# Lava Lake murders

Unsolved · 1924

The Lava Lake murders refers to a triple murder that occurred near Little Lava Lake in the Deschutes National Forest in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, in January 1924. The victims were Edward Nickols (50), Roy Wilson (35), and Dewey Morris (25), all of whom were working as fur trappers in the Deschutes National Forest in the winter of 1923–1924. Their bodies were discovered in Little Lava Lake in April…

Original record: https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=52407657
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/lava-lake-murders-w52407657

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## Sources

1. Wikipedia record (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=52407657


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