Global InformationDisappearance of Katheryne Eggleston information
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| Born | Katheryne Scott Eggleston May 4, 1971 Redmond, Oregon, U.S. |
| Disappeared | August 2, 1993 (aged 22) Lloyd District, Portland, Oregon, U.S. 45°31′53″N 122°39′29″W / 45.531270°N 122.658160°W |
| Status | Missing for 30 years, 9 months and 27 days |
| Alma mater | Oregon State University |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1] |
Katheryne Scott Eggleston (May 4, 1971 – disappeared August 2, 1993) is an American woman who disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Portland, Oregon, United States. Her disappearance was profiled extensively in The Last Time We Saw Her, a 2012 nonfiction book by Robert Scott chronicling the murder of Brooke Wilberger as well as several other Oregon missing person cases. Eggleston's disappearance is considered one of the most notorious cold cases in Portland history.[2]
Eggleston, a recent graduate of Oregon State University, had taken a job working for Allnet, a telecommunications company based in Lake Oswego, Oregon. After attending a business meeting in Portland on the morning of August 2, 1993, she was scheduled to make several sales appointments in the city. She was last seen around 2:15 p.m. in the former Port of Portland building, located at 700 Northeast Multnomah Street. Several people witnessed her making telephone calls in the building’s lobby. Witnesses stated that she appeared nervous, while her client stated he saw her exiting an elevator in the company of an unknown man. Eggleston’s unlocked car was discovered the following morning in an industrial parking lot 9 miles (14 km) away. Her purse and most of her belongings were in the car, though her passport was never found.
The investigation by Portland law enforcement into Eggleston's disappearance was significantly focused on her elder sister's upcoming court sentencing regarding tax evasion. Detectives theorized that Eggleston may have fled intentionally to avoid testifying against her sister, though her family repeatedly denied any connection between the two incidents. As of 2024, Eggleston's whereabouts remain unknown.
- ^ Scott 2012, p. 186.
- ^ "It's been 25 years since Katie Eggleston vanished". KATU. August 2, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018.