June 25, 2001. Hood River, Oregon. During a date with a friend, 41-year old Eric Tamiyasu hears strange noises outside his home and discovers an unidentified shoeprint. After his friend leaves for the night, Eric is not heard from for five days. His decomposing body is eventually discovered in his bed and it turns out he has been shot three times in the head. The investigation would uncover a number of intriguing suspects: the local sheriff, who made the odd decision to destroy a crucial piece of evidence; a close friend and business partner who allegedly had a dispute with Eric over money; and the person who discovered Eric’s body and displayed some very strange behavior. Did any these of suspects murder Eric Tamiyasu, or was someone else responsible? We explore a true whodunit on this week’s edition of “The Trail Went Cold”.

Additional Reading:

https://unsolved.com/gallery/eric-tamiyasu/

https://www.koin.com/archives/somebody-came-for-sole-purpose-of-killing-eric_20171130085922738/870127444

http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2002/feb/06/tamiyasu-case-rumors-swirl-around-murder/

http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2002/mar/06/tamiyasu-murder-draws-national-attention/

http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2002/jul/02/local-murder-draws-new-exposure/

http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2003/sep/24/family-turns-up-heat-on-cold-case/

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The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.