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Story Of Forgotten Men In Yuba City Orchard
A 1971 Associated Press feature profiles 21 transient men found murdered in Yuba City area orchards. Sheriff suspects Juan Corona linked to labor camps. victims, skid row residents near Marysville, lived precarious lives with few or no missing person reports filed. Merchant and lawman perspectives frame a harsh slice of migrant labor reality in California's central valley.
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Yuba City
Calif
Marty Thompson
Associated Press
Feather River
Sutter County
Juan Vallejo Corona
Old County
Roy Whiteaker
Skid Row
Marysville
Joe Miguel
State Farm Labor Office
el Street
Pete
Joe
Oregon
Miguel
Juan Corona
Washington
Oroville
California
Great Central Valley
Tehachapi Mountains
Sierra Nevada Range
Yuba County
Sacramento