Episode 69 - The Gitchie Manitou Murders & Lost in the Desert
In this week’s Episode, Erika covers the Gitchie Manitou Murders of 4 young men and the rape of a young women named Sandra Cheskey, who would also be the sole survivor from the terrifying events that occurred on November 17,1973. The 5 friends were just out for a night of hanging out, playing guitar, smoking a little weed and enjoying a campfire, when 3 brothers showed up and changed the lives of the group forever.. The Fryer brothers saw the group and came up with a plan to steal their weed, but tragically this plan also included, murder and rape and the result was 4 lives lost way too early, and 1 life still dealing with the pain, guilt and horror on a daily basis.
Erika was back to drinking Yellow Tail Chardonnay, this evening.
Here is the link to Sandra Cheskey’s book “Gitchie Girl”
https://www.amazon.com/Gitchie-Girl-Survivors-Murders-Heartland/dp/1632132001
Erika pulled her sources from:
www.argusleader.com / What we know about the 1973 Gitchie Manitou mass Murder where 4 teenagers were killed / Laura Johnson / Sioux Falls Argus Leader / November 17,2021
www.argusleader.com / Archives: Sole survivor finds strength to tell her story decades after slayings at Gitchie Manitou /Steve Young, Argus Leader / November 16, 2018
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Then Amber covers the story of a family lost in the Arizona desert. Shelly Hubbard, Roger Sargeant and Shelly's two young daughters Tiffany (9) and Michaela (5) take a day trip to the Arizona desert. Shelly knows the desert well as she has been going there since she was a child. However, on this trip, the family's truck gets stuck on the slope of a riverbed and this is just the fist of many things that go wrong over the next 3 days.
Amber was finishing off her bottle of “Field Red” by Hook and Crook
Amber pulled her sources from:
I Shouldn't Be Alive "A Family's Desert Hell" Season 4, Episode 13
www.prebabin.com / "Survival Scenario: Vehicle Leaves You Stranded in the Desert" / Nick / June 24, 2014
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