Slabtown Chronicle: Portland Murder Tour

Author, poet, and criminal historian, J.D. Chandler takes us on a tour of the locations for some of Portland, Oregon's most notorious murders. Visit J.D.'s blog at http://portlandcrime.blogspot.com/

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• portland
• oregon
• murder
• crime
• tour
• travel
• violence
• writer
• history

[FreidasGarden]

Mr. Chandler and Gene could sit for hours and talk I bet!

[kenrg]

@FreidasGarden We'll have to get them together.

[FreidasGarden]

Interesting

[kenrg]

@FreidasGarden Interesting, good, or interesting, freaky? Or maybe I shouldn't ask ;^)

[FreidasGarden]

Respond to this video...He was driving so fast that he didn't notice--or failed to heed--signs warning that one of the bridges was out on the road ahead. The Phaeton swung into a gully and Mix was smacked in the back of the head by one of the heavy aluminum suitcases he was carrying in the convertible's backseat. The impact broke the actor's neck and he died almost instantly.

[kenrg]

@FreidasGarden That's a great story! Tom Mix was THE cowboy star at one time, I had no idea how he died.

[FreidasGarden]

@kenrg Gene has a book that tells how all the movie stars died and in fact whenever we watch a old movie he is inclined to tell me the story so after all these years I must admit I find the subject interesting as in curious. So Gene just told me another one! lol Tom Mix an old western star died a strange death. Mix was driving north from Tucson in his beloved bright-yellow Cord Phaeton sports car.

[kenrg]

@kingpolaris They don't let me out much lately, but I'm planning an escape.

[kingpolaris]

oh wow. havent seen u in forever

[kenrg]

@blackturtleshow It's important to be organized when your hobby is [studying] murder.