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Edward Nickols

Death by Force
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In the winter of 1923-1924, 50-year-old Edward Nickols, a male fur trapper, was working in the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon alongside his partners, Roy Wilson, 35, and Dewey Morris, 25. The men were reportedly having a successful season, with Nickols visiting the nearby town of Bend just before Christmas in good spirits, having sold a large number of valuable furs. The last known sighting of the three men alive was on January 16, 1924, when a resort owner named Allen Wilcoxen spent the ev ...Read More
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    • Victim Details

    Edward Nickols

    Male

    Deschutes

    OR

    1924-01-16

    50

    Edward

    Nickols

    11/30/2025

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