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10 Horrific Facts about the Girl Scout Murders in 1977

On the morning of June 13, 1977, at Camp Scott in Mayes County, Oklahoma, the United States, the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders took place. Three Girl Scouts between the ages of 8 and 10 were the victims; they were raped and killed. Then, some 150 yards (140 meters) from their tent, their bodies were dumped on a path that led to the campsite鈥檚 showers.

The night before camp started, on Sunday, June 12, 1977, at about 7 PM, the girls huddled in their tents. They included Michelle Heather Guse (9 years old), Doris Denise Milner (10 years old), and Lori Lee Farmer (8 years old). The girls were all citizens of Broken Arrow, an outlying area of Tulsa in Oklahoma.

They were sharing tent #7 in the 鈥淜iowa鈥� section of the camp, which was the furthest away from the tent of the camp counselor and somewhat hidden by the shower buildings. The following day, on 13^th June at around 6 AM, a camp counselor saw a girl鈥檚 body in her sleeping bag outside the tent. The three girls were later discovered missing from their tent.

However, two bodies were found lying inside a sleeping bag while crumpled towards the bottom. The other body was visible on the outside. Camp Scott was evacuated due to safety dears.

A suspect with a previous history of kidnappings and raping was arrested but was not convicted of the murders. After 45 years, DNA testing matched Gene Leroy Hart, the main suspect. Here are the 10 Horrific Facts about the Girl Scout Murders in 1977:

1. The Girl Scouts were Residents of Oklahoma, a Suburb near their Killing Spot

Lori Lee Farmer aged 8, Doris Denise Milner (10), and Michelle Heather Guse (9) were the girl scouts who were raped and murdered. It was around 7 PM on Sunday 12^th June 1977 when they huddled in their tents to sleep at Camp Scott, Mayes County, Oklahoma, in the United States.

The three girls were native residents of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma which is a suburb of Tulsa. Their homes were located a couple of miles away from the spot where they lost their lives. This was horrific to the families of girls as well as the Oklahoma community.

2. The Girls Shared a Tent Located Farthest from the Camp Counselor

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The girls had joined other youngsters for camping at Camp Scott located near a forested hiking trail. Everyone who reported at the campsite was given a tent to share with other girls.

Lori, Doris, and Michelle were sharing a tent, tent #7 in the camp鈥檚 鈥淜iowa鈥� unit. Unfortunately, the three girls’ tent was located the farthest from the location of the camp counselor鈥檚 tent.

They were partially obscured by the camp鈥檚 showers. The location of the tent where the three girls were to stay over might have contributed to their easy vanishing without being noticed.

3. A Camp Counselor Stumbled upon a Girl鈥檚 Body in a Sleeping Bag in a Wooded Area

On 12^th June, the day the camp was to start, something terrible happened. At around 6 AM, a camp counselor stumbled upon a girl鈥檚 body in her sleeping bag on the way to the shower. The girl鈥檚 body was in the sleeping bag in a wooded area which was outside the tent area.

This is when it was discovered that Lori Lee Farmer, Doris Denise Milner, and Michelle Heather Guse were missing from tent #7. The search for the three girls began and discovered that they had been murdered. One body was visible on the inside, and two were inside a sleeping bag.

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4. Lori, Doris, and Michelle had been Raped, Bludgeoned, and Strangled

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The three scout girls鈥� bodies were found on a trail leading to the showers which were 150 yards from the tent. Testing commenced after local authorities were called to the crime scene to bring order after the panic over finding the bodies.

It was then revealed from the subsequent testing that the three scout girls were bludgeoned and strangled. Other than being bludgeoned and strangled, the three scout girls had been raped too.

5. Tools Belonging to the Murderer were Found on the Girls’ Bodies

There was more discovery of peculiar things on the spot where the bodies of the three girl scouts were found. Some tools belonging to the murderer were found placed on top of the bodies of the three girls.

A large, red flashlight that might have provided lighting for the assailant was found on top of the bodies. A smudged fingerprint was also found on the lens of the flashlight. However, it could not provide identification because it was too smudged to hide a clue.

The investigators also found a footprint from a shoe size 9.5 in the blood that was in the tent. A landowner testified to having heard 鈥渜uite a bit鈥� of traffic on a remote road near the camp.

6. The Camp was Evacuated and Shut down after the Girl Scouts’ Murders

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Tension was built in the camp the following morning when the actual activity that had been brought was set to begin. The discovery of the bodies of the three girls put fear in the other youngsters who were alert and frightened.

Camp Scott had to be evacuated due to security fears and to prevent the same incident from happening. Later on, Camp Scott was shut down as investigations began.

7. A Suspect who was Previously Convicted of Raping Pregnant Women was Arrested

The case of the three girl scouts’ murder seemed to be hard to solve as there were no leads to catch the suspect. However, a 34-year-old man, Gene Leroy Hart was arrested in connection to the girl scouts murders.

Gene Leroy Hart had been at large since 1973. He had escaped from the Mayes County Jail where he was in for some serious offenses. Gene had been convicted of kidnapping and the raping of two pregnant women.

He was also in on four counts of first-degree burglary. A year later after the three girl scouts murders, Gene Leroy was arrested at the home of a Cherokee medicine man.

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8. The Suspect was Acquitted even though it was Certain he was Guilty

A local Oklahoma attorney, Garvin A. Isaacs was chosen to represent Gene Leroy Hart in this case. In March 1979, Gene was tried for the murder of the three scout girls.

The local sheriff revealed that he was 鈥渙ne thousand percent鈥� certain that Gene Leroy was quilts of the crime. The local jury acquitted him of the three counts. However, Gene had to complete 305 years of his 308-year sentence for his first accounts of rape.

What shocked many is that DNA testing to find the murderer of the three girl scouts took several years. Fundraisers were made to help in matching the DNA, but the results turned positive and linked to Gene Leroy Hart in 2022.

9. The Girl Scouts Murder Suspect Collapsed and Died in a Prison Yard

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Gene Leroy Hart was returned to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary to complete his remaining 305 years of the sentence. However, he lived for two years after the murders of the three girls.

On 4^th June 1979, Gene Leroy collapsed and died of a heart attack. He had involved himself in lifting weights and jogging for an hour in the prison exercise yard.

10. Two Families of the Victims Sued the Magic Empire Council for their Girls’ Deaths

After the murder suspect was acquitted of the three girl scouts murders, their families never gave up seeking justice. The two families of the victims decided to sue the Magic Empire Council and its insurer for $5 million. They alleged that there was negligence that led to the murders of the three girls.

The main points during the civil trial included a discussion of several things. They included the threatening note and that tent #7 was 87 yards from the counselors’ tent. However, jurors voted in favor of Magic Empire in a 9-3 vote.

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