When three fur trappers in Oregon disappeared from their rural outpost in 1924 their family members sounded the alarm about a bizarre scene left in the snow. Authorities launched an investigation that was months behind a killer and found themselves hunting a career criminal who may have pulled off the greatest caper of his life.
Episode Source Material
- The Trapper Murders, A True Central Oregon Mystery. By Melany Tupper. Published 2013. Accessed and archived November 1, 2024. (18- page PDF) Hard copy, no direct link.
- The Trapper Murders, A True Central Oregon Mystery. By Melany Tupper. Published 2013. Accessed and archived November 1, 2024. (11- page PDF) Hard copy, no direct link.
- The Trapper Murders, A True Central Oregon Mystery. By Melany Tupper. Published 2013. Accessed and archived November 1, 2024. (22- page PDF) Hard copy, no direct link.
- The Trapper Murders, A True Central Oregon Mystery. By Melany Tupper. Published 2013. Accessed and archived November 1, 2024. (13- page PDF) Hard copy, no direct link.
- The Oregonian: Foul Play Fear Grows. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Oregonian: Trapper’s Case Puzzles. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Oregonian: Murder Theory Upset. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Oregonian: New Clew Is Found in Trapper Mystery. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Oregonian: Fox Pelt Sale Probed. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Oregonian: Clew Proves Fruitless. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Oregonian: Trappers Shot, Bodies in Lake. By staff Via newspapers.com. (1)
- The Oregonian: Trappers Shot, Bodies in Lake. By staff Via newspapers.com. (2)
- The Bend Bulletin: Three Lured From Cabin To Meet Fate, Is Theory; Lava Lake Gives Up Dead. By staff Via newspapers.com. (1)
- The Bend Bulletin: Three Lured From Cabin To Meet Fate, Is Theory; Lava Lake Gives Up Dead. By staff Via newspapers.com. (2)
- The Oregonian: Slain Trappers Shot To Pieces/ Trail of Murderer Ends At Fur Store. By staff Via newspapers.com. (1)
- The Oregonian: Slain Trappers Shot To Pieces/ Trail of Murderer Ends At Fur Store. By staff Via newspapers.com. (2)
- The Oregonian: 3 Slain Trappers Buried at Bend. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Old suspect in Lava Lake Murder Case Charles Kimzey Under Arrest in Montana. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Identity of Suspect Not Established. By staff Via newspapers.com. (1)
- The Bend Bulletin: Identity of Suspect Not Established. By staff Via newspapers.com. (2)
- The Bend Bulletin: Charles Kimzey Held Federal Man States. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: May Indict Kinzey Here. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Kimzey Waives Extradition To Face Trial. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Kimzey Is Back in Bend After 9 Year Search. By staff Via newspapers.com. (1)
- The Bend Bulletin: Kimzey Is Back in Bend After 9 Year Search. By staff Via newspapers.com. (2)
- The Bend Bulletin: Kimzey Waives Hearing Here. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Kimzey “On Display” At 10 Cents a Look. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Oregonian:Kimzey Appears At Bar. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Take Kimzey to Portland. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Sunday Oregonian: Kimzey Comes Here to Face Accusers. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Oregon Daily Journal: Asserted Slayer of Trapper Trio In Portland Jail. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Oregon Daily Journal: Fur Dealers, Cop Fail to Identify Murder Suspect. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Kimzey Tries to Get Away. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Kimzey Indicted in Robbery Case. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Kimzey Enters Plea of Not Guilty Here. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Kimzey Case Opens Today. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Kimzey Found Guilty Today. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Kimzey Given Life Term in State Prison. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- That Oregon Life: The Lava Lake Murders Mystery In Oregon Still Baffles People Today. By Tyler James.
- Tillamook Headlight Herald: Offbeat Oregon: Trappers’ disappearance had relatives suspecting foul play. By Finn J.D. John.
- Tillamook Headlight Herald: Offbeat Oregon: Lava Lake murders are still officially unsolved but… By Finn J.D. John.
- The Homesteader Deschutes County Historical Society Newsletter: 1924 Midwinter Murders of The Three Trappers. By Mike Berry.
- Central Oregon Daily News: The 1924 Little Lava Lake Murders: One man may have gotten away with them. By Scott Elnes.
- The Bulletin: Dewey Morris Case Will Go To Jury Today. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bulletin: Morris Freed By Trial Jury. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Bend Bulletin: Stokoe Checks Driver’s Story. By staff Via newspapers.com.
