Lori J Cunningham

Death by Force

On the evening of May 7, 1981, the Oregon Museum Tavern in Salem, Oregon, was filled with the sounds of its regular "ladies' night." Among the patrons was Lori J. Cunningham, a 22-year-old female paralegal. The lively atmosphere was shattered at approximately 10:30 p.m. when a man entered the establishment and, without a word, began shooting a 9mm Browning handgun. The gunman was later identified as Lawrence William Moore, a 25-year-old unemployed mill worker.

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