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Description
See any errors? Let us know!Eugene Mervin Sides: A Detailed Account of His Crimes
Background
Eugene Mervin Sides, also known as Gene Woodside, was a notorious criminal with a lengthy record, including robbery, sexual assault, and parole violations. His most infamous crimes were the brutal murders of Joseph "Buck" Cheshewalla and his wife, Gloria Maude Cheshewalla, in 1989.The Crimes
Sides, along with his accomplice Billy Gene Harris, committed the murders during a robbery at the Cheshewallas' rural home in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The couple was bound with tape, blindfolded, and shot twice in the head.Details of the Victims
- Joseph "Buck" Cheshewalla, 69, a retired Phillips Petroleum Co. employee
- Gloria Maude Cheshewalla, 60, curator of the Osage Tribal Museum
Victims
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Confirmed Victims: (2)
Joseph Cheshewalla Age: (69), Date of Death: 1989-02-25 ...View 1 additional victims
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Eugene Mervin
Sides
1957 United States
Male
White
Murder
Life imprisonment
2 - 17
1980s - 1989
Oklahoma, Montana (suspected), Others possible
1990
07/03/2025










