Thank you! Three weeks later, he murdered four. They were murdered in their tent and carried about 150 yards from it. When turned on, just one small beam of light escaped the flashlight. Mullendore III was beaten and shot between the eyes in the den of his home on the ranch. He was married to Linda Vance Mullendore and they had four children. At the time of his escapes, Pete Weaver was the Mayes County Sheriff. "I don't think any of them were prepared for seeing an 8, 9, and 10-year-old girl in that condition. I think it hit all of them pretty hard," said Wilson, OSBI investigator. Please refer to our. HALE, Harold Loyd McELMURRY Somebody shot her from the porch through a window into her bedroom. Because of degradation, they were unable to get a full profile but did obtain a partial DNA profile. Benham, 61, lives in Oklahoma City with her husband. But there are still some disturbing facts. The children were shot in their beds. They were found with their throats slashed about 3 p.m. on July 1, 1982. Officials said they believe he now lives near Dallas. Around 10 that morning, and without any explanation to the other campers, the camp was evacuated, and the girls were bussed back to Tulsa. Testimony revealed Hart was a suspect early on. You'll receive your first newsletter soon! Hart was well-known to locals as a stellar athlete and football player. As soon as she did that, with the light not being shined in that direction anymore, the sound started back up," Wilson said. other prisoners. DNA found at the crime scene has not matched any of the suspects or any of the other 3,000 samples it has been tested against. The cover of "Facing September," a murder mystery based on the case of Kelly Lynn Albright's murder. Again, at 1:30 a.m., Wilhite was awakened by girls giggling in Tent Six. He was a Tahlequah, Oklahoma plumber and operator of a night club, called "The Library Club," in 1971 when he was the chief suspect in the theft of a pick-up truck from a used car-lot. You'll receive your first newsletter soon! The Pardon and Parole Board voted unanimously against recommending parole for Bobby Collins, 37, who killed a Woodward County couple and their two young children in 1975. Bye bye fools. III, Kenneth Eugene Newspaper columnist Dale R. Lewis wrote the book Footprints in the Dew in 2015 about Chub Anderson. Tags: 1970s, Juvenile, Oklahoma, unsolved, Joe Crowes Prison Mug Shot Oklahoma State Penitentiary convict Joe Crowe is a great example of the laxness with which prisons once guarded their inmates. He escaped twice in 1934 by tunneling underneath the tuberculosis wing of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary hospital with 7(?) Their bodies were found approximately 150 yards from Tent #8. >> Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders: Timeline of events. During storytime, Denise was again upset and asked to call her mom. E.C. His death in 1970 was one of the most famous unsolved murder mysteries in Oklahoma history. Meanwhile, James asked for an attorney when questioned by OSBI agents about the murders and was later convicted of another murder in 1984. Police are retesting unknown DNA that was found at the crime scene. 3 Girl Scouts were murdered at camp nearly 45 years ago. Lori Farmer and Michele Guse were in the others. However, those familiar with the area or even experienced hunters would know that there were three caves surrounding the camp. Tags: 1920s, 1930s, Oklahoma, Skeletal remains of six people missing since 1969 and 1970 were found in two cars at the bottom of Foss Lake, Custer County, Oklahoma Tuesday afternoon (Sept 17, 2013) after authorities found their two submerged automobiles with new sonar they had been testing. This blog is the official website for true crime writer Jason Lucky Morrow, author of four books including the popular series: Famous Crimes the World Forgot, Volume I and Volume II. The Mayes County Sheriff Glen "Pete" Weaver was assigned to the case. On the anniversary of the slaying Thursday, Norman police announced a Norman citizen had turned over an object connected with the bloody killing that has renewed the hunt for the murderer. Thank you! 77-6-17 were written on the cave wall. It was a decade full of changes for Oklahoma due to the oil industry and many advancements in national defense, weather prediction and transportation. A Crime Stoppers reward is being offered for information. The Girl Scout Murders of 1977 still remains unsolved to this day, and is one of the most disturbing crimes to ever come out of the state. The trail ran along the side of the Kiowa Unit, which was positioned in a semi-circle, tucked in the furthest left part of Camp Scott. Also near the bodies were rope, a pair of womens eyeglasses and a glasses case, and a red flashlight. She has driven hundreds of thousands of miles in her car that has been wrapped with photos of Brittanyhoping to bring awareness to this decade-long case. might have owed to them. He called police and waited down the street for them to arrive. "Our belief is that Gene Leroy Hart committed the murders," Fielding said. Camp Scott was never reopened after that fateful day. He was sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder. Hart was later caught and charged with rape and kidnapping. An ominous threat seemed to follow the case, as well. Kenny A. Franks, The Osage Oil Boom (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1989). This horrific crime happened on June 13, 1977 at Camp Scott in Mayes County. Little did they know that day, June 13, 1977, after nearly 50 years, Camp Scott would never reopen its doors. On the