With the help of advances made in DNA technology, the fully skeletonized remains of a man found in a wooded area of Southwest Portland in 2004 have been positively identified as Robert Lee Horton, a 47-year-old man from Hawaii who had been living in Portland at the time of his death.
Southwest Portland Skeletal Remains Finally Identified
Two people exploring a wooded area near Riverview Cemetery notified local law enforcement after they discovered Horton’s remains on December 19, 2004. A
fabric lean-to, cooking pans, food items, and clothing were discovered along with the human skeletal remains.
The cause and manner of death remained undetermined, but the autopsy and skeletal examination concluded the decedent was a white male adult between the ages of 45 and 55 years old at the time of death and estimated to be between 5’6” and 5’9” tall…