WASCO COUNTY INMATE DIES IN PRISON John Craven was convicted for ’91 murder, rape By the Associated Press SALEM – Prison officials say an inmate from Wasco County found dead at the Oregon State Penitentiary hanged himself with a bed sheet. Penitentiary spokesman Michael Yoder said John Patrick Craven, 33, was found Friday night during a routine cell check. They cut him down and tried to revive Him but could not, Yoder said. He had arrived at the prison in 1991 and was serving a life sentence for Aggravated murder and rape. He was convicted for the murder of Mary C. Walch, Who was found dead in her apartment on Liberty Street on November 8, 1991. She Died of a stab wound. She was 46. Craven was in a single cell in the disciplinary segregation unit on the third Floor of the maximum security prison in Salem. The Dalles Chronicle October 13, 2003. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Tired of slow downloads? Compare online deals from your local high-speed providers now. https://broadband.msn.com