Episode 10 - The Cowden Family Murders

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12/20/21 • 21 min

In the state of Oregon, there is one case that continues to haunt police and investigators. It was one of the largest searches for a family ever conducted in the state and has been labeled the most bizarre case Oregon has ever seen.

Sources

StrangeOutdoors.com. (2021, July 11). The Cowden Family Massacre in Oregon. https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/the-cowden-family-massacre

Newsroom Staff. (2020, August 25). Unsolved So. Oregon: Mystery in the Woods Pt. 2. KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2. https://kobi5.com/news/unsolved-so-oregon-mystery-in-the-woods-pt-2-135405/

Blanco, J. I. (2021). Dwaine Little | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/little-dwaine.htm

Sources

StrangeOutdoors.com. (2021, July 11). The Cowden Family Massacre in Oregon. https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/the-cowden-family-massacre

Newsroom Staff. (2020, August 25). Unsolved So. Oregon: Mystery in the Woods Pt. 2. KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2. https://kobi5.com/news/unsolved-so-oregon-mystery-in-the-woods-pt-2-135405/

Blanco, J. I. (2021). Dwaine Little | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/little-dwaine.htm

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