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Terry Monroe 1959 - 1981

Terry Monroe was born on April 28, 1959 in Oak Harbor, Island County, Washington United States, and died at age 21 years old on February 12, 1981 at Salem Oregon in Salem, Marion County, OR. Terry Monroe was buried at Zena Cemetery in Spring Valley, Polk Counry County.

Terry Monroe

Terry Lee Monroe, Terry Lee Cox

April 28, 1959

Oak Harbor, Island County, Washington, 98277, United States

February 12, 1981

Salem Oregon in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States

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Introduction

Terry Lee Monroe's father was Donald Glen Monroe (1932 - 2003), born in Kansas, and Viola Monroe. She had one sister, Penny Monroe. Terry married Douglas Wayne Cox in Salem Oregon in August 1977. They divorced on October 2, 1980 in Marion, Oregon. In February of 1981, Terry was out with some friends at a North Salem tavern. She told her friends that she was going outside for some "fresh air" - and they never saw her again. When she didn't come back, they notified the police and the police found her clothes and identification the next day on the bank of a river near the tavern. Several days later, a boater discovered her body about 3 miles from the tavern. A suspect was identified, arrested, and convicted for her murder. See Body found in Willamette Identified.
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1959

Birthday

April 28, 1959

Birthdate

Oak Harbor, Island County, Washington 98277, United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Terry was Caucasian.
Nationality & Locations

Terry was born in Oak Harbor, Washington, and moved to Salem Oregon with her family in 1964. She lived in Salem and the environs until she was killed.
Early Life & Education

Terry attended North Salem High School in Salem, Washington, in the 1970s. She graduated in 1977.
Professional Career

When she was married in 1977, Terry was working as a secretary for Parmele Private Police. When she was murdered, Terry was a sales clerk for Pay-Less Drugstore.
Personal Life & Family

Terry had been married and divorced.
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1981

Death

February 12, 1981

Death date

Murdered -" homicidal" asphyxiation

Cause of death

Salem Oregon in Salem, Marion County, Oregon United States
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Zena Cemetery in Spring Valley, Polk Counry County, OR
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Jodi Reed

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09/24/2022

Christmas 66

Terry and sister Penny

Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.

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Kathy Pinna

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10/12/2022

Body found in Willamette Identified

The following was published in Oregon on March 17, 1981, and copied to Terry's Find A Grave memorial:

SALEM - The body of a woman found Sunday in the Willamette River was positively identified Monday as that of Terry Cox Monroe, 21, who had been missing since Feb. 12, police said. Officials said after an autopsy Monday that she had died of "homicidal" asphyxiation."

The Salem woman disappeared from a North Salem tavern last month after she told acquaintances she was stepping outside for some fresh air.

When she didn't return, the acquaintances notified police, who discovered her clothing and identification the next day on a river bank near the tavern. Police and sheriff's deputies combed the river for several days looking for the missing woman.

The body was discovered Sunday by a boater. It was wedged by the current among pilings and debris about three miles from the tavern, Salem Police Lt. Robert Sappingfield said.

It was later determined that she was murdered by William Scott Smith.

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Jodi Reed

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09/24/2022

Terry Monroe

Terry the Christmas before her murder

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Jodi Reed

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09/24/2022

Terry Lynn Monroe was a female. She was murdered by a serial killer in Salem Oregon Feb 12/13th 1981. Willam Scott Smith abducted her in a parking lot, raped her and threw her in the river.
The Salem police kept saying she had just run off with a guy. Even after finding her open purse in her car with all her money and her jeans by the river with her ID. They take all the credit for finding her killer 35 years later, they got a confession with no work.
My cousins sister and parents were put through hell by the police. I remember my cousin crying over the phone about the awful things they said about her sister.
A family friend found her body 6 weeks later as the police weren’t even looking for her anymore.
Terry was beautiful and kind.

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Terry Monroe 1959 - 1981

Terry Monroe's History: 1959 - 1981

Introduction

Birthday

Ethnicity & Family History

Nationality & Locations

Early Life & Education

Professional Career

Personal Life & Family

Death

Gravesite & Burial

4 Memories, Stories & Photos about Terry

Terry Monroe's Family Tree & Friends

Terry Monroe's Family Tree

Terry's Friends

Other Terry Monroe Biographies

Other Monroe Family Biographies