evening of June 12, 1977, the stormy skies opened, and heavy rain descended over Locust Grove, Oklahoma. African violets were one of her favorites. In the darkness, through the dense trees, movement caught her eye. Bibliography. He was trying to raise money to start a business that used small airplanes and infrared cameras to . Following his conviction, Hart had escaped from jail but was believed to still be in the area when the murders took place. Eventually, Hart was convicted on four counts of burglary for these crimes. Didnt matter whether they were prescription glasses or not. Ashley has lived in Oklahoma for 25 years and is the Oklahoma staff writer for onlyinyourstate.com. Lori Farmer, a bright little girl who was said to be mature beyond her years and the youngest Girl Scout at camp that week, was excited to write home to her family in Tulsa. Additionally, the newspaper had been jammed inside the flashlight to keep the batteries from rattling against the plastic exterior. Bomb Slayer Rex Brinlee Jr., 1971. However, he did return to prison for his original crimes, where he died of a heart attack on June 4, 1979, at the age of 35. Brittany, an 18-year-old college student, was found dead in her Tulsa apartment on September 30, 2004. Amateur sleuths and Internet detectives: Now's your chance to prove your skills. Independently, Richard Guse, Micheles father, worked with former state Attorney General Mike Turpen to create the Oklahoma Victims Compensation Board. Get more stories delivered right to your email. Fair was later apprehended, [], Posted: November 2nd, 2015 under Mug Shot Monday. Witnesses said he acted strangely. The goal of the program is to assist with the financial burden of violent crime victims. During his life, he killed a total of 75 men: sixty-six of those were by execution, and the [], Posted: October 28th, 2015 under Feature Stories, Rediscovered Crime News. E.C. If you are interested in viewing newspapers published from 2015 to the present, please contact the Newspaper Department in advance of your visit at 405-522-0868 . In 1996, Ted LaTurner, a private investigator who looked into the case, got a petition approved that had the Mayes County grand jury take a look at some leads he had found. ran up $12 million in debts on the ranch, in part due to their extravagant lifestyle. Thank you! He said that he rushed downstairs and found E.C. Authorities returned him to the Mayes County Jail where he escaped again. [1], E.C. Thirteen people, eleven of them passengers, were killed and ten more were [], Posted: March 9th, 2015 under Mug Shot Monday. That evening a thunderstorm hit the area, so many campers huddled in their tents to stay dry. Collins, who still maintains his innocence, said he does not deserve to be in prison at all, but a reduced sentence would put his chances of release in his own hands. Andrew L. Warren, "Earning Their Spurs in the Oil Patch: The Cinematic FBI, the Osage Murders, and the Test of the American West," The . Solve these real unsolved cases, then alert the police so they can put these babies to bed. Around 6 am the following morning, a counselor named Carla Wilhite discovered the lifeless bodies of Farmer, Guse, and Milner stuffed into their sleeping bags near the main road into camp. This time, it would take police longer to catch Hart. When Wise and OSBI agents spoke to the press later, they said they had no idea what Weaver had been talking about. She stopped responding to family and friends in the spring of 2012. In fact, it would later become known that Wise had made a book deal with a local reporter in exchange for information. Authorities believe that Scherer was abducted by person (s) unknown after a robbery. Love Oklahoma? Weve looked at the Great Depression, 1950s and 1960s in Oklahoma, and now its time to see some memories from the 1970s. While in prison, he contracted tuberculosis. The charge was later dropped. The girls were all staying in tent #8 in the camps "Kiowa" unit the most remote tent at the summer camp (a fourth girl was set to join the three campers in tent #8 the next day). The family agreed to a $8 million settlement in 1971 after Linda Mullendore filed a lawsuit against the insurance company. Shroff told authorities that food was stolen from his home, along with tape, beer, and rope. Police hope publicity will lead to new information. Even more compelling, the photographs found in the cave may have been developed by a man while he served time in Granite Reformatory. [12] His killer was never brought to justice, and the crime was never solved. Mullendore III (October 26, 1937 September 26, 1970) was an heir to one of the largest cattle ranches in Oklahoma. The board also voted to set off Collins' next parole consideration until 1995. Because he was on parole for the rape and kidnapping charges, the court served him consecutive sentences of roughly 90 years. The blood type of Collins and the victims is A positive, he said. BIOG: The tents, though made to look like cabins, were wooden platforms with four cots, no lights, and a large flap serving as the door. Todays mug shot belongs to Tulsa bank robber Coney Coffey. Hubbard said he thought the boy was going to burglarize or vandalize his property, but board members replied that Hurn was riding with his father in a car moving away from Hubbard when he was shot. Heres a look back at what happened to three innocent girls at a summer camp in the hills of northeastern Oklahoma. He had a sister Katsy, who was married to John W. Mecom Jr., the owner of the National Football League New Orleans Saints. During the day, the three girls had all