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Killer adoptee seeks birth parents in Oregon case
Patrick Niiranen, now 40, killed his adoptive parents in 1997 during a drug-fueled dispute over money. He blames years of abuse and now pursues his birth parents, as Oregon weighs access to original birth certificates amid legal battles and nationwide debate on open records.
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Ontario, Ore
Patrick Niiranen
Niiranen
Snake River Correctional Institution
Oregon
Oregon Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Alaska
Kansas
Tennessee
Delaware
Ohio
Montana
David Malutinok
National Council For Adoption
Portland General Hospital
Henry
Mercedes Niiranen
Portland
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