OR PORTLAND ELK JOHN DOE: WM, 35-45, found at north of I-5 near Woodburn, OR - 18 Jul 1980 - Randy Kraft victim *LARRY PARKS*

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1281UMOR - Unidentified Male​

Artistic renderings of the victim

Date of Discovery: July 18, 1980
Location of Discovery: Salem, Marion County, Oregon
Estimated Date of Death: 2-3 hours prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Homicide by ligature strangulation.

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 35-45 years old
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5'6", Measured
Weight: 160 lbs., Measured
Hair Color: Brown, balding.
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: He wore a mustache.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Red T-shirt, Wrangler blue jeans, briefs, socks, and brown leather moccassin toe boots. His bootlaces and belt were missing.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim was located on the gravel shoulder of the northbound lane of Interstate 5, one mile south of Woodburn, Oregon. His blood contained alcohol (0.06 percent) and diazepam.The man is believed to be a victim of serial killer Randy Kraft. The suspect kept a "scorecard," on which he referred to this victim as "Portland Elk."

At least two other Kraft victims remain unidentified, 1155UMCA and 2475UMCA. About twenty more remain unrecovered, such as Paul Joseph Fuchs He killed up to 67 victims between 1971 and 1983.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Marion County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Veronica Vance
Agency Phone Number: 971-673-8220
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 80-1419

Agency Name: Oregon State Police
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 503-378-3720
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 772008

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 9991
Former Hot Case Number: 929

Information Source(s)​

Doe Network: International Center For Missing and Unidentified Persons

Doe Network is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to bringing awareness to missing persons and unidentified persons throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia.

www.doenetwork.org

NamUs
DUI Defenders
Google News
Randy Kraft on Wikipedia
The Oregonian News Archive
Eugene Register-Guard News Archve - July 24, 1980

#JohnDoe was located on the gravel shoulder of the northbound lane of Interstate 5, one mile south of Woodburn, #Oregon in 1980

His blood contained alcohol (0.06 percent) and diazepam.The man is believed to be a victim of serial killer Randy Kraft. The suspect kept a "scorecard," on which he referred to this victim as "Portland Elk."

www.crimewatchers.net

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

 

[Romulus]

Family finds closure as Vietnam War vet IDed as victim in decades-old Oregon cold case

Cold case investigators have identified a “John Doe” victim nearly 45 years after he was found dead along Interstate 5 near Woodburn, Oregon State Police said F

katu.com

Larry Eugene Parks, a 30-year-old Vietnam War veteran, had been out of contact with his family for a year and was last seen in Pensacola, Florida.

 

[Kimster]

How did he end up in Oregon?

 

[Tresir]

Family finds closure as Vietnam War vet IDed as victim in decades-old Oregon cold case

Cold case investigators have identified a “John Doe” victim nearly 45 years after he was found dead along Interstate 5 near Woodburn, Oregon State Police said F

katu.com

Larry Eugene Parks, a 30-year-old Vietnam War veteran, had been out of contact with his family for a year and was last seen in Pensacola, Florida.

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This short video says another body was found nearby too but they don't say whether he was identified as well. Doesn't sound like it. Then the serial killer Randy Kraft is mentioned as a possible suspect.
I have never heard of that killer so I found the Wiki for him.

Randy Kraft - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

This wiki is very graphic. The section that discusses Parks murder and the other Portland murder is below.

"The first victim, a 17-year-old Denver youth named Michael Sean O'Fallon, was killed on July 17.[95] O'Fallon had been on a solo hitchhiking trip across the U.S. and Canada before his enrollment at college at the time of his murder. He had consumed both alcohol and Valium before he was strangled to death. O'Fallon's nude, hogtied body was discarded ten miles south of Salem.[95] O'Fallon was listed on Kraft's scorecard as "Portland Denver", and his camera—inscribed with his mother's initials—was later found in Kraft's garage.[96] The following day, Kraft is believed to have killed Larry Eugene Parks, a 30-year-old Vietnam War veteran[97], whose body was found beside a freeway in the city of Woodburn[35]. Parks was listed as "Portland Elk" on Kraft's scorecard—had ingested a toxic level of Valium and Tylenol before he was strangled to death with a ligature.[98]"