Police hope photo solves 1975 killing of two farmworkers
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Police in Oregon are making another try at solving the deaths of two farmworkers in an arson fire that destroyed a cheap hotel 39 years ago, circulating a photo of a man who claimed to have Michigan ties and who fled after being questioned.
Salem, Oregon, police investigator Jim Miller told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the man disappeared without a trace after police interviewed him in 1975. It followed a fire at the Bligh Hotel that killed 49-year-old residents Arnold Stover and August Cico.
The man identified himself as 29-year-old Thomas Hanson and told police he grew up in Alma, Michigan.
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After he disappeared, authorities found no trace of anyone with his name and Social Security number.
Miller says he hopes someone in Michigan recognizes the man.