NgoSepthemba 1, 1974, idolobha elinokuthula laseCopper, e-Oregon laphawulwa isigameko esishaqisayo - ukunyamalala komndeni wakwaCowden. URichard Cowden, umkakhe uBelinda, nezingane zabo uDavid noMelissa banyamalala endaweni yabo yokukhempa esezintabeni ezinhle zaseSiskiyou. Icala lasheshe ladonsa ukunakwa, laba ngenye yezimfihlakalo ezixakayo nezixakayo zase-Oregon. Ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa kamuva, izidumbu zabo zatholwa, kodwa iqiniso lokubulala kwabo alikacaci. Kulesi sihloko, sibheka imininingwane yokubulawa komndeni wakwaCowden, sibheka izehlakalo eziholele ekunyamaleni kwabo, imizamo yokusesha ebanzi, kanye nokutholwa kwemizimba yabo okushaqisayo.
Ukubulala komndeni wakwaCowden: Izinhlelo zokukhempa ngomzuzu wokugcina
Ukuze siqonde isiphetho esibuhlungu somndeni wakwaCowden, kufanele sibuyele emuva ngempelasonto yoSuku Lwabasebenzi luka-1974. Umndeni, uphelezelwa othandekayo wabo u-Basset Hound, uDroopy, wenza izinhlelo ngomzuzu wokugcina wokukhempa eduze kwaseCarberry Creek eCopper, e-Oregon. Le ndawo enhle yokukhempa yayibagcinele izinkumbulo ezimnandi, indawo ababevame ukuyivakashela esikhathini esidlule. Babengazi ukuthi lolu hambo lwaluzoba ngabokugcina.
Ukunyamalala okuyisimanga
NgoSepthemba 1, 1974, uRichard Cowden nendodana yakhe uDavid babonwa eCopper General Store, bethenga ubisi. Lesi senzo esivamile kungaba okokugcina okuqinisekisiwe ukubonwa kwanoma yiliphi ilungu lomndeni wakwaCowden. Kamuva ngalobo busuku, unina kaBelinda, owayehlala eduze, wayebalindele isidlo sakusihlwa kodwa wakhathazeka lapho behluleka ukufika. Waya endaweni yabo yokukhempa wathola isigameko esabisayo—akukho lutho olubonisa ukuthi uRichard, uBelinda, uDavid (, noma uMelissa, kodwa kwasala zonke izimpahla zabo. Isitsha sepulasitiki esigcwele amanzi abandayo sasihlezi phansi, okhiye nesikhwama sikaBelinda kwakusepikinikini. itafula, kanye nebhokisi lobisi uRichard ayeluthenge ngaphambili lalisele ligcwele.Ukuphela kwezinto ezazishoda kwakuyizingubo zabo zokugeza.
Unina kaBelinda ngokushesha wathinta abomthetho, abomthetho bafika endaweni yesigameko. Naphezu kokungabikho kwanoma yiluphi udlame okubonakala sengathi lukhona, indawo yokukhempa yazizwa ididekile.
“Lelo kamu lalixakile; ngisho nobisi lwalusesetafuleni.” - Isikhulu u-Erickson
Ngakusasa ekuseni, u-Droopy, i-Basset Hound ethembekile yakwaCowdens, watholwa enwaya emnyango wesitolo esikhulu saseCopper, ebonakala efuna umndeni wakhe owawulahlekile.
Umzamo omkhulu wokusesha
Ukunyamalala komndeni wakwaCowden kwavusa omunye wemizamo emikhulu yokusesha emlandweni wase-Oregon. Amaphoyisa esifunda nawendawo, amavolontiya, i-Explorer Scouts, i-United States Forest Service, kanye ne-Oregon National Guard bonke bahlangane ukuze bahlole indawo ukuze bathole noma yimiphi imikhondo. I-US Forest Service yacubungula ngokucophelela imigwaqo nemizila engu-25 ezungeze indawo yokukhempa, kuyilapho izindiza ezinophephela emhlane nezindiza ezinomshini wokuthwebula izithombe nge-infrared zihlola isifunda ukuze zibone izimpawu zomhlaba osanda kuphazamiseka. Naphezu kokuseshwa okukhulu, abukho ubufakazi obuphathekayo bobugebengu obatholakala.
