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Man arrested in 1993 Portland slaying enters plea

The Columbian
Published: July 16, 2010, 12:00am

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man arrested in Vancouver, Wash., in the New Year’s Day 1993 slaying of a Portland woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated murder and murder.

Brad Ballantyne is charged in the death of 30-year-old Kimberly Dunkin. He entered his plea Thursday after his extradition from Washington.

Dunkin was found shot to death in her car on a Portland street.

KGW-TV says court documents allege that the 35-year-old Ballantyne caused Dunkin’s death as he tried to commit a robbery. He’s being held without bail.

Portland police cold case homicide detectives arrested the man in June.

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Information from: KGW-TV, http://www.kgw.com/

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