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In the late summer of 1974, a young White boy named David James Phillips, aged five, embarked on what was meant to be a pleasant Labor Day weekend camping trip. He was with his mother, Belinda Cowden, his stepfather, Richard Cowden, and his five-month-old half-sister, Melissa Cowden. The family made a last-minute decision to visit a familiar spot in the Siskiyou Mountains near Copper, Oregon, a place where they had camped before. They arrived on August 30th, setting up their camp near Carberry C ...Read More
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David Phillips
Male
White / Caucasian
Copper
OR
1974-09-01
5
David
Phillips
11/23/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I've been researching this case for a while now, and one thing that really stands out to me is the w... ...Read More
07/27/2024
07/27/2024
I've been following the Cowden family case for a while, and it's something that deeply affects me. I... ...Read More
03/01/2024
03/01/2024
Has anyone else been struck by the eerie location where the Cowden family's bodies were discovered? ... ...Read More
11/14/2023
11/14/2023