Ophenyweni lwabo lokuqala, Amaphoyisa ase-Oregon State kanye namaphoyisa aseJackson County enze izingxoxo ezingaphezu kuka-150. Kwanikezwa umklomelo ka-$2,000 nganoma yiluphi ulwazi mayelana nokuduka kwalo mndeni. Udadewabo kaRichard Cowden waze wabhala incwadi esuka enhliziyweni eya ku-Medford Mail Tribune, enxusa abazingeli ukuthi baqaphe futhi babike noma yini engase ixhumene nomndeni wakhe olahlekile.
Ukutholakala kwemizimba
Ithemba laphenduka usizi ngo-April 12, 1975, lapho abahloli ababili begolide befica isigameko esinyantisayo eduze kwaseCarberry Creek. Emgedeni omncane, bathola izidumbu ezibolayo zeduna eliboshelwe esihlahleni esisegqumeni, kanye nensikazi esikhulile, ingane nosana. Amarekhodi amazinyo akuqinisekisile ukuthi izidumbu ngezomndeni wakwaCowden. Indawo okutholwe kuyo yayicishe ibe ngamamayela angu-7 ukusuka endaweni yabo yokukhempa.
Ukuhlolwa kwesidumbu kuveze ukuthi uBelinda noDavid bashone ngenxa yamanxeba okudutshulwa angu-.22, kanti uMelissa onezinyanga ezinhlanu yena ulimale kanzima ekhanda. Imbangela yokufa kukaRichard Cowden ibingakaziwa, nakuba abaphenyi bebeqagela ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi ubulawelwe lapho isidumbu sakhe satholwa khona. Kwabuye kwacatshangelwa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uBelinda nezingane babulawe kwenye indawo base befihlwa emgedeni. Naphezu kokuseshwa kabanzi, asikho isikhali sokubulala esake satholwa.
UDwain Lee Little: Umsolwa?
Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, abomthetho bagxile kubasolwa abambalwa abangaba khona, kodwa igama elilodwa liyagqama - u-Dwain Lee Little. ULittle, umbulali owalahlwa yicala, sekunesikhathi eside esolwa emacaleni okubulala omndeni wakwaCowden. Kodwa-ke, naphezu kwezinsolo kanye nobufakazi obuthile, icala lisalokhu lingaxazululwanga ngokusemthethweni, futhi awekho amacala abekwe u-Little mayelana nokubulawa komndeni wakwaCowden.
Izinkumbulo ezishaqisayo zesibhicongo soMndeni waseCowden
Ukubulawa komndeni wakwaCowden kuyaqhubeka nokuvusa umcabango womphakathi futhi kukhathaza umphakathi waseCopper, e-Oregon. Usizi lokushona kwabo kungazelelwe, okuhambisana nempicabadala emayelana naleli cala, kwenze laba ngelinye lamacala ombuso. ubugebengu obungapheli obungapheli. Indaba ifakwe emaphephandabeni kazwelonke, kanye nomlobi wobugebengu U-Ann Rule unikeze isahluko ecaleni encwadini yakhe, "Kodwa Bengikwethemba."
Sekudlule amashumi eminyaka kusukela kuleyo mpelasonto yoSuku Lwabasebenzi ebabazekayo ngo-1974, kodwa umndeni wakwaCowden usalokhu ugxile enkumbulweni ehlangene yeCopper kanye nendawo eyizungezile. Njengoba iminyaka ihamba, ithemba lobulungisa nokuvalwa kukaRichard, uBelinda, uDavid, noMelissa Cowden liyaqhubeka, lisikhumbuza ukonakala komuntu namandla ahlala njalo ezimfihlakalo ezingaxazululiwe.
Ukuzihlangula: Amaqiniso nemininingwane evezwe kulesi sihloko isekelwe olwazini olutholakalayo nemithombo. Uphenyo ngokubulawa komndeni wakwaCowden luyaqhubeka, futhi intuthuko entsha noma imininingwane ingase ivele ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ngemva kokufunda ngesiphetho esibuhlungu somndeni wakwaCowden, funda nge Borden House Murders.
