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EPISODE · Nov 14, 2025 · 10 MIN

Was suspicious death in ‘boneyard’ really murder?

from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John

The coroner ruled Thomas McMahon's death an accident, and everyone moved on. But the testimony of witness Eliza “Boneyard Mary” Bunets was suspicious and contradictory. Could she have gotten away with murder? (Portland, Multnomah County; 1870s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1311a-did-boneyard-mary-murder-thomas-mcmahon.html)

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