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Loni Kai Okaruru – 5 of Hearts, Oregon

Loni Kai Okaruru – 5 of Hearts, Oregon

by Ashley Flowers | Apr 24, 2024 | Episode, Oregon Cold Case, Western U.S. Cold Cases

Loni Kai Okaruru made several stops on the morning of August 26, 2001, and interacted with several people, before she was beaten to death, her body left on a farm in Washington County, Oregon. Loni Kai’s murder was quickly labeled by police as a hate crime, but...

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