Detective solves 1979 cold case murder of Oregon teen

[TomSea]

Detective solves 1979 cold case murder of Oregon teen
Whitney Woodworth, (Salem, Ore.) Statesman Journal

An Oregon State Police detective solved the 1979 cold case murder of 18-year-old Fairview Training Center patient. Wochit

SALEM, Ore. — More than 38 years after Janie Landers was brutally stabbed and beaten to death, an Oregon State Police detective was finally able to return a pair of earrings to her family and deliver the news they'd long waited to hear: He knew who killed the 18-year-old Salem woman.

"I'm really grateful and relieved that it's done," said Landers' sister, Joyce Hooper. "She can be totally at peace now because her case is solved."

Landers was a patient at Fairview Training Center when she went missing March 9, 1979. Functioning at the level of an 8-year-old, Landers struggled with learning challenges and behavioral issues that led to her residency at the now-closed state-run facility in Salem.

Continued at: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/02/detective-solves-1979-cold-case-murder-oregon-teen/828025001/

They found out who did it, a man named Dunlap but he died about 15 years ago at that. Still, some closure to the case. See lengthy article for more.

[Fishrrman]

A good story (read it all).

[Applewood]

I read this story elsewhere. Remarkable.  Goes to show that cops aren't all the stereotype of the lard butt, donut eater.  Most of these guys are dedicated and they do their best.

[austingirl]

The perp was a registered sex offender who obtained employment at the training center where he got access to this vulnerable young girl who functioned on the level of an eight year old. Poor child.

Even thought perp is dead, at least the family has closure.