participated in camp activities and written letters home to their families. Some theories carried weight, some theories were unsubstantiated and untrue. Tags: 1930s, bizarre, Fraud, Oklahoma, The bullet in Chester Comers head made it difficult for him to speak. At any moment, one of Oklahoma's most notorious murder mysteries could go from a cold case to a case closed. Following a 10-month search, a tip led police to a cabin in Cherokee County where Hart was arrested on April 6, 1978. "It was the boogeyman story," said Andrea Fielding, the Director of Forensic Science Services at the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. All rights reserved. It also had tape over the lens to dull the light. Bye bye fools. In addition, LaTurner said he had a witness, who named three suspects. Others denied clemency Friday include Stacey Lamont Edwards, the "Draper Raper," given six sentences totaling 915 years for a series of Oklahoma County abductions and rapes in 1980; Ronald Litterell, serving two life sentences for the fatal stabbing of Patricia Henderson, 26, and her daughter Melanie, 7, in Oklahoma City in 1970. Green told them Gilley had a .22-caliber rifle in his police locker, a gun the same caliber as the murder weapon. Do you think Gene Leroy Hart was responsible for the murders? Chub Anderson died later that year.[6]. Tags: Missing Persons, Oklahoma, After my last post (The Andrea Yates Epidemic of 1901) I remembered reading this filicide story (a parent who kills their children) and decided to post it because it has subtle differences to it compared to the mothers in the 1901 story. "She was very influential in developing a support group for victims families in the state of Oklahoma," Wilson said. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The three girls in Tent #8 had known each other for less than 24 hours when they were murdered. . In 1938, Crowe was a prison trustee on a dam project near Fort Towson, Oklahoma, where state convicts provided a large portion of the labor force. Now, nearly 40 years later, a never before seen photo was just uncovered at the jail as a retiring lawman cleaned out his desk. The courtroom was packed and highly secure. He was an escaped convict that had been on the run for 4 years, before being captured. Tags: 1970s, Murder, Oklahoma, . Near the perimeter of the camp, close to a fence line, authorities found a crowbar and beer bottles. As if this wasn't enough evidence that the killer had been living in the cave, the words The Killer was here. Oklahoma Crime Rates 1960 - 2019. Please follow us on Facebook, for updates. Yet, the horror that took place on the decrepit campground haunts its vacant structures. NAME: Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The photo will be added to the sheriff's office file on this horrific set of murders that changed the way police dealt with crimes of this magnitude. In 1978, Roger Dale Stafford flagged a family down on I-35 near Purcell and shot and killed them all -- an Air Force Sgt., his wife and their 12-year-old son. To this day, people still question if he committed this atrocity on his own. 'Gotham Knights' kills Batman and replaces him with moody teens, This Houston rodeo food vendor wants you to eat his rattlesnake. Police believe the couple was killed that night or early the following morning. The trial also exposed previous threats at the camp leading up to the summer session, including the slashed tent flap, various burglaries, and a note threatening the incoming campers. Nance found Johnson nude hiding in the shower of the couple's apartment after returning home unexpectedly. Hours later, a camp counselor found the girls' bodies stuffed in their sleeping bags and scattered through the woods. Unsure of what to do, both girls went back to sleep. Soon after his initial investigation, Sheriff Weaver already had some working theories in mind. Although evidence pointed towards one primary suspect, no one has ever been convicted for the three murders that took place 45 years ago. Serial killers Otis Toole and Henry Lee Lucas, who traveled together and separately across the United States in the 1970s and 1980s randomly killing . Around 1:30 am, multiple people heard moaning sounds coming from the direction of Tent #8. Ashley has lived in Oklahoma for 25 years and is the Oklahoma staff writer for onlyinyourstate.com. Hart had been sentenced to life in prison years earlier for the kidnapping and sexual assault of two pregnant women. Cop Killer Frederick D. Fair, Oklahoma Executioner Rich Owens Discusses His Long Career in 1948 Article, Mug Shot Monday! Shannon, a mother of 3, was last heard from in May 2012 but was not reported missing until August 7, 2012. How had they let this happen? He was the boogie man of the time so when I saw that face and those eyes, yeah, of course I remembered that, Deputy Bradley Wynn with the Oklahoma County Sheriffs Office said. "You know, for a few years I would go to the cemetery," she said. [1] In fact, before leaving her home in Broken Arrow, her mother GeorgeAnn told a newspaper that Michele insisted she take care of her plants while she was away at camp. Someone had also created an effigy of a man, which they hanged from a tree by its neck. His wife had also been shot in the head prior to the fire. BELL, John Albert Though the main gate and the back gate of the camp were locked, the gate itself was not a challenging obstacle. All microfilm is available for viewing, free of charge, at the Research Center. Detectives believe she is a victim of foul play and continue their investigation in the case. When Officer McDaniel