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Where the Bodies Are Buried

by | Feb 13, 2011 | Inside History

The mystery over empty cemeteries in Oregon.
In the hills outside the northeastern Oregon town of Baker City is a cemetery not unlike many that dot the old mining towns of the West. Except this one has no graves, just pits and depressions where bodies were once buried. What happened? It was a mystery that fell to Oregon Public Broadcasting radio correspondent Tom Banse to solve. In the spring of 2010, a listener offered to g


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