This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Homer Lee Jackson III, a black man accused of killing at least 5 women in Portland, Oregon in the 80’s and 90’s.
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First, we dive into the setting (06:51), the killers early life (18:50) and the timeline (20:25). Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (31:11), “Where are they now?” followed by our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap (46:00).
As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered and our shout outs (51:55).
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy and Beth Williams.
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Shout Outs
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Footnotes
Chico Enterprise-Record. (01/09/2019). Man accused in 4 killings from 1980s enters not guilty plea. Retrieved 02/24/2023 from https://www.chicoer.com/2015/10/19/man-accused-in-4-killings-from-1980s-enters-not-guilty-plea/
Bernstein, Maxine. (10/19/2015). Accused serial killer Homer Jackson confesses to some details of case, sources say. The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 02/24/2023 from https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2015/10/accused_serial_killer_homer_ja.html
KGW-TV. (10/17/2015). Suspect charged in 4 Oregon slayings in 1980s. USA Today. Retrieved 02/24/2023 from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/17/suspect-charged-oregon-slayings/74136794/
Wilson, Conrad. (05/28/2019). Prosecutors Announce New Victim In Decades-Old Portland Murder Cases. OPB. Retrieved 02/25/2023 from https://www.opb.org/news/article/homer-lee-jackson-murder-case-lawauna-triplet/
Wilson, Conrad. (12/06/2018). Oregon Supreme Court Tosses Out Murder Confessions Over Interview Techniques. OPB. Retrieved 02/25/2023 from https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-supreme-court-murder-confessions-portland-police-interview-techniques/
Police Bureau. (n.d.). LAWAUNA TRIPLET. Retrieved 02/25/2023 from https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/article/457954
Bernstein, Maxine. (11/18/2021). OR Supreme Court: State can’t present crime scene evidence from one of Homer Jackson’s alleged murders in trial of another. The Oregonian. Retrieved 02/26/2023 from https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/11/or-supreme-court-state-cant-present-crime-scene-evidence-from-one-of-homer-jacksons-alleged-murders-in-trial-of-another.html
Bernstein, Maxine. (04/21/2020). Judge denies release in two of 4 Portland killings Homer Jackson is charged with, sets $500,000 bail for other two. The Oregonian. Retrieved 02/26/2023 from https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/04/judge-sets-500000-bail-for-homer-jackson-charged-with-killing-4-portland-women-in-80s-and-90s.html
CaseText. (11/17/2021). State v. Jackson. Retrieved 02/26/2023 from https://casetext.com/case/state-v-jackson-5242409
Justia US Law. (12/06/2018). Oregon v. Jackson. Retrieved 02/26/2023 from
https://law.justia.com/cases/oregon/supreme-court/2018/s065372.html
Bernstein, Maxine. (01/31/2022). Homer Jackson walks free in plea deal that offered time-served for killing 4 women in 1980s, ‘90s. The Oregonian. Retrieved 02/26/2023 from https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/02/homer-jackson-sentenced-to-time-served-for-preying-on-women-killing-four-in-1980s-90s.html
History
Horton, Kami. (01/31/2019). Oregon’s Black Pioneers. OPB. Retrieved 02/26/2023 from https://www.opb.org/television/programs/oregonexperience/article/oregon-black-pioneers-documentary/
McLagan, Elizabeth. (03/30/2009). THE BLACK LAWS OF OREGON, 1844-1857. Black Past. Retrieved 02/26/2023 from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/black-laws-oregon-1844-1857/
Camhi, Tiffany. (06/09/2020). A racist history shows why Oregon is still so white. OBP. Retrieved 02/26/2023 from https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-white-history-racist-foundations-black-exclusion-laws/
PortlandOregon.gov. (n.d.). The Native American Community in Multnomah County: An Unsettling Profile. Retrieved 02/26/2023 from https://www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/article/505489
Vercammen, Paul; Yan, Holly. (06/01/2017). Portland’s liberal image tempered by history as ‘Skinhead City’. CNN. Retrieved 02/26/2023 from https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/31/us/portland-white-supremacy-history/index.html
Pearson, Rudy. (01/22/2007). VANPORT, OREGON (1942-1948). Black Past. Retrieved 02/26/2023 from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/vanport-1942-1948/
Abbott, Carl. (n.d.). Vanport. Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02/26/2023 from https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/vanport/#.Y_uBanbMLrc
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