Soon after his initial investigation, Sheriff Weaver already had some working theories in mind. Gilley passed a polygraph. Tags: Execution, Oklahoma, The 1977 murders of three girl scouts at Camp Scott near Locust Grove, Oklahoma, is, in my opinion, one of the most horrific and fear inducing unsolved cases in American history. The next morning, the sun rose on another day at Camp Scott. 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. Justice was also reportedly an acquaintance with Hart and had claimed to have seen the writing on the cave wall. Gilley resigned under pressure shortly after the murder. When Officer McDaniel attempted to arrest Frederick D. Fair, the principal instigator, Fair shot the forty-nine-year-old lawman in the chest. Tags: 1930s, bizarre, Fraud, Oklahoma, The bullet in Chester Comers head made it difficult for him to speak. During storytime, Denise was again upset and asked to call her mom. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. To keep creating She woke up, got the girls, then escorted them back into their beds. sharing the stories, pictures and loves of Oklahomans across our great state. In the days following the murders, the investigation would lead authorities to various locations, including several nearby caves and a recently burglarized ranch. He was trying to raise money to start a business that used small airplanes and infrared cameras to . Not only had a monster snuck into the camp and done something so atrocious that it haunts Oklahoma to this day, but there was still a camp full of girls. the Murderpedia project stay alive. Meanwhile, James asked for an attorney when questioned by OSBI agents about the murders and was later convicted of another murder in 1984. Outside of a Tulsa nightclub, Hart abducted two young, pregnant women from the parking lot and drove them to Mayes County. 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. 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. 1970's Photo Of Oklahoma Serial Killer Discovered, WEB EXTRA: News 9 Coverage Of 1978 Serial Murders. had a $15 million life insurance policy on him, with his wife as the beneficiary. He was sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder. One of the only places authorities couldnt find blood was on the cot on the right side of the tent. Green was later killed in an unrelated incident. Thank you very much in advance. The Greatest Rock Stars Who Died Before 30. News reports show the extensive investigation and sketches leading up to his arrest in Chicago and trial in Oklahoma City. The Wall Street Journal reporter Jonathan Kwitny wrote The Mullendore Murder Case in 1974 about the murder. Immediately, the news of the brutal murders of the three little girls spread like wildfire. 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. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World Cory. 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). Additionally, the newspaper had been jammed inside the flashlight to keep the batteries from rattling against the plastic exterior. Cop Killer Frederick D. Fair, Oklahoma Executioner Rich Owens Discusses His Long Career in 1948 Article, Mug Shot Monday! Mullendore murder case remains active, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=E.C._Mullendore_III&oldid=1140689909, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 07:58. Last year, the board recommended Nance's life sentence be commuted to 25 years, but the move was denied by the governor. Shroff Ranch was owned by Jack Shroff and was located within a mile of the camp. How had this happened? Barbara Ann Spengler/Flickr 2. Her cheating husband was not home at the time and saw her body through a window, before entering the home. "While all the other tents in the camp had four girls in them, Tent #8 only had three girls," Wilson said. Additionally, they all were rumored to have ties to Hart. 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. As if this wasn't enough evidence that the killer had been living in the cave, the words The Killer was here. 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The killer or killers left few clues. A team of OSBI agents arrested Hart at a residence located about 45 miles from Camp Scott. The duct tape and rope both matched the kind used on the three girls. Tags: 1970s, Murder, Oklahoma, . Further proof was a note written on a cave wall: The killer was here. Near the perimeter of the camp, close to a fence line, authorities found a crowbar and beer bottles. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really The bodies of her daughter and Sloan had been shoved into the trunk of Sloan's car. When turned on, just one small beam of light escaped the flashlight. 