Sunday, December 12, 2021

Murder of Allen James Hamilton

 On August 12, 1977, 24-year-old Allen Hamilton was seen at the Tacoma Tavern around 5 p.m. He drinking with three men. The men are unidentified, but two were African American and one was White. He would not be seen again until August 15th. 

On August 15th around 2:15 p.m. Multnomah County, Sheriff's River Patrol retrieved Allen's body from the river, in Portland, Oregon. Allen had been stabbed in the neck, but his cause of death was drowning. 

At the time Allen was reported to be a transient and had issues with alcohol. 

SOURCES:

City of Portland Oregon

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