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A cold case that hung over Polk County for 25 years came to a close late Thursday afternoon.
Brian Clifton, 69, pleaded guilty to murdering his wife, 43-year-old Kathy Thomas, in 1996.
A Polk County Circuit Court judge sentenced Clifton to life in prison. He will serve a minimum of 30 years.
It wasn’t until 2019 that detectives identified the woman whose remains were found two decades before on the hills overlooking Mill Creek. Find that story below.
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Brian Clifton pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering his wife Kathy Thomas in 1996 when the couple lived in Salem.
21 Oct 2022
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Brian Clifton pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering his wife Kathy Thomas in 1996 when the couple lived in Salem.
21 Oct 2022
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The new areas, added during a larger renovation of the hospital campus, are intended to make waiting with loved ones easier in the busiest emergency room on the West Coast.
21 Oct 2022
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The new areas, added during a larger renovation of the hospital campus, are intended to make waiting with loved ones easier in the busiest emergency room on the West Coast.
21 Oct 2022
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The Oregon Health Authority reported no local deaths of people with Covid in the past week.
21 Oct 2022
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The Oregon Health Authority reported no local deaths of people with Covid in the past week.
21 Oct 2022
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Salem historic preservation officer Kimberli Fitzgerald recounts how Salemite Nell Sykes joined a national Red Cross humanitarian expedition intended to sway the outcome of the Russian Revolution following the First…
21 Oct 2022
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Salem historic preservation officer Kimberli Fitzgerald recounts how Salemite Nell Sykes joined a national Red Cross humanitarian expedition intended to sway the outcome of the Russian Revolution following the First…
21 Oct 2022
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