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Unsolved Homicides: “Mushroom Wars” Victims

August 24, 2026 · 33 min

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When unprecedented international demand for gourmet wild mushrooms drives up prices, a mycological gold rush strikes the remote Oregon forests where choice varieties are foraged. Decades later, investigators are still trying to solve the murders of two men who were killed and robbed of their harvests in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

If you have any information on the deaths of Tawng Mao or Phay Eng, please e-mail the Oregon State Police Cold Case Unit at: [email protected]

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