Oregon woman’s 1993 death reclassified as homicide, cold case reopened

The Brief

  • Astrid Bridges was found dead in her Gresham, Oregon, home on July 2, 1993.
  • The Medical Examiner’s Office has reclassified her death from an accident to a homicide.
  • Police have reopened the cold case and are asking anyone with information to come forward.

GRESHAM, Ore. More than 30 years after a 45-year-old Oregon woman was found dead in her home, authorities have reopened the case after the medical examiner reclassified her death from an accident to a homicide.

The Gresham Police Department announced that the investigation into the death of Astrid Bridges has been reopened following a new review of the evidence.

According to police, officers responded to a home on Overlook Court in southwest Gresham on July 2, 1993, where they found Bridges deceased. Investigators collected physical evidence, interviewed her family and canvassed the neighborhood for information.

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