September 1, 1974 (aged 17)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1]
Status
Remains identified on July 13, 2015
Died
September 1974
Cause of death
Homicide
Body discovered
October 12, 1974 Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
Known for
Formerly unidentified homicide victim
Height
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Martha Marie Morrison (1956 – September 1974) was a 17-year-old American girl who was murdered in 1974, and whose remains went unidentified for over 40 years after their discovery.
Morrison, a resident of Portland, Oregon, disappeared under mysterious circumstances in September 1974. On October 12, 1974, human remains of two women were found in Dole Valley near Vancouver, Washington.[2] One was immediately identified as Carol Platt Valenzuela, but the other individual was unable to be identified at the time.[2][3] In 2015, the remains were identified by means of DNA profiling as those of Morrison.[4]
After Morrison's remains were identified, law enforcement encouraged the public to submit tips, as the murder was still unsolved.[5] In August 2017, a bloodstain on a pistol owned by a longtime suspect, Warren Forrest, was matched to Morrison through DNA testing.[6] Prior to Forrest's identification as a suspect, serial killers Ted Bundy and Randall Woodfield had both been considered a person of interest in Morrison and Valenzuela's murders. Forrest was charged with Morrison’s murder in 2020, and found guilty of first degree murder in February 2023.[7]
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^"NamUs UP # 10045". identifyus.org. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. March 28, 2012. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^Gillespie, Emily (July 13, 2014). "Remains of homicide victim found near Vancouver identified after 41 years". The Columbian. Vancouver, Washington. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017.
^Tilkin, Dan (August 23, 2017). "Bombshell DNA links Warren Forrest to 2 murders". KOIN. CBS. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
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