Facility Details
Occupant: Juan Corona (1934-2019)
Type: Unknown Burial
GPS: Unknown
Rating: ⭐
Why It's a "Must-Go"
The "Machete Murderer" died in prison, and his burial location is unknown. But the peach orchards along the Feather River, where he buried 25 migrant workers, stand as a living memorial to his victims.
You can't visit his grave, but you can drive past the orchards. It's a beautiful landscape with a dark history. Just maybe don't eat the peaches from that specific area.
The "Experience"
Agricultural and haunting. The rows of trees are orderly, unlike the chaos Corona inflicted. It's a place where the earth remembers what was hidden beneath it.
Why This Listing Exists
Juan Corona was a Mexican-American serial killer who was convicted of the murders of 25 migrant farm workers in Sutter County, California, in 1971. He was a labor contractor who hired the men he later killed.
The victims were found buried in shallow graves in the peach orchards where they worked. Most had been hacked to death with a machete. It was the worst mass murder in U.S. history at the time.
Corona was sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms. He died in prison in 2019. His burial location is not public, denying him a shrine while the orchards remain a silent witness to his crimes.