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. It was the first night of Girl Scout camp when 3 young girls were killed and sexually molested. However, the OSBI told sister station KOCO though Stevens was named at the trial, DNA proved to not be a match. Around midnight, Counselor Carla Wilhite heard some campers giggling outside near the latrine. This horrific crime happened on June 13, 1977 at Camp Scott in Mayes County. [4] In 1972, a bankruptcy plan was approved to pay off part of the ranch's debt and refinance the rest, including using $5 million of the insurance proceeds and selling off livestock and other ranch property. Alongside Weaver was District Attorney Sid Wise, who immediately was at the forefront of the investigation. No trace of Lauria or Ashley has ever been found. Do you remember any of these photos/events in the 1970s? "My husband wouldn't go, it was too hard on him. Girl Scouts Lori Farmer, Michelle Guse, and Doris Milner were between the ages of 8 and 10 when they were brutally raped and murdered at Oklahoma's Camp Scott on June 13, 1977. Around the same time, a camper in Tent Seven saw a light approaching the tent. A fourth girl was supposed to stay in the tent with them but wasn't scheduled to arrive until the following day. That November, Crowe left [], Posted: March 30th, 2015 under Mug Shot Monday. Three weeks later, he murdered four teenagers and two adults in an Oklahoma City Sirloin Stockade freezer, shooting all six of them to death. The goal of the program is to assist with the financial burden of violent crime victims. BELL, John Albert "So, she turned around a second time and started walking back that direction and as she shined the flashlight in that direction again, the sound stopped again," Wilson said. After Farmer, Guse, and Milner were murdered, police suspected 33-year-old Gene Leroy Hart of committing the crimes. Because he was on parole for the rape and kidnapping charges, the court served him consecutive sentences of roughly 90 years. The killer had swept away footprints and tire tracks. Their tent, Number 8, was the last in the semi-circle and the farthest away from the counselors' tent, over 80 yards away. "We just felt we had everything to gain and nothing to lose by rekindling publicity," he said. Mullendore III. Decades later, local residents are still aghast at the details about the Oklahoma Girl Scout murders. Chapter 2: The largest manhunt in Oklahoma history kicks off in pursuit of two-time prison escapee Gene Leroy Hart, who, despite being charged with the murders, has a growing number of supporters. Their bodies were found just south of Robinson Street and west of 48th Avenue NW. His wife had also been shot in the head prior to the fire. Here's a look into the cold case, Watch: Astros SP Luis Garcia debuts new windup after rule changes, Oops! Despite extensive investigation, no one was charged with the murder. William Tyson Horton was a serial rapist and child molester from Oklahoma City who operated between 1970 and 2010. Burrows said he did not want his board interview to "lessen or mitigate or excuse or justify" his crime, but he said his skills would be assets to society. "There was talk early on in the legal proceedings to have this case moved to a different venue," Wilson said. "She was very influential in developing a support group for victims families in the state of Oklahoma," Wilson said. As he lay on the floor of a mechanics garage in Blanchard, Oklahoma, his head bandaged with a bloody towel, state crime bureau agents and lawmen from four counties knelt down to try and make sense of his mumbling, incoherent words. You'll receive your first newsletter soon! 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. Police believe the couple was killed that night or early the following morning. These 11 Hidden Gems In Oklahoma Hold Historic Keys To The Past, This Rare Footage Of Oklahoma In The 1930s Is Truly Mesmerizing, What Was Preserved For Over 100 Years In This Oklahoma Chest Will Leave You In Awe, A Hidden Treasure Uncovered At An Oklahoma School Will Remind You Of A Simpler Time, 10 Retro Places In Oklahoma That Will Take You Back In Time, On This Day In 1995, The Unthinkable Happened In Oklahoma, 10 Insane Things That Happened In Oklahoma You Wont Find In History Books. [], Posted: May 12th, 2014 under Mug Shot Monday. In fact, it would later become known that Wise had made a book deal with a local reporter in exchange for information. The trial itself took several days and drew both local and national attention. Though the witness would later redact their statement, and the theory was widely discredited by authorities, it wasnt entirely unbelievable. This is Rex Brinlee Jr. They were murdered in their tent and carried about 150 yards from it. Welcome to HistoricalCrimeDetective.com [Est. For three young girls, their first night of camp would haunt Oklahoma to this day. In one instance, Weaver told the media the murder weapon had been found. He called police