One of Oklahoma's darkest stories. Three young girl scouts are brutally murdered while away at their first night of camp. A Native American man is pinned for the crime but decades later much of the public still wonder if the real culprit eluded capture. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkieapp.com/library/. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-oklahoma-girl-scout-murders/
Lori, an eight-year-old girl begged her mom to attend a sleepaway camp to experience adventures like her peers. Although her mom was very reluctant at first, she ultimately sent her to Camp Scott, a Girl Scout Camp which occurred in June 1977 and the campers were bused to the campsites to enjoy the outdoors like children should.
A spooky case from 70s Kentucky, when three girl scouts were sexually assaulted and murdered at their campsite. The case has two suspects and absolutely zero answers.
The death of Lori Erica Ruff remains a mystery with no clear motive. Although semen swabs weren't taken from Lori's body, there was evidence that suggested she was sexually assaulted.
Gene Hart was a local football hero in the area until 1966 when he kidnapped two pregnant women, forced them into his car, tied them with nylon rope and duct tape, and sexually assaulted them. Later in 1978, he attacked women camping in a cave and left them wrapped in tape covering their entire face, eyes, nose, and mouth in the woods.
The evidence that was presented against Gene Keady was not concrete as it had links to jailers and photographs found in the cave that were supposedly his and had connections to a woman.
In this episode of Crime Junkie, the hosts discuss the story of Gene Leroy Hart and the mystery surrounding his involvement in the Oklahoma Girl Scout murders. With advanced DNA testing, there is a chance that the case may finally be solved.