PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman was arrested in Oregon City by Portland police homicide investigators and charged in the 2018 murder of an 85-year-old Portland man.
Amanda Marin, 38, was arrested last week, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. She’s accused of being involved in the murder of Eugene Gora.
The DA’s Office said a second person was also involved in the robbery and burglary and caused Gora’s death, but that person’s identity hasn’t been released.
Gora was found dead in his home on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on May 10, 2018. A caretaker found him on the floor in a scene police described as suspicious. The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office determined Gora died by homicidal violence.
This week, Marin was charged in Multnomah County with two counts of second-degree murder, one count of first-degree burglary and one count of first-degree robbery.
Documents obtained by KOIN 6 News show Marin is divorced and has 10 children, all of whom live with her ex-husband. She also has a lengthy criminal past with theft convictions going back to 2010. Documents show Marin has previously spent time in jail for DUII convictions and probation violations.
‘Everybody knew him’
Gora’s death shocked his neighbors a year-and-a-half ago. He was well-liked and popular and worked out of his home as a welder before retiring. Many people saw Gora — whom they called “Gene” — as a friend and father-figure.
Gora’s neighbor Brent Martens told KOIN 6 News he misses Gora and his friendly but no-nonsense personality.
“Everybody was shocked,” Martens said of Gora’s death. “Everybody knew him.”
Martens said he’s glad investigators made an arrest and didn’t give up on the case.
“It’s a horrible thing to think someone murdered your neighbor and that person’s still out walking around,” Martens said.
The investigation into Gora’s death is ongoing.