attempted to arrest Frederick D. Fair, the principal instigator, Fair shot the forty-nine-year-old lawman in the chest. No one knows for sure what happened to Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman on December 30, 1999. Summer camp has been a staple of the American experience for generations. slumped on a couch and bleeding. The police received a few tips on the whereabouts of her body but the tips only led them to a dead-end. It was a favorite spot for Girl Scouts to gather and make new friends and create childhood memories. Gene Leroy Hart, a Cherokee, was arrested 10 months later at the home of a Cherokee medicine man and later tried in early 1979 for the murders, but was acquitted. Their bodies were pocked with bullet holes. She had been raped and strangled and was probably dead for a few days before her body was found. Amazon. At about 6 a.m., a camp counselor was walking along a trail to the shower when she discovered their bodies on the side of the trail. Additionally, they all were rumored to have ties to Hart. Two of the girls had been killed inside the tent, while the other one was killed outside on the trail. "From Gene Leroy Harts perspective, the best place for him to have that trial was in Mayes County.". BIOG: NAME: 2023 www.oklahoman.com. The case still remains unsolved. The view was obstructed by the showers. On that dreary evening, 8-year-old Lori Lee Farmer, 9-year-old Michelle Heather Guse, and 10-year-old Doris Denise Milner returned to their cabin in the Kiowa Unit. A witness in that case, Don Bolding, of Bristow, was set to testify against him. Theyre So Different. Authorities were unable to exclude Hart as a contributor. In 1973, after being returned to the Mayes County Jail for a hearing at the Mayes County Court, Hart escaped but was quickly caught by police. OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) The year was 1987. Blood was found on the tent flap, parts of the floor and mattresses, and parts of the tent itself were broken. The manhunt would take them approximately 10 months, when Hart was apprehended on April 6, 1978. By 1970, the year of the murder, Everett, his second wife, and their kids were in Oklahoma. One of the Kiowa counselors, a young woman named Dee Elder, comforted Denise. During the police's initial search of the 400-acre campsite, they found duct tape, rope, a flashlight, and women's eyeglasses near Tent #8. Gilley told an investigator he had known "that punk" Sloan in Amarillo, the University of Oklahoma student's hometown. Outside of a Tulsa nightclub, Hart abducted two young, pregnant women from the parking lot and drove them to Mayes County. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. The handwritten notewarned, "We are on a mission to kill three girls in tent one." He appealed, received a new trial, and was re-sentenced to serve sixty-years for manslaughter. In addition to being a guard, his took the position as executioner because the state paid him $100-150 for every man he executed. Privacy Policy | Terms | Contact | Sitemap True Crime Historian Blog, Celebrated Criminal Cases of America, 1830-1910, Mug Shot Monday! A man was tried and acquitted for the murders. Paula, a 44 year-old woman, was shot to death in her home on April 30, 2013. FLUKE, William Top police officials declined to name the suspect, but law enforcement officials confirmed it is Frank Gilley, a Norman police officer at the time who patrolled the 10-Mile Flats area. When she isn't exploring Oklahoma, she enjoys visiting the beaches of California. >> Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders: The criminal history of prime suspect. The trail that passed by the Kiowa Unit also led to the back gate of the camp. The unsolved Girl Scout murders remain one of the state's most disturbing cases. The girls were staying the night at the Freeman's mobile home when sometime during the early morning hours a fire erupted. The evidence obtained by the OSBI has never excluded Hart and to this day, the OSBI says that in addition to not being able to exclude Hart, the evidence does not point to anyone else. Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News 9 delivered right to your inbox! Anyone could get out. These threats had previously not been disclosed by the camp, though they had been aware of the situation prior to summer camp. 1. Oklahoma City agents arrested Richard Tingler, who was sought for six murders, . Though the witness would later redact their statement, and the theory was widely discredited by authorities, it wasnt entirely unbelievable. Who was responsible? If so, tell us more about them! The Disturbing Small Town Murders That Came Out Of Oklahoma Forty years ago this month, Oklahoma suffered one of its most horrific murder scenes near the small town of Locust Grove. To the naked eye, a passerby may never notice the caves located near Camp Scott. One camper said they heard a scream in the night and another camper said they heard someone crying for their momma. Benham was nude. When police arrived on the scene, they found Tent #8 covered in blood. The duct tape and rope both matched the kind used on the three girls. Anderson claimed that he been upstairs drawing a bath when he heard a shot. However, lingering questions remain nearly 45 years later: was Gene Leroy Hart the killer? Johnson was the leader of the Oklahoma City band Prelude. However, this crime spree is difficult to follow because his first three robberies were not reported to the police. It is important to note that both of the victims wore eyeglasses. 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