Martha Browning Bryant Crouch, a 41-year-old nurse-midwife, was shot and mortally wounded on October 9, 1992, on the outskirts of Hillsboro, Oregon. Police responded after a 3:00 a.m. call about shots fired on Cornell Road and found an unoccupied car riddled with bullet holes and blood on the front seat. Officers then discovered Bryant unconscious in the road on 231st Street with gunshot wounds to the back and head; she died a few hours later without regaining consciousness.

Investigators later focused on Cesar Francesco Barone, also known as Adolph James Rode, who was arrested February 27, 1993, and charged with four counts of aggravated murder related to Bryant’s death. Prosecutors said Barone forced her car off the road, dragged the wounded Bryant into his vehicle, attempted to rape her, and when the assault could not be completed because of her injuries, shot her in the temple and left her in the road. A jury found Barone guilty on all counts and imposed the death penalty.

Anyone who knew Bryant, saw her vehicle that night, or has information about her movements on October 9, 1992, is asked to come forward.