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.
Dewey Morris, Roy Wilson, and Ed Nickols at Ed Logan’s remote cabin and fox farm (Source) That Oregon Life
Ed Logan’s remote cabin at Little Lava Lake and the wooden sled used by Ed, Dewey, and Roy. (Source) The Oregonian
Charles Kimzey’s mug shots (Source) The Trapper Murders, a True Central Oregon Mystery by Melany Tupper.
Reward Poster for Charles Kimzey (Source) The Trapper Murders, a True Central Oregon Mystery by Melany Tupper
Charles Kimzey mug shot, Age 67 (Source) The Trapper Murders, a True Central Oregon Mystery by Melany Tupper.
Deschutes National Forest Image (Source) U.S. Department of Agriculture
Deschutes National Forest Map (Source) Google Maps
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.