What the records say
- When
- 17 Nov 1973
- Kind
- Murder
- Killed
- 4
- Coordinates
- 43.50° N, 96.59° W
- Description
- crimes in Iowa, United States
- Injured
- 1
Gitchie Manitou murders
Crimes in Iowa, United States
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.
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