death in 1989 for murdering 16 men over a ten-year period and is now 80 years old, was apprehended in 1983 with a strangled Marine in his car and found to have a coded document in his trunk that authorities suspect references as many as 67 victims.
- In 2024, forensic genetic genealogy helped confirm Parks' identity after an investigator assisted by comparing DNA from possible family members.
- The identification advances cold case investigations linked to Kraft and implies ongoing efforts to confirm additional victims across multiple states.
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Decades-old death in Oregon potentially linked to notorious serial killer
A man who was found dead along an interstate in Oregon has been identified after nearly 45 years, and police say a notorious California serial killer is the sole person of interest in the case.
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Body found in Oregon nearly 45 years ago linked to notorious serial killer arrested in OC
A man who was found dead along Interstate 5 in Oregon has been identified after nearly 45 years and police say a notorious California serial killer is the sole person of interest in the case. Marion County Cold Case: Larry Eugene Parks Identified as 1980 Murder Victim #ORNews #ColdCase https://t.co/sdw0m4jELn — RN Oregon (@RightNowOregon) May 9, 2025 The 30-year-old was identified Friday as Larry Eugene Parks. Oregon State Police spokesperson K…
Incarcerated California serial killer potentially linked to decades-old death in Oregon, police say
A man who was found dead along an interstate has been identified after nearly 45 years, and police say a notorious serial killer is the sole person of interest in the case.
Incarcerated SoCal serial killer is potentially linked to decades-old death in Oregon, police say
A man who was found dead along Interstate 5 in Oregon has been identified after nearly 45 years and police say a notorious California serial killer is the sole person of interest in the case.
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