Oregon

Wild Wild Country

Wild Wild Country is a Netflix documentary series about the Rajneesh cult's Oregon commune, culminating in the largest bioterror attack in U.S. history and a wave of federal crimes.

Lost Women of Highway 20

Lost Women of Highway 20 is a 2023 HBO Max/ID docuseries covering murders, disappearances, and assaults along Oregon's U.S. Highway 20, linked to convicted killer John Arthur Ackroyd.

The Rajneeshee Case — 1984 Salmonella Bioterror Attack in Oregon

The Rajneeshee case is a 1984 bioterror attack in The Dalles, Oregon, where followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh poisoned restaurant salad bars with salmonella, sickening 751 people.

Thurston High School Shooting — 1998 Oregon School Massacre

The Thurston High School shooting is a 1998 US mass shooting in Springfield, Oregon, in which 15-year-old Kip Kinkel killed his parents and then two classmates and wounded about two dozen students.

Highway 20 Murders — Oregon's Highway of Death Cluster

The Highway 20 Murders are a cluster of Oregon cold cases and homicides along U.S. Highway 20, primarily linked to former state highway mechanic John Arthur Ackroyd.

The Murder That Changed Stalking Laws

On July 18, 1989, actress Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed outside her West Hollywood apartment by obsessed fan Robert John Bardo. The 21-year-old's murder sparked a national conversation about stalking and resulted in groundbreaking legal protections that would reshape how law enforcement handles threats.