The person at the center of this case
Two juvenile victims (rape and sodomy)
Violent Crime · Open
40 years waiting · since 1986
LESLIE CHARLES DAWSON
Justice for Two juvenile victims (rape and sodomy) — the trail went cold in 1986, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Has military background and training—what specialized skills might aid his evasion?
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evidence
Lead #2May have altered appearance through plastic surgery and hair dye—what did he look like before alterations?
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location
Lead #3Known ties to California, Louisiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Philippines—which location is most likely given his background and resources?
Leslie Charles Dawson escaped from the South Fork Forest Camp in Tillamook, Oregon on October 7, 1986, while serving time for two counts of rape in the first degree and two counts of sodomy in the first degree involving juveniles. Despite a federal arrest warrant issued in 1999 for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, Dawson remains at large after nearly four decades. With military training, possible plastic surgery alterations, and known ties to multiple states and the Philippines, locating him requires vigilance from the public and law enforcement.
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#663
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) / Oregon Department of Corrections
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person
Lead #4Has he established a new identity or maintained contact with anyone from his past?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - Escape Caution: On January 31, 1986, Leslie Charles Dawson was confined in an Oregon State Correctional Facility for two counts of rape in the first degree and two counts of sodomy in the first degree, both involving juveniles. On October 7, 1986, he escaped from custody at the South Fork Forest Camp in Tillamook, Oregon.
An order of arrest of an escaped prisoner was issued for Dawson on August 8, 1991, by the State of Oregon Department of Corrections. A federal arrest warrant charging Dawson with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued on April 20, 1999, in the United States District Court, District of Oregon, Portland, Oregon.
Remarks: Dawson has a military background and training. He may have altered his appearance using plastic surgery and hair dye.
Dawson has ties to California, Louisiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Philippines.
Timeline of Events
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1986-01-31
Confinement for sexual crimes
Leslie Charles Dawson confined in Oregon State Correctional Facility for two counts of rape in the first degree and two counts of sodomy in the first degree involving juveniles
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1986-10-07
Escape from custody
Dawson escaped from South Fork Forest Camp in Tillamook, Oregon
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1991-08-08
Escape warrant issued
Order of arrest of an escaped prisoner issued by Oregon Department of Corrections
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1999-04-20
Federal warrant issued
Federal arrest warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution issued in U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, Portland
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Case Information
Incident:January 31, 1986
Last Updated:May 10, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 31, 1986
Last Updated:May 10, 2026