and waited down the street for them to arrive. To this day, people still question if he committed this atrocity on his own. While both the effigy and the note were strange and upsetting, the letter also mentioned Martians. Farmer and Guse were found to be bludgeoned to death, and Milner had been strangled. Barbara Ann Spengler/Flickr 3. Two of the girls had been killed inside the tent, while the other one was killed outside on the trail. [2], Gene Mullendore handed over management of the ranch to his son in 1960 because of his failing eyesight. Shannon, a mother of 3, was last heard from in May 2012 but was not reported missing until August 7, 2012. Green told them Gilley had a .22-caliber rifle in his police locker, a gun the same caliber as the murder weapon. After some convincing, Denise agreed she would wait and call her mom the next day. The panel also unanimously rejected clemency for William Burrows, 47, a former Oklahoma City accountant who held his crying son with one hand and fatally shot his wife with the other hand in 1977. Police found a palm print on Sloan's car that did not belong to Gilley. It also had tape over the lens to dull the light. The handwritten notewarned, "We are on a mission to kill three girls in tent one." The view was obstructed by the showers. Gilley told an investigator he had known "that punk" Sloan in Amarillo, the University of Oklahoma student's hometown. The girls were found bludgeoned, strangled, sexually assaulted and murdered. Paula, a 44 year-old woman, was shot to death in her home on April 30, 2013. The girls were staying the night at the Freeman's mobile home when sometime during the early morning hours a fire erupted. In April 1977, just two months before the murders, a training session for camp counselors was held at Camp Scott. Collins is a trusty and has had a clear conduct record for almost nine years. Three weeks later, he murdered four. Heres a look back at what happened to three innocent girls at a summer camp in the hills of northeastern Oklahoma. He was married to Linda Vance Mullendore and they had four children. Within months of the murders, Stevens was arrested on similar rape and kidnapping charges. need your help for this. September 18th 2017, 7:09 PM PDT. On the bus, Denise cried about having to leave. Mug Shot Monday: Bank Robber Coney Coffey, Two Cars, 6 People Missing 43 & 44 years Found at Bottom of Lake in Oklahoma, Chester the Molester: Spree-Killer Chester Comer, That Time Nevada Executed a 17 year-old, 1944, The Most Miraculous Execution in American History (That Nobody Told You About), 1904. The Mayes County Sheriff Glen "Pete" Weaver was assigned to the case. You can opt-out at any time. 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. Sloan's 1968 Pontiac GTO was found May 11. Benham, 61, lives in Oklahoma City with her husband. If not, who do you think murdered the girls? Another investigation led, in 1971, to Gilley being charged in Cleveland County District Court with a misdemeanor of impersonating an officer. Even more compelling, the photographs found in the cave may have been developed by a man while he served time in Granite Reformatory. However, this crime spree is difficult to follow because his first three robberies were not reported to the police. Name: Date: Victims: Location : A: Glen Burton AKE. George Darnell, Captured 1931, Mug Shot Monday! No one was ever charged in the crime. "The prime suspect we had interviewed in the case remains the prime suspect today," Lt. Leonard Judy said. Tags: 1920s, 1930s, Murder, Oklahoma, William Tyson Horton was a serial rapist and child molester from Oklahoma City who operated between 1970 and 2010. His bodyguard/assistant Damon "Chub" Anderson was shot in the shoulder. Benham lived in Oklahoma City and Sloan was a Norman resident. Thank you! Justice has been arrested more than a dozen times and was said to have been evasive when he was questioned about the murders. All three girls had been sexually assaulted and beaten. There was no camp counselor in the tent with the girls that night. other prisoners. The police received a few tips on the whereabouts of her body but the tips only led them to a dead-end. Shroff told authorities that food was stolen from his home, along with tape, beer, and rope. I think it hit all of them pretty hard," said Wilson, OSBI investigator. [], Posted: January 5th, 2015 under Mug Shot Monday. She was not keen on the idea of leaving her mom Bettye and her 5-year-old sister. But there are still some disturbing facts. On the evening of June 12, 1977, the stormy skies opened, and heavy rain descended over Locust Grove, Oklahoma. Eventually, Hart was convicted on four counts of burglary for these crimes. The DkisasterCenter.com provides access to a variety of information including: After decades . News reports indicated Gilley was convicted of assaulting a prisoner in 1968 in Amarillo, Texas, when he was a deputy sheriff in Potter County. