In the early morning of July 14, 1998, a man collecting cans in Portland’s Powers Marine Park, near SW Macadam Ave, followed a trail of blood and found the discarded body of a Caucasian woman later identified as 35-year-old Cassie Nadeen Stevens. Police arrived about 6:30 a.m.; an autopsy determined Stevens died of gunshot wounds and detectives identified her by fingerprints. Family members said she was originally from the Seattle area, had recently been in Portland’s Old Town, and struggled with a crack cocaine addiction while trying to support that habit. The last confirmed sighting was between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on the morning her body was found.

No suspects have been publicly identified or arrested, and the case remains unsolved and cold. Investigators requested tips from anyone who heard someone talk about dumping a body then, who had unexplained blood on themselves or their vehicle, or who knew about the death of a prostitute or thief in the area at that time; a cash reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest.

Did anyone who lived near Old Town or Powers Marine Park in July 1998 see or hear anything unusual that night?