On the late night of August 7, 1987, 25-year-old Jennifer Lisa Smith was attacked in a parking lot in Oak Grove, Oregon. Patrons at a nearby Denny’s heard her screams and discovered her naked and bleeding; she had been stabbed multiple times and later died of her injuries despite being taken to the hospital.

Witnesses saw a man, later identified as Dayton Leroy Rogers, standing over Smith before he fled in a pickup truck. A bystander pursued Rogers through several towns, noted his license plate, and Rogers was arrested that afternoon. Investigators found a fingerprint belonging to Smith on the passenger door of his truck.

While in custody for Smith’s death, authorities uncovered remains of other women in a remote forest area; Rogers became known as the Molalla Forest Murderer. He was convicted in 1988 for Smith’s murder and was later convicted for the murders of six other women. Her public murder in a busy parking lot was the key event that led to his apprehension.

Did anyone who knew Jennifer or who was in the Oak Grove area that night see or hear anything that might add detail to what happened?