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "He had a violent, sexual history," Wilson said. One camper said they heard a scream in the night and another camper said they heard someone crying for their momma. Pat Garrett (57), an American Old West lawman, bartender and customs agent well known for killing Billy the Kid was himself murdered on 29 February 1908. 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. Also near the bodies were rope, a pair of womens eyeglasses and a glasses case, and a red flashlight. To the naked eye, a passerby may never notice the caves located near Camp Scott. Two of the sleeping bags were zipped closed. The Horrifying Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders Remain Unsolved 45 Years Later. "Our belief is that Gene Leroy Hart committed the murders," Fielding said. Allegations of obstruction and cover-ups have plagued the Norman Police Department in the years since the murders, but changes made hope to rectify those concerns. Police hope publicity will lead to new information. There have been three books written about that summer night in 1977, a documentary has been made, and there is a website just for [], Posted: July 16th, 2015 under Rediscovered Crime News. The best hidden gems and little known destinations - straight to your inbox. They were met by their worried parents who hoped and prayed their daughters would step off the bus from camp a camp they had trusted to keep their daughters safe. Nearby, down a narrow dirt road lined with looming trees and 400 acres of dense woods, young Girl Scouts rushed inside their tents. NORMAN Sue Benham has fainted once in her life. The paper found was the April 17, 1977 edition of the Tulsa World, pages 5-12, section C. This would become important later, as well as the women's eyeglasses. 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 data in the crime reports is derived from the annual Uniform Crime Reports issued by the FBI until 2020, at which time the FBI stopped releasing the annual reports in favor of its own electronic search engine. "You know, for a few years I would go to the cemetery," she said. Predictably, this information sparked controversy. LEXINGTON - Two men whose death sentences for separate murders in the 1970s were later modified to life imprisonment were shown no leniency Friday by state parole officials. These true crime stories from Oklahoma appear on the Historical Crime Detective blog. Stafford was put to death by lethal injection in 1995. E.C. Fair was later apprehended, [], Posted: November 2nd, 2015 under Mug Shot Monday. Mullendore III was born to Eugene Claremont "Gene" Mullendore Jr. and Kathleen (Boren) Mullendore. Namely, Weaver told the media that he was already favoring a theory that one person, a man, was responsible for the murders. How had they let this happen? All microfilm is available for viewing, free of charge, at the Research Center. The haunting story is known as The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders. Plus, there was no fence around the perimeter of the camp. The years have smoothed much of the pain, Sue Benham said. The new evidence turned up about a month ago, Judy said, and police have interviewed people connected to the original investigation. Witnesses said he acted strangely. Suddenly, the light flooded the tent and a male figure stood in the entryway. BIOG: Despite protestations that he earned his living by telling fortunes, Yogi was arrested Tuesday [], Posted: July 1st, 2013 under Rediscovered Crime News. In June of 1966, Hart's career as a criminal began. Many questions remain unanswered about the events that unfolded prior to, and at the time of the murders. Hidden beneath the blanket of dense trees, the camp is quiet now. Dale R. Lewis is the author of "Footprints in the Dew," a book about Chub Anderson, who gained notoriety for his connection to the Mullendore murder case in 1970. 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. "Anybody walking through that camp, unless you had a good flashlight, it would be pretty much pitch black," Wilson said. Further away, police located a crowbar and several empty beer bottles. Hart was well-known to locals as a stellar athlete and football player. Again, at 1:30 a.m., Wilhite was awakened by girls giggling in Tent Six. Robbery appeared to be the motive. At any moment, one of Oklahoma's most notorious murder mysteries could go from a cold case to a case closed. Testimony revealed Hart was a suspect early on. : Amlex, Inc., 1998). His wife moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma with their children and planned to divorce E.C. Tags: 1930s, Murder, Oklahoma, This is Rex Brinlee Jr. [1] Gene Leroy Hart was born in Locust Grove, Oklahoma in November 1943. screenshot taken from youtube from user Alana G. screenshot taken from youtube user Unsolved Mysteries. Upon arrival, investigators were faced with a gruesome scene. Mullendore III (October 26, 1937 September 26, 1970) was an heir to one of the largest cattle ranches in Oklahoma. The statement named Sonny James, Frank Justice, and Bill Stevens as the suspectsall of whom had substantial run-ins with the law. Their bodies were pocked with bullet holes. Serial killers Otis Toole and Henry Lee Lucas, who traveled together and separately across the United States in the 1970s and 1980s randomly killing . The three girls in Tent #8 had known each other for less than 24 hours when they were murdered. 