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Vietnam Veteran Identified in 1980 Cold Case Linked to Serial Killer Randy Kraft

Oregon State Police confirm the identity of Larry Eugene Parks and investigate Kraft, already convicted of 16 murders, as the sole suspect in the decades-old homicide.

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Using DNA testing, a body found in 1980 was identified as Larry Parks, a Vietnam veteran, Oregon State Police said.

Overview

  • Larry Eugene Parks, a 30-year-old Vietnam veteran, has been identified as the John Doe found along Oregon's Interstate 5 in July 1980 using forensic genetic genealogy.
  • Randy Kraft, known as the 'Scorecard Killer,' is the sole person under investigation for Parks' murder, with investigators analyzing evidence to confirm the connection.
  • Parks' family lost contact with him in 1979, and his disappearance remained a mystery until his identification last month through DNA testing and family comparisons.
  • Evidence from the 1980 Oregon killings was previously used in Kraft’s California trial, where he was convicted of 16 murders and remains incarcerated on death row.
  • Authorities are confident in Kraft as the person of interest and continue to process evidence to resolve the 45-year-old case.