In 2011, I posted on a couple of threads that I believed I had found the original recording of Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos Canyon). It turned out that I had a copy of the original - mine was a cassette tape, and the original was a reel-to-reel which was in the possession of Dick Barker, who passed away not long after I was able to contact him.

Timing is everything . . . I was searching for answers at the same time as Tim Z. Hernandez, an author, was also searching, and happened to see my posts. Joe Offer asked permission to put Tim in direct contact with me, and I will be forever grateful.

Tim's book, "All They Will Call You" will be released January 28, 2017, and a documentary about his search for the families of the victims will follow. There is a lot of information available at this link: https://timzhernandez.com/ - follow links on the page to other articles and photos. Tim is currently posting trailers and other info on Facebook on his page 28 Deportees Headstone & Documentary Project: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=28%20deportees%20headstone%20%20documentary%20project . I'll post other links as they become available, and will copy & paste text for those who aren't on Facebook. If you have specific questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I may not know the answers, but will be glad to ask Tim directly!