What Happened To Sandra Cheskey, The Sole Survivor Of The 1973 Gitchie Manitou Massacre?

Stewart Baade, 18; Mike Hadrath, 15; Dana Baade, 14; Roger Essem, 17; and his 13-year-old girlfriend, Sandra Cheskey, drove the 20 or so miles from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and across the border into Iowa, not knowing that for four of them, it would be the last night of their lives. As the Argus Leader

Stewart Baade, 18; Mike Hadrath, 15; Dana Baade, 14; Roger Essem, 17; and his 13-year-old girlfriend, Sandra Cheskey, drove the 20 or so miles from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and across the border into Iowa, not knowing that for four of them, it would be the last night of their lives. As the Argus Leader reports, the five of them brought a guitar and some marijuana and intended to spend the night doing what teenagers do (at the time, Gitchie Manitou State Preserve was a popular destination for teens and adults keen to party).

Meanwhile, brothers Allen Fryer, 29, David Fryer, 24, and James Fryer, 21, all local hellraisers, had come to the park for reasons that remain elusive (some reports suggested that they were around to poach deer). However, when they came upon the teens, they (the men) said that they were drug agents and were going to confiscate the teens' pot. The men then shot the four boys — their wounds indicated that they were shot by shotguns at close range  (via Oxygen) — and then James abducted Sandra, took her to another location, and sexually assaulted her.

The next day, the men planned to kill Sandra, but inexplicably, James instead took her home and warned her not to tell anyone.

If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available. Visit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network website or contact RAINN's National Helpline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).

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