Oregon

On January 23, 1989, serial killer Ted Bundy gave his final interview to Reverend Dr. James Dobson, approximately 16 hours before his execution by electrocution in Florida. In a roughly one-hour conversation, Bundy discussed the antecedents to his violent behavior and made controversial claims about what drove his crimes.

On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper boarded Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle, handed a note to a flight attendant claiming he had a bomb, and demanded $200,000 and four parachutes. Hours later, he parachuted into the darkness near the Washington-Oregon border—and disappeared forever.

On July 18, 1989, actress Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed outside her West Hollywood apartment by obsessed fan Robert John Bardo. The 21-year-old's murder sparked a national conversation about stalking and resulted in groundbreaking legal protections that would reshape how law enforcement handles threats.