Henry Palacios, a Hispanic man also known as Shortly, was killed in downtown Portland after being set upon by three assailants on December 5, 1992. He had checked into the Hooper Center and was awaiting transfer to a detox facility in Ontario, Oregon, and friends said he believed some drug dealers were looking for him over money they alleged he had stolen.

In the early morning he accepted a ride to Old Town, parked on NW 3rd Avenue, and walked west on Burnside with a friend. Near 4th Avenue three Hispanic males emerged and immediately attacked him; one held him while another struck his torso. Palacios staggered across Burnside toward 4th, went behind a Chevron station and then south on 5th Avenue. He was later found in the 200 block of SW 5th Avenue with fatal stab wounds. The three suspects were not apprehended and the homicide remains unsolved.

Did anyone in Portland at the time see Palacios that night or have information about the three men who attacked him?