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. 1925 - Tilghman's murder highlights certain problem areas for lawmen at the time - little coordination between agencies, communication difficulties between officers, and lack of a state entity which possessed statewide jurisdiction. Denise Milner had wanted to back out of the trip after two of her friends cancelled, but her mother encouraged her to go anyway. The board voted Thursday night to delay considering pre-parole for Altus butcher Carl Holder, who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking in 1990. Theyre So Different. Then, during the Hart trial, an Okmulgee woman testified that the flashlight found at the crime scene had belonged to Stevens. Officers entered Tent #8, where another grisly scene waited inside. Deputy Wynn said the photo is likely showing a witness ID lineup and Stafford could be standing among police officers dressed as inmates for security reasons. Tags: 1920s, 1930s, cop killer, Georgia, Oklahoma, Rich Owens was the executioner for the state of Oklahoma from 1915 to 1947. Closing the OSBI case will be a decision made by the director with input from Sheriff Mike Reed and the families. Sometimes its new forensic evidence and other times its as simple as re-examining clues thatleads to a cold case being solved. Because of degradation, they were unable to get a full profile but did obtain a partial DNA profile. After decades . Mullendore III was beaten and shot between the eyes in the den of his home on the ranch. He also helped pass the Oklahoma Victims Bill of Rights, to protect the rights of the victims no less vigorous than the rights afforded to the accused. The director of the camp considered the note a prank, and it was thrown away. A few men have "confessed" but the confessions were proven false. In the summer of 1977, three young Girl Scouts - Lori Farmer, Michelle Guse, and Doris Milner - were assaulted and murdered on their first night at Camp Scott in Mayes County, OK. 'Gotham Knights' kills Batman and replaces him with moody teens, This Houston rodeo food vendor wants you to eat his rattlesnake. TURRENTINE. Then, Wilhite and fellow counselor Dee Elder walked over to the Tent Six to get the girls to quiet down. OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. Thirty years later, new DNA tests were found to be inconclusive, since the evidence was too old. III, Kenneth Eugene At any moment, one of Oklahomas most notorious murder mysteries could go from a cold case to a case closed. He had a sister Katsy, who was married to John W. Mecom Jr., the owner of the National Football League New Orleans Saints. At around 3:00 am, another girl heard a scream come from the section of camp where Tent #8 was located. U ncovered: The Lovers' Lane Murders is a five-part investigative podcast into the murders of two teenagers in Norman, Oklahoma in 1970. He was a decent athlete and had some great performances, especially during his senior year of high school. Camp Scott closed its doors on that day, never to reopen, after hosting nearly 50 years of Girl Scout camps. Get more stories delivered right to your email. There had been other break-ins in the neighborhood and some women were sexually assaulted. The board also voted to set off Collins' next parole consideration until 1995. OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) The year was 1987. new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help History of the FBI's Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Field Office. While intriguing, unsolved mysteries are a nightmare for the loved ones left behind and the detectives dedicatedto solving them. She had been raped and strangled and was probably dead for a few days before her body was found. Eugene Claremont "E.C." Mullendore III (October 26, 1937 - September 26, 1970) was an heir to one of the largest cattle ranches in Oklahoma. Though Hart promptly returned to the state penitentiary in McAlister, Oklahoma to serve the remainder of his 305-year prison sentence. Hard, '' she said a crowbar and several empty beer bottles itself took several days and drew local... 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