This is Murder in the Rain, where each week Emily Rowney, Alicia Holland, and Josh McCullough tell true crime stories of the Pacific

Northwest.

Murder in the Rain contains graphic content, listener discretion is advised. You're going to be here. Being that May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month,

I wanted to share a story that would

highlight violence against those in the AAPI communities. Then I remembered one of the

very first cases I covered way back in September of 2019, the Hell's Canyon Massacre.

Since that time, the story has received more media coverage and my research abilities have vastly improved.

So I wanted to revisit the case and share even more of the story of Hell's

Canyon and how it isn't a hidden shadow in Oregon's history, but rather a cornerstone to its

racist foundation. A friendly reminder that all of our older episodes from before

fall of 2020 are still available for free via our Patreon or on YouTube. So today we'll start with some AAPI Heritage Month history, the

history of Chinese people in Oregon, some crimes from the time, and those

backgrounds will help paint a picture as to what the environment was then and how the Deep Creek Massacre came to be.

Emily I was looking this up and I didn't see the exact number but I think the original

Hell's Canyon was my fifth episode.

Yeah.

And when I pulled it up, I was like, yeah, I want to revisit that

because I know I didn't have as much information

and it was six pages long.

I know.

It was like mine with the Green River Killer. I thought it was six pages long. I know it was like mine with the Green River Killer I thought it was really long.

Yeah.

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