On the morning of May 5, 1986, an employee found Victor Smith, 32, near the Columbia Slough in Portland’s 2800 block of NE Argyle Street at about 6:35 a.m. Smith, a Caucasian man originally from Spokane, Washington, had been shot and then set on fire.

Investigators linked Smith to theft and burglary, noted his methamphetamine use, and believed he may have possessed firearms. He was in Portland with a stolen semi-truck and intended to sell parts from that vehicle. Witnesses reported Smith had been with another white male, about 30 years old, shortly before the killing; that man remains the only known suspect.

No arrests have been made and the case is unsolved. If anyone has information about Victor Smith, the man seen with him, or the stolen semi-truck, please come forward.