Author: The Oregonian

In December 2021, a talking crow named Cosmo went viral after befriending a southern Oregon elementary school. But it turned out Cosmo had enemies, and a dark side. Some neighbors felt terrorized by the bird. The police had been contacted — multiple times — about Cosmo swooping and pecking kids in the neighborhood. Then Cosmo went missing. What followed was a sprawling investigation into his disappearance: Did someone shoot Cosmo? Who would’ve had the motive, means and opportunity? And who was Cosmo, really? A victim or a villain? It’s become kind of a whodunit mystery. Except there was no crime…

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