Eugene
The EPD Cold Case Squad continues to press for justice and closure for the crime victims, their family and friends and the Eugene community
Eugene, OR – According to the police officials, the public plays a crucial role in helping to solve these cases and EPD has multiple ways to contact the investigators.
Eugene Police Department officials released the followings tatement:
Missing Person: Suzanne Rae Justis (SEE PHOTO)
Age at time of disappearance: 23
Physical description at time of disappearance: 5’3″, 110 lbs, long light brown hair and blue eyes
Last location seen: Last seen in Portland, Oregon, near the Memorial Coliseum
Date and time last seen: November 5, 1973
Brief synopsis: Suzanne Justis traveled from her home in Eugene to Portland, Oregon on or around November 2, 1973. It is unknown the mode of transportation she took or if she hitchhiked to Portland, as she had been known to hitchhike on occasion. On November 5, 1973, Suzanne called her mother from a phone booth located near the Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Suzanne told her mother she would return home the next day (November 6) to pick up her 5-year-old son at school. Suzanne Justis has not been located or heard from since November 5, 1973, nor has her body been recovered as of this date.
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