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EPISODE · Jun 29, 2026 · 21 MIN

Oregon: The Murder of Eric Tamiyasu

from True Crime in the 50 · host Katy Accardo

On the night of June 25th, 2001, Eric Tamiyasu, a 41-year-old third generation fruit farmer from Hood River, Oregon, had his friend Diane Anderson over to his house on a rural plot of land, for a date. Eric and Diane had been friends for years and were exploring the possibility of growing their relationship. At around 11 pm, the two heard strange tappings on the windows and also heard the doorbell ring. Seeing no one outside, Diane soon left Eric's house around 11:30 pm. Four days later, after Eric's friends and family had not heard from him, a man named Don Dixon entered Tamiyasu's house with a spare key. He found Eric dead in his bed, naked, with two gunshot wounds to the head. What followed was a mystery and a cold case that Hood River Oregon's police department could not solve. There were many suspects including Don Dixon, a former business partner, Diane Anderson's ex and even the Sherriff of Hood River himself. But no one could solve the case and no one could fathom who would have wanted mild-mannered Eric Tamiyasu dead?Show Notes:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35004933/https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2021/09/16/unsolvedhomicide-eric-tamiyasu/

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