Richard Cowden (28) Belinda Cowden (22) David James Phillips (5) Melissa Dawn Cowden (5 mos.)
Suspects
Dwain Lee Little
Richard Cowden (born October 9, 1946), his wife Belinda June Cowden (born May 24, 1952), and their children, David James Phillips (born June 30, 1969) and Melissa Dawn Cowden (born March 19, 1974), disappeared from their campground in the Siskiyou Mountains near Copper, Oregon, United States, on September 1, 1974.[1][2] Seven months later, in April 1975, their bodies were discovered approximately 7 miles (11 km) from their campsite. While law enforcement has suspected convicted killer Dwain Lee Little in their murders, their case remains unsolved.
The family's disappearance resulted in one of the largest search efforts in Oregon history,[3] and their murders have been described as one of the state's most "haunting and baffling" mysteries.[1] The case received nationwide attention at the time of its occurrence, and their murders have been profiled in numerous national media such as the New York Post and others. The murders were also the subject of a chapter in the book But I Trusted You (2009) by crime writer Ann Rule.
^ ab"Killings still haunt Applegate Valley". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. September 3, 1990. p. A5. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2018 – via Google News.
^Lemon, Sarah (May 4, 2003). "Universally frustrating for police officers, family members and the community are Southern Oregon's ... UNSOLVED MURDERS". Mail Tribune. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
^Rule 2009, p. 381.
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