Cline Falls axe attack

Cline Falls axe attack
Deschutes River in Cline Falls State Park
DateJune 22–23, 1977 (1977-06-22 – 1977-06-23)
Time11:30 p.m.—12:00 a.m.
LocationCline Falls State Park, Deschutes County, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates44°16′07″N 121°15′21″W / 44.2687303°N 121.2558687°W / 44.2687303; -121.2558687
TypeAttempted homicide
Non-fatal injuries
  • Terri Lee Jentz
  • Avra Goldman
Suspects
  • Richard Damm
  • Richard Wayne Godwin

The Cline Falls axe attack refers to an unsolved attempted homicide that occurred on the evening of June 22, 1977, at the Cline Falls State Park in Deschutes County, Oregon United States. The victims were two female college students, Terri Jentz and her roommate, Avra Goldman, who were on a cross-country cycling ride along the Trans America Trail.

Both women decided to spend the night along the Deschutes River at the park near Redmond. During the night, they were awoken by a vehicle that drove over their tent, injuring both. The driver of the vehicle exited his car and proceeded to attack both women with an axe. Both women survived the attack, suffering significant injuries, but their attacker has never been positively identified.