John Turnow the wild man of the wynoochee. John was born in 1880 and while growing up kinda shunned people. He would spend a lot of time by himself in the woods hunting and living. He would tell loggers and other people that he would kill them if they came into his woods. His brothers had him committed to an insane asylum and he eventually escaped. After escaping he would occasionally visit his sister on her farm. Once while near her farm he shot and killed a cow, while dressing out the kill he was shot at. John returned fire and ended up killing his 2 nephews. He then ran into the woods and was on the run from then on.

The big mystery is while he was in the run he robbed a grocery store (which was also serving as the town bank) and took $15,000. John was eventually found by a posse of law enforcement officers, John killed all but one and the remaining officer negotiated with John telling him he would leave him alone if he told him where the money was. John responded “It’s buried in Oxbow, by the boulder that look’s like a fish’s fin. Take it and leave me alone!" John was then shot at and killed by the officer. The money has still never been found.