The Heppner flood was the deadliest in the history of the American northwest, and among the deadliest in the nation’s history. And yet, the disaster that struck the north central Oregon town has become nearly forgotten history.
The “Murder at the Regatta” was a story of jealousy, passion, and some say even madness that shocked and fascinated the nation, and changed the very nature of how murder was seen and prosecuted in the United States.