When a middle-aged couple camping alone in the Oregon woods in 2003 is gunned down in cold blood, the sole survivor is left to point police in the direction of a ruthless shooter…but an unexpected second attack complicates the case, and two mysteries are left unresolved.
Samuel Lawson Image (Source) Oregon Live / The Oregonian
Steve Haugen and Jeanette Bauman Image 1 (Source) CNN
Steve Haugen and Jeanette Bauman Image 2 (Source) Oregon Live / The Oregonian
Steve Haugen and Jeanette Bauman Cold Case Playing Card (Source) Crimestoppers of Southern Oregon
Willamette National Forest Map (Source) Google Maps
Umpqua National Forest Map (Source) Google Maps
Umpqua National Forest Image (Source) U.S. Forest Service
Willamette National Forest Image (Source) U.S. Forest Service
Episode Source Material
- The Oregonian / Oregon Live: Oakridge mystified by campsite killings. By Alice Tallmadge.
- Chinook Observer: Shock, sorrow in aftermath of double murder. By Kevin Heimbigner.
- CNN: Couple, loyal dog shot to death on camping trip. By Rupa Mikkilieni and Nancy Grace.
- The Associated Press via Chinook Observer: Recent Ilwaco teacher and boyfriend slain in forest near Eugene.
- The Daily Astorian: Officers search area; no clues surface in murder of teachers. By Staff.
- America’s Most Wanted: Unknown Oregon Teacher Killer.
- The Register Guard: Psychics’ Aid Sought in Unsolved Slayings. By Rebecca Nolan.
- The Oregonian / Oregon Live: Oregon double killing from 2005 examined for links to serial killer Israel Keyes. By Lynne Terry.
- FBI: FBI Requests the Public’s Assistance Concerning Israel Keyes Timeline.
- The Oregonian/ Oregon Live: Alleged serial killer, dead in Alaska said his crimes started in Oregon. By staff.
- The Oregonian /Oregon Live: Family Marks 10th anniversary of grisly, unsolved Oregon murder. By Melissa Binder.
- KVAL 13 News: 10 year later ‘My heart feels as broken today as the day I found out’ By Chris Liedle.
- KMTR 16 News: Dozens of new tips in unsolved murders result from cold case story. By staff.
- The Associated Press via The Statesman Journal: Man convicted of murder in attack at campground. By staff.
- The Olympian: Suspect’s attempt to link killings rejected.
- The Associated Press via The Statesman Journal: Man in camp slaying gets life without parole.
- The Associated Press: Murder Conviction tossed as court revises rules. By Steven Dubois.
- The Associated Press via Albany Democrat-Herald: After 9 and a half years in prison, man gets new trial.
- The Statesman Journal: Eyewitness testimony may need scrutiny. By Peter Wong.
- The Statesman Journal: Eyewitness testimony may need scrutiny. By Peter Wong.
- The Log Angeles Times via The Spokesman-Review: Oregon Supreme Court’s Ruling Questions Witnesses. By Kim Murphy.
- The Associated Press via The Statesman Journal: Victims of campsite shooting identified. By staff.
- The Associated Press via The Statesman Journal: Suspect Arrested in campsite shootings. By staff.
- Corvallis Gazette-Times: Man Charged in fatal shooting.
- The Associated Press via Longview Daily News: Parents turn in suspect in campground shooting. By Staff.
- The Associated Press via The Columbian: Shooting suspect turned in by parents, adopted son held after man slain, wife wounded. By staff.
- The Associated Press via The Statesman Journal: Murder suspect was turned in by parents. By Staff.
- The Oregonian / Oregaon Live: In Samuel Lawson’s conviction, Sherl Hilde’s eyewitness testimony is the key issue in his guilt and to the courts. By Steve Duin.
- The Oregonian / Oregon Live: Shooting at campsite still on the docket. By Steve Duin.
- The Oregonian / Oregon Live: What could eyewitness in Samuel Lawson case actually see? By Steve Duin.
- The Oregonian / Oregon Live: Douglas County man whose murder conviction was overturned is back in court. By staff.
- KPIC 4 News: Convicted Killer back in Roseburg for new trial. By staff.
- Reed Magazine: The Darkness of Memory Lane. By Bill Donahue.
- Reed Magazine: The Darkness of Memory Lane. By Bill Donahue.
- Reed Magazine: How Far Can You Trust Your Memory. By Bill Donahue.
- The News- Review: Samuel Lawson back in Douglas County courtroom to face murder charge. By Garrett Andrews.
- The National Registry of Exonerations: Samuel Lawson.
- The Oregonian: Innocence Network and others petition Oregon Supreme Court to review Samuel Lawson case. By Steve Duin.
- The Associated Press via Corvallis Gazette-Times: Oregon Man cleared after decade behind bars. By staff.