Russell Eugene Johnson, 35, was fatally shot inside his home across from Log Town Cemetery on Highway 238 in the Applegate Valley on December 2, 1985. Investigators have tied the killing most likely to drugs and say multiple people were involved, indicating a conspiracy rather than a lone assailant. Despite those leads, no arrest has been announced and the investigation remains an unsolved homicide in Jackson County.

The rural setting and the suggestion of several participants leave key questions about who arranged the meeting and how the confrontation unfolded. If anyone remembers unusual activity on Highway 238 or knew Russell and his associates in late 1985, please come forward with information. Are there witnesses who might help finally resolve this case?