EPISODE 17: The Wayside Cafe
Kate and Paul take us to 1963 rural Idaho, where the owners of a small road-side diner and their son are involved in a murder. Victimology and perspectives of the scene help paint a more complicated picture than you'd expect.
Sources:
“Welcome to Payette County” (Payette County website)
https://www.payettecounty.org/
“Brutal Triple Murder in Payette County Remains Unsolved” by Paul Messick
https://www.newspapers.com/image/724416260/?terms=%22Daisy%20Jorgensen%2C%22%20wayside&match=1
“Triple homicide still unsolved 50 years later” by Cherise Kaechele (The Argus Observer)
“Verdict Returned by Jury in Payette Triple Murders” (The Idaho Daily Statesman) February 6, 1963.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/724490614/?terms=Neils%20Jorgensen&match=1
“Killer of 3 is Sought” (Spokane Chronicle) January 25, 1963.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/564477796/?terms=Neils%20Jorgensen&match=1
“Census of Population, 1960: Characteristics of the Population” by United States Bureau of the Census
“Couple, Son Die in Triple Café Murder” by Associated Press (1963)
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51006715/the-times-news/
“Days of Yore: Three Found Murdered at Wayside Café Thursday” by Reece Hrizuk (Argus Observer) 2013.
“Payette Authorities Seek Three Suspects in Murder of Couple, Stepson in Café” (AP/Idaho Statesman) 1963.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/724432208/?terms=jorgensen&match=1
“Obituary of Neils C. Jorgensen, Daisy Lee Jorgensen, and Billy R. Bristow” (The Idaho Statesman) 1963
https://www.newspapers.com/image/724435039/?terms=%22Daisy%20Jorgensen%2C%22%20wayside&match=1
“Rites Planned for Victims of Shooting” (The Idaho Statesman) 1963.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/724432033/?terms=jorgensen&match=1
“Triple Murder Leads to Suit for Insurance” (The Idaho Statesman) 1963.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/724404645/?terms=%22Daisy%20Jorgensen%2C%22%20insurance&match=1
“Sheriff Stephens of Payette County Continues Search for Slayer of Three” by Paul Messick (The Idaho Statesman)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/724416260/?terms=%22Daisy%20Jorgensen%2C%22%20wayside&match=1
“50 Years Ago: The World in 1962” by Alan Taylor (The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2012/05/50-years-ago-the-world-in-1962/100296/
“1962: a year packed with drama” (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2012/sep/29/1962-year-pictures
“‘Idaho Utopia’ reveals the unique history of New Plymouth” (Idaho Public Television) 2021.
“Meredith Leaves ‘Ole Miss’ in Broken Auto; End of Term Departure May Be His Last One” (The Idaho Daily Statesman) 1963.