Officer David Wayne Crowther, 27, was fatally shot on December 13, 1979, while serving a narcotics warrant at the Outsiders Motorcycle Club clubhouse at 9014 North Lombard Street in Portland, Oregon. Crowther, a four-year member of the Portland Police Bureau, was struck in the head by a 12-gauge shotgun fired by Robert Pigpen Christopher as officers forced open the clubhouse door. Crowther was part of a nine-officer Special Investigation Division team on the raid.

The warrant used to justify the entry was later found to have been obtained on perjured statements about a nonexistent informant. Investigations revealed narcotics officers had prepared to and did plant amphetamine tablets at the scene, and drugs were removed from Crowther’s pockets at the hospital after he was shot. Police witnesses gave false testimony about announcing themselves before entry, supporting Christopher’s claim he had acted to defend himself.

The scandal surrounding the narcotics squad’s misconduct led to 58 overturned convictions and dismissal of 35 pending cases; Christopher was later released after serving time when the police misconduct was shown to have compromised his case. Did anyone in the Portland area at the time remember the raid or the Outsiders clubhouse activity that night?