On the evening of May 7, 1981, 24-year-old Robert E. Hamblin, a self-employed auto body painter and Silverton High School graduate, was among the patrons at the Oregon Museum Tavern in Salem, Oregon. The tavern was hosting a ladies' night event, attracting a large crowd. At approximately 10:30 p.m., Lawrence William Moore, a 25-year-old unemployed mill worker from Scio, Oregon, entered the establishment armed with a 9mm Browning handgun. Without uttering a word, Moore began firing indiscriminate
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