Account
Jul 31, 2014
Jan 12, 2024
Roland
Anderson
70
30
67 inches
160 lbs
Black / African American
Male
In the winter of 1983, a family in Portland, Oregon, began to worry about Roland Dean Anderson, a 30-year-old man known to his loved ones as "Deannie" or "Dean". He was last seen on December 16th of that year, and as the days turned into weeks with no word, his relatives took the step of officially reporting him as a missing person. At the time of his disappearance, Roland was unemployed. The circumstances surrounding his life at that point were complex, as it was alleged he was a drug user and might have been involved in some level of criminal activity. The silence that followed Roland's disappearance was heavy and unnerving for his family. Their fears were amplified approximately three months later when his ex-wife received a disturbing and anonymous phone call. A woman's voice on the other end of the line delivered a chilling message: Roland had been killed. This grim news was echoed in a similar anonymous phone call received by Roland's mother. These messages, though unsubstantiated, solidified the family's belief that they would not be seeing Roland again and that he had met a tragic end. Despite the passage of many years, the case of Roland Dean Anderson remains officially unsolved, a cold case lingering in the files of the Portland Police Bureau. His body has never been found, leaving his family without the closure of a proper farewell. Investigators believe that there are individuals within the community who hold information, whether direct or indirect, that could finally shed light on what happened to him. The official narrative of his disappearance points to the reports from his family, but the ominous phone calls received by his ex-wife and mother suggest a darker, more violent conclusion to his story. The lack of physical evidence and the anonymity of the callers have left this case in a state of prolonged uncertainty, a painful open chapter for a family still waiting for answers.
Dec 16, 1983
Portland
Oregon
Multnomah County
No
15571
Portland Police Bureau
Portland
Oregon
Multnomah County
97204
Heidi Helwig
Detective
1111 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Oregon
5038230400
Local
Law Enforcement
83-104326
1953-12-18
Portland Police Bureau
Black
Brown
Brown
05/28/2026
