In the pre-dawn hours of February 27, 1987, Fred William Edgi, a 36-year-old Indian man originally from Canada, was found shot to death in his sleeping bag beneath the west side of the Burnside Bridge near what was then called Front Avenue in Portland, Oregon. He had recently arrived in Portland and was known as a talented amateur artist. A handwritten note recovered nearby claimed responsibility for the killing.

Investigators linked Edgi’s death to a similar homicide five months earlier: Terrence Demildenhall, a transient who was found shot to death in his sleeping bag less than half a mile away. Both victims were transients, both were killed in the early morning hours, and both were known to be heavy drinkers, prompting law enforcement to consider a single perpetrator.

No suspect has been identified and no arrests were announced; the case remains unsolved. If anyone knew Fred Edgi, saw him in the days before February 27, 1987, or remembers suspicious activity near the Burnside Bridge, please share what is known.