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A mother and her young daughter are shot and killed inside their home
In the quiet city of Salem, Oregon, a deeply unsettling event shattered the community's sense of peace. On March 7, 1983, Laurel Wilson, a 32-year-old Caucasian woman, was found murdered in her home. The tragedy was compounded by the discovery of her nine-year-old daughter, Erika Payne, who was also found deceased alongside her mother. Both had been shot to death in their beds in what appeared to be a brutal and senseless act of violence. The crime scene, located in their South Salem residence o ...Read More
Victim Details

Laurel Wilson

June 28, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Salem

OR

1983-03-07

32

Laurel

Wilson

11/26/2025


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