Terrie Biggs
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NEWS & EVENTS
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COMING SOON EXPECTED BY JANUARY 31, 2025
The unsolved murder of Sylvia Heitstuman, a devoted mother of six, shook the community of La Grande, Oregon, in 1982, and has haunted author Terrie Biggs ever since. Begun initially as a tribute to Sylvia’s life and family, in a quest to uncover her killer, this book evolved into a comprehensive exploration of Eastern Oregon’s most unsettling mysteries.
Through years of research, Terrie uncovered a disturbing series of murders and missing persons, spanning from 1978 to 2021, across three rural counties. Each case, painstakingly summarized from newspaper archives, interviews, and local records, offers a glimpse into the hidden tragedies of small-town life.
Both deeply personal and meticulously researched, Sylvia: A Life Stolen & Others Missing & Murdered blends memoir and investigation to reveal the haunting truths behind some of Oregon’s long-forgotten cold cases.
Now on Audible: Letters from Gill, Bali Ram, Hit the Deck, One of Eleven, Glimpses of Elgin's History and Dastardly Deeds, and The Unsolved Murder of John Mayfield.
Culinary Delights & Words of Wisdom
Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight show presented this is beautiful 8 1/2 x 11 inch, full-color, large print cookbook on his "Do not read list." I initiated it because of a goof I made on another book by inadvertently uploading the cookbook contents into "Some Trails Never End" for a brief time. Oh well, it got national exposure, so thanks, Jimmy. Please feel free to contact me for a direct sale because I have them spiral-bound. They are also in our local La Grande store Community Merchants. This makes a perfect Christmas gift.
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Some Trails Never End
This book is a must read for anyone interested in the history of the Pacific Northwest with many trails of folklore, colorful characters, legends, and events interwoven.
I had originally written and performed a small part of this story with three friends at the 150th Anniversary celebration of the Oregon Trail in La Grande. As I began researching the story I realized the book I did this reader theater (twice) was a romanticized version of a young girl being rescued from captivity by a Cayuse chief. It took me about 22 years to complete, edit, and publish what I would consider a more realistic and truthful version along with the other people involved in the Whitman Mission. I was very proud of completing this, which was my first book I wrote and the third I published.