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Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsWednesday, Oct. 11 marks the 100th anniversary of America’s “last great train robbery.” The U.S. Postal Service is offering a special postmark to commemorate the holdup gone wrong near the Oregon-California border. -
On October 11, 1923, an attempted robbery of a Southern Pacific train in the Siskiyou Mountains resulted in the death of four innocent men. The crime led to a multi-year manhunt that captivated the nation and spurred the field of American criminal forensics. This event is part of a series to mark the 100th anniversary of the crime and its legacy.
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The 100th anniversary of the Tunnel 13 train robbery Chelsea Rose talks to Barry Baker, the Deputy Director of the lab, talks about the growth of the science from a century-old tragedy. -
October 11, 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most infamous crimes in Southern Oregon. This tale has train robbers, rumors of gold, dynamite, and all the intrigue of an old timey wild west crime overlaid on the backdrop of a rapidly modernizing world. Four innocent men brutally lost their lives on that day, and the ensuing manhunt captured the attention of the nation.
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Every fall, the maples and dogwoods color the foothills of southern Oregon with yellow and orange highlights, flaring vibrant among the dark green pines.…
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It can't really be called "the last great train robbery," because it was a failure as a robbery. But the DeAutremont brothers (Ray, Roy and Hugh) made…
