
Original title
Massacre at Hells Canyon
Released
1/23/2017
Origin country
US
Genre
Crime, Documentary, History
Production companies
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Runtime
0hr 28min
In 1887, a gang of horse thieves gunned down as many as 34 Chinese gold miners on the Oregon side of the Snake River near Hells Canyon. Some have called it the country’s worst massacre of Chinese by whites. Though the killers were known, and at least one confessed, no one was ever convicted. In 1995, a Wallowa County clerk discovered hidden trial documents, uncovering the nearly forgotten incident. Why was the story buried? What happened to the killers? Who were the victims?
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