'Starry Night Murderer' allegedly terrorizing people after early prison release, parole violations

A erstwhile Portland nightclub proprietor convicted successful a notorious 1990 execution is backmost successful jail, this clip accused of home unit and a parole usurpation successful Clackamas County.

Larry Hurwitz, besides known arsenic the "Starry Night Murderer," was arrested past week successful Sandy connected allegations of harassment and fourth-degree battle and is being held connected a parole violation, according to jailhouse records. He was booked into the Clackamas County Jail, wherever bail was acceptable astatine $500,000.

The Oregon Board of Parole confirmed to Fox News Digital that Hurwitz is serving beingness post-prison supervision for his execution condemnation and has nary different underlying convictions nether Board supervision. Parole officials said a warrant was issued successful 2019, served successful 2023, and that Hurwitz was extradited from California. 

Board records besides amusement Hurwitz antecedently had his supervision revoked successful August 2019 and served a 180-day sanction.

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Tim Moreau is shown successful an undated photo. Moreau, a erstwhile worker of the Starry Night Concert Hall, was killed successful 1990 successful a lawsuit that aboriginal led to the condemnation of nightclub proprietor Larry Hurwitz. (KPTV)

Hurwitz was sentenced successful 2000 to 11 years successful situation for the 1990 execution of his 21-year-old employee, Tim Moreau. Hurwitz was the erstwhile proprietor of the Starry Night Concert Hall successful northwest Portland.

According to KPTV, the lawsuit was archetypal exposed by seasoned writer Jim Redden successful a 1990 Willamette Week investigative bid titled "Missing and Presumed Dead." The reporting examined the disappearance of Moreau, who worked arsenic the promotions manager astatine the Starry Night club.

"He did successful information commencement this incredibly influential Starry Night club," Redden told KPTV. "He could person climbed to the apical of the full concern present successful town. But helium had this acheronian broadside that undermined everything helium did."

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Larry Hurwitz enters a courthouse during a tribunal quality successful an archival image. Hurwitz, a erstwhile Portland nightclub owner, was convicted successful the 1990 execution of worker Tim Moreau. (KPTV)

Redden told the outlet that from the beginning, helium believed Hurwitz was liable for Moreau’s disappearance, describing Hurwitz arsenic an assertive businessman with a estimation for selling counterfeit performance tickets astatine his ain venue.

Prosecutors aboriginal argued Hurwitz killed Moreau alongside different employee, George Castagnola, to forestall the summons strategy from being exposed. Hurwitz yet entered a no-contest plea. Moreau’s assemblage has ne'er been found.

After Hurwitz’s aboriginal merchandise from situation successful 2008, Redden told KPTV that Hurwitz continued to person run-ins with instrumentality enforcement, including a 2019 cause trafficking lawsuit successful California.

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Family members of Tim Moreau locomotion unneurotic wrong a courthouse successful an archival image. Moreau was killed successful 1990 successful a lawsuit that aboriginal led to the condemnation of erstwhile Portland nightclub proprietor Larry Hurwitz. (KPTV)

"He was arrested successful California connected a cause trafficking complaint down successful Huntington Beach, California, with 4 kilos of cocaine and $320,000 successful currency and was convicted connected that," Redden said.

Redden told KPTV that portion the existent apprehension appears little terrible connected its face, it could inactive person broader implications.

"On the surface, it is simply a overmuch smaller arrest. It’s home violence," Redden said. "But I don’t deliberation that the afloat communicative has travel retired yet. The probe is ongoing, and determination could beryllium immoderate connections to erstwhile cases."

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The Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office told Fox News Digital it cannot remark connected the specifics of the case, citing an ongoing investigation. Prosecutors said the parole usurpation process is abstracted from the transgression lawsuit and is handled extracurricular the DA’s office.

Hurwitz is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Feb. 4. His proceedings is acceptable for March 19.

Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime. Send communicative tips to [email protected].