Five teenage friends went out to Gitchie Manitou State Preserve one night in November of 1973 for a fun night of music around a campfire. Sadly, only 1 of them returned home. After being approached by 3 men claiming to be police officers, 4 of them were gunned down for no reason. The sole survivor fought bravely and was able to obtain justice for her 4 friends. Join us in the closet this week for the case of The Gitchie Manitou Murders.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Gitchie_Manitou_murders
https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-allen-david-and-james-fryer-now/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75479720/stewart-w-baade
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75479796/dana_e_aade
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44867920/roger-norman-essem
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75716666/michael-robert-hadrath
https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-survivor-sandra-cheskey-now/
Investigation Discovery’s No One Can Hear You Scream: The Gitchie Manitou Massacre (2024)
Book: Gitchie Girl: The Survivor’s Inside Story of the Mass Murders That Shocked The Heartland by Phil Hamman and Sandy Hammann (2016)
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