On September 28, 1987, the partially decomposed body of a man identified as Timothy Hoyt was found in a common dumping ground in Portland, Oregon by two young men collecting bottles. Investigators determined Hoyt was the victim of a homicide and that his body had been mutilated, though still recognizable. Authorities believe he was killed elsewhere and left at the dump to conceal the crime.

Hoyt was known to associate with people who used methamphetamine and was last seen alive at a residence at 9506 N. Edison. That house was destroyed in an arson fire before detectives could search it, removing a potential scene and complicating the inquiry.

No arrests had been announced in the years after the discovery, but investigators identified a person of interest, John Macabee Geary, who also used the alias John Thorsinger, described in 1987 as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches and 160 pounds, with blonde hair and numerous arm and hand tattoos and believed to have left the Portland area. Detectives also sought to speak with Joann N. Reed, also known as Debra Behe or Yo Yo, born in 1967; her mother was reported to live near 162nd and Powell.

Did anyone in the Portland area remember Timothy Hoyt, the residence on N. Edison, or have information about Geary or Reed that could help solve this case?