Jose Martinez was 29 when he was found dead in his Portland, Oregon apartment at 230 NE 100th Avenue in the summer of 1987. Neighbors noticed he hadn’t been seen or heard from, and the owner of the complex checked the unit on June 16th and found Martinez deceased. Police determined his death was a homicide from blunt force trauma.

Martinez worked as a waiter at a local Mexican restaurant and was reportedly a user and small-time dealer of cocaine. He was described as friendly and flirtatious, a self-admitted bisexual man who often hosted parties with both men and women. Neighbors recalled hearing unusual noises from his apartment between 8:00 and 10:00 on the morning of June 15th, the day before his body was discovered.

Despite those leads, the investigation grew cold and no arrests or publicly named suspects have been announced. If anyone knew Jose or has information about his death, please come forward.