George Bundy Wasson, a 79-year-old storyteller, educator and elder of the Coquille Indian Tribe, was killed at his Eugene, Oregon, home on March 19, 2014. Police say an acquaintance, Ricardo Antonio Chaney, 32, of Eugene, shot Wasson and then set fire to the residence on Elk Avenue during a series of violent incidents that unfolded in the early hours of that day.

After the homicide and arson, Chaney allegedly carjacked a black 2006 BMW at gunpoint shortly after 1:12 a.m., forcing two men in their 20s into the trunk; they escaped and called 9-1-1 unharmed. An all-points bulletin was issued, and by about 10:30 a.m. a confrontation in California resulted in Chaney shooting Mendocino County Deputy Ricky Del Fiorentino, 48, before Chaney was killed in a shootout with officers.

Chaney had a recent run-in with Eugene police on March 6, 2014, when he was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of methamphetamine; officers found multiple firearms and body armor in his vehicle. Wasson was a prominent community figure, first enrolling at the University of Oregon in 1953 and later earning multiple degrees including a Ph.D. in anthropology; he helped found the Native American Student Union and was known for preserving Native culture.

Did anyone in the Eugene or Coquille communities have contact with Wasson in the days before March 19?