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Dewey Morris

Case from Deschutes, OR dated Jan 16, 1924

Victim Details

Dewey Morris

Male

White / Caucasian

Deschutes

OR

1924-01-16

25

Dewey

Morris

07/12/2026

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In the winter of 1923, Dewey Morris, a 25-year-old male, along with his companions Edward Nickols, 50, and Roy Wilson, 35, ventured into the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. The three men from Bend, Oregon, planned to spend the season working as fur trappers, using a log cabin owned by a local contractor near Little Lava Lake as their base. In exchange for lodging, they agreed to look after five valuable foxes belonging to the cabin's owner. The trapping season started successfully, with Nic ...
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  • Lava Lake murders - Wikipedia
  • History Pub: The Lava Lake Murders of 1924
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