Gitchie Manitou murders

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The Gitchie Manitou murders were an act of mass murder committed in the Gitchie Manitou State Preserve in Lyon County, Iowa, on the evening of November 17, 1973. Five teenage campers were ambushed by brothers Allen, David, and James Fryer as they sat around a campfire. Four of the teenagers—all male—were shot dead; the fifth—a 13-year-old girl—was kidnapped and raped before being released by her assailants. Allen, David and James Fryer were tried separately for their roles in the murders; each was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in 1974. All three remain incarcerated.

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