A Frightening Chain of Events: The Unsolved Murders of Julie and Terry Dade

A Simpler Time True Crime

In scary movies, there’s always that moment—the chase, the panic, the victim just steps away from help when they’re suddenly pulled back into danger. It’s a trope meant to shock us and keep us on the edge of our seats. But in 1970, in a quiet Oregon town, that moment wasn’t fiction. It was real. A young woman, terrified and desperate, made it all the way to the doorstep of help, only for the killer to catch up and drag her away.
In the end two people would be dead, no motive would be established, and all that would be left was puzzle pieces of other unsolved cases, west coast serial killers, and fifty-five years of loved ones left behind without answers.
TIPS: Lane County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Team at 541-682-4513 and reference case # 70-0646, or you may contact the Communications Center at 541-682-4150, then press 1. You may also submit a confidential email to [email protected].
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