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Kenneth Gorsuch

Case from Hermiston, OR dated Sep 25, 1941

Victim Details

Kenneth Gorsuch

Male

Hermiston

OR

1941-09-25

45

Kenneth

Gorsuch

07/06/2026

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In the quiet farming community of Hermiston, Oregon, a horrific act of violence shattered the peace on September 25, 1941. On that tragic day, Kenneth Gorsuch, a 45-year-old man, was brutally killed alongside his mother, Cora Tobin, and his nephew, Marvin Adams. The trio was attacked at the family farm where they lived.

The crime was particularly shocking to the local community, not only for its brutality but also because the perpetrator was someone they knew. The suspect was identified a ...
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  • The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, January 31, 1942 ...
  • Yuma Sun Newspaper Archives, Sep 27, 1941, p. 1
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