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DNA analysis at the center of Washington County’s cold case murder trial

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The trial on the 1988 murder of Deborah Atrops, set to begin Tuesday, marks the first case to go before a jury since the county formed its cold case unit.

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Husband faces murder trial 37 Years after wife's death in Washington County

Cold case DNA brings husband to trial for 1988 killing; defense challenges test methods after man linked to victim took his own life before testifying.

2 days ago·Portland, United States

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Atrops trial finally begins in 1988 cold case murder

HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) -- More than 34 years after she was strangled to death, the trial for the accused killer of Deborah Lee Atrops finally got underway in a Washington County courtroom Tuesday. Her estranged husband Robert Atrops, now 71, was indicted by a grand jury in 2023 for second-degree murder. The case had gone cold since Deborah was killed around November 29, 1988 until the Washington County Cold Case Unit partnered with the Washingto…

3 days ago·Portland, United States

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DNA analysis at the center of Washington County’s cold case murder trial

The trial on the 1988 murder of Deborah Atrops, set to begin Tuesday, marks the first case to go before a jury since the county formed its cold case unit.

3 days ago·Portland, United States

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