When a young Japanese tourist turns up dead inside one of the world’s most unique geologic formations in Arizona, a sacred Native American paradise becomes the epicenter of international media attention. The truth about who murdered Tomomi Hanamure is far darker than anyone knows.
Tomomi Hanamure: (Source) Annette McGivney, Pure Land
Randy Wescogame: (Source) Arizona Daily Sun
Havasu Falls Image: (Source) Utah.com
Havasupai Reservation Map: (Source) Google Maps
Episode Source Material
- Purchased court records from Arizona District court via PACER.
- East Valley Tribune: Man Pleads Guilty in Grand Canyon Murder. By staff.
- The Associated Press via Mohave Daily News: Grand Canyon Tourist’s killer sentenced to life in prison. By staff.
- The Associated Press via Los Angeles Times: Grand Canyon slaying suspect: By staff.
- The Associated Press via Tucscon.com: Man’s slaying of Japanese tourist at Grand Canyon brings life term. By Chris Kahn.
- Backpacker Magazine: Freefall Murder in the Grand Canyon. By Annette McGivney.
- Chicago Tribune: Teen charged in death of Japanese. Tourist. By staff.
- Phoenix New Times: How a Murder in the Grand Canyon led an Arizona writer all the way to Japan. By Douglas Markowitz.
- Backpacker Magazine: ‘Freefall’. By Annette McGivney. Pages 75- 84.
- High Country News: Problems in Paradise. By John Dougherty.
- Arizona Daily Sun: Trouble in Paradise. By John Dougerhty. (1)
- Arizona Daily Sun: Trouble in Paradise. By John Dougerhty. (2)
- Arizona Daily Sun: Trouble in Paradise. By John Dougerhty. (3)
- Arizona Daily Sun: Arrest in Japanese Tourist Murder. By Larry Hendricks. (1)
- Arizona Daily Sun: Arrest in Japanese Tourist Murder. By Larry Hendricks. (2)
- Arizona Daily Sun: Murder Suspect has Troubled Past. By Larry Hendricks. (1)
- Arizona Daily Sun: Murder Suspect has Troubled Past. By Larry Hendricks. (2)
- Arizona Republic: Havasupai Man Charged in Death of Japan Hiker. By Sean Holstege.
- The Associated Press via Arizona Daily Star: Teen Charged in Canyon Hiker’s killing. By staff.
- Arizona Republic: Havasupai perplexed by killing of tourist. By Mark Shaffer. (1)
- Arizona Republic: Havasupai perplexed by killing of tourist. By Mark Shaffer. (2)
- Associated Press via Arizona Republic: FBI Offers $5,000 for slaying lead. By staff.
- The Associated Press via Arizona Daily Star: Judge refused bond in slaying at canyon. By staff.
- The Associated Press via Tucson Citizen: Canyon visitor may be homicide victim. By staff.
- Arizona Daily Sun: Japanese Tourist Brutally Murdered. By staff.
- Arizona Daily Sun: Man gets life for murdering Japanese tourist. By Larry Hendricks. (1)
- Arizona Daily Sun: Man gets life for murdering Japanese tourist. By Larry Hendricks. (2)
- The Associated Press via the Santa Fe New Mexican: Man Plead Guilty in Grand Canyon Death. By Paul Davenport.
- Associated Press via Arizona Republic: News update. By staff.
- Arizona Daily Sun: Possible ID of body. By staff.
- The Associated Press via Tucson Citizen: Japanese Tourist Missing at Bottom of the Grand Canyon. By staff.
- The Associated Press via Arizona Republic: Slain canyon tourist stabbed 29 times. By staff.
- The Associated Press via Arizona Republic: Body found at Base of Grand Canyon. By staff.
- Arizona Daily Sun: Japanese Tourist Still Missing from Havasupai Village. By Larry Hendricks.
- Arizona Daily Sun: Journalist Revisits roots of trauma. By Gabriel Granillo. (1)
- Arizona Daily Sun: Journalist Revisits roots of trauma. By Gabriel Granillo. (2)
- Pure Land by Annette McGivney. Prologue and Chapter One free download.
- Randy Wescogame US Bureau of Prisons Profile.