Overview

• Larry Eugene Parks, a 30-year-old Vietnam veteran, was identified as the victim found along Interstate 5 near Woodburn, Oregon, in 1980.
• Convicted serial killer Randy Kraft, known as the 'Scorecard Killer,' has been named the sole person of interest in Parks’ murder.
• Investigators used forensic investigative genetic genealogy to match a blood sample from the victim to family DNA, confirming Parks’ identity last month.
• Kraft, who was convicted in 1989 of killing 16 men and suspected in up to 67 murders, remains on death row at San Quentin State Prison.
• Authorities are now reviewing evidence and pursuing further steps to resolve the decades-old homicide case.