Howard Worden, 61, a World War II veteran, was found dazed with severe head injuries at a TriMet maintenance facility near SE 17th Avenue in Portland on the morning of March 3, 1976. He was taken to Oregon Health & Science University but died of his injuries on March 15, 1976.

Worden had been ejected from an apartment on SE 13th Avenue around 2:45 a.m. the same night and was seen afterwards being led away by two men described as either Hispanic or Native American. One witness described a man about 5 feet 8 inches or 5 feet 9 inches with straight black hair; the other was shorter with curly black hair. Both wore dark clothing.

Portland Police and the Cold Case Homicide Unit continue to investigate, and Crime Stoppers has offered a reward for information leading to an arrest, but the two men have never been identified. If anyone knew Worden, saw him that night, or recognizes the descriptions of the men, please come forward with information.