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OriginalNightstalker · 07-31-2005, 02:52 PM

1.It's about a younger couple who were supposedly involved in some type of cult and they were parked on a isolated road and then murdered?

2.The two young boys burnt alive in a shed, I think in Arizona. Thought I saw a segment on this on A&E and they got two guys?

3.Who is Heather Graup and Wadatta?

DarkDante · 07-31-2005, 03:15 PM

in a possible update to the "Powder Magazine" arson.

Anyhow Wadatta was/is a Jamacian man with a deformed hand who hung around college campuses asking students for handouts. He attacked one student (I believe her name might have been Sara Beard) with a hammer causing her to have brain damage. According to the UM segment he was never found.

Later.

robbieasbury · 07-31-2005, 03:27 PM

Did they ever solve the case about the elderly couple who was killed in their camper at a rest stop parking lot?

ddelta · 07-31-2005, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robbieasbury

Did they ever solve the case about the elderly couple who was killed in their camper at a rest stop parking lot?

Yes they caught their killer and he was put away. If you do a search of this board there is a lot written on this case.

maniaguy6 · 07-31-2005, 08:59 PM

He was never charged with the blind river murders. Maybe he did it..I don't know. The only thing that gives me doubts is that the killer was approximately 30 years old (according to the surviving victim) in 1991. The guy that they arrested (for other murders) was in is mid to late 40s at the time. Also, I wonder what happened to the van that the killer was driving. The segment stated that it couldn't be found. Below is one article:

Copyright 1993 Toronto Star Newspapers, Ltd.
Hamilton Spectator (Ontario, Canada)

March 5, 1993 Friday Burlington Edition

SECTION: METRO; Pg. B6

LENGTH: 351 words

HEADLINE: TV show targets highway killer

SOURCE: FROM CANADIAN PRESS

DATELINE: TORONTO

BODY:
Gord McAllister, who survived a triple shooting that left his wife and a passerby dead, is hoping an Unsolved Mysteries dramatization helps resolve the 1991 killings.

"When Unsolved Mysteries called it just seemed like we had nothing to lose and seeing it on TV might just revive someone's memory," Mr. McAllister said from his home in Lindsay.

"The fellow playing the bad guy is a bang-on likeness."

Mr. McAllister, now 64, was asleep with his wife, Jackie, in their camper at a secluded rest area along the Trans-Canada Highway near Blind River, Ont.

A man, identifying himself as a police officer, knocked on their door about 1 a.m. June 28, 1991, and wounded Mr. McAllister and killed his wife in a robbery.

Shot dead

Brian Major, 29, who apparently stumbled on the crime, was also shot dead.

An exhaustive police investigation has turned up few good leads even though Mr. McAllister, who was shot in the back, provided a detailed description of the gunman.

The dramatization was taped in Ann Arbor, Mich., in November. Mr. McAllister provided information but wasn't involved in taping of the 10-minute segment.

"They told me that if I watch it on TV to make sure I've got someone there with me because it will bring back a lot of memories," said Mr. McAllister. He'll watch the show, to be broadcast next Wednesday, with his son and daughter.

Unsolved Mysteries -- which has broadcast 350 crime-related dramatizations -- says there are arrests in 17 per cent of its recreations when there is only a description of the suspect.

"This isn't the first show we've done about a highway rest stop so maybe it will serve as a warning to people that these can be dangerous places," producer Tim Rogan said from Burbank, Calif.

The McAllisters were driving to a family reunion in Winnipeg when they stopped to sleep about 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of Sault Ste. Marie.

After knocking, the killer shot the couple, and then Mr. Major, before he fled.

Police say they are looking for a blue van and a slightly built 30-year-old white man about six-feet tall with stringy blond hair.

OriginalNightstalker · 08-01-2005, 01:13 AM

What is the "powder magazine" arson?

DarkDante · 08-01-2005, 02:07 AM

Its your #2 case in your inital listing. Since you seem familiar with the case I won't go into details except to say that according to what Stack says in the segment their deaths may have YET AGAIN been related to a drug drop.

Also I found it weird that while one boy was heavily profiled in the segment his friend wasn't even mentioned by name or profiled. It is possible that they didn't get the parents permission to identify this boy in the segment although I can't imagine why a parent wouldn't want to find their sons killers unless that boy's parents actually think it was an accident (highly improbable in my opinion) that caused the boys' deaths.

Later.

DD

07-31-2005, 02:52 PM	#1
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07-31-2005, 03:15 PM	#2
DarkDante Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1,569	Hmm very interested in a possible update to the "Powder Magazine" arson. Anyhow Wadatta was/is a Jamacian man with a deformed hand who hung around college campuses asking students for handouts. He attacked one student (I believe her name might have been Sara Beard) with a hammer causing her to have brain damage. According to the UM segment he was never found. Later.

07-31-2005, 08:59 PM	#5
maniaguy6 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 04, 2003 Posts: 26	He was never charged with the blind river murders. Maybe he did it..I don't know. The only thing that gives me doubts is that the killer was approximately 30 years old (according to the surviving victim) in 1991. The guy that they arrested (for other murders) was in is mid to late 40s at the time. Also, I wonder what happened to the van that the killer was driving. The segment stated that it couldn't be found. Below is one article: Copyright 1993 Toronto Star Newspapers, Ltd. Hamilton Spectator (Ontario, Canada) March 5, 1993 Friday Burlington Edition SECTION: METRO; Pg. B6 LENGTH: 351 words HEADLINE: TV show targets highway killer SOURCE: FROM CANADIAN PRESS DATELINE: TORONTO BODY: Gord McAllister, who survived a triple shooting that left his wife and a passerby dead, is hoping an Unsolved Mysteries dramatization helps resolve the 1991 killings. "When Unsolved Mysteries called it just seemed like we had nothing to lose and seeing it on TV might just revive someone's memory," Mr. McAllister said from his home in Lindsay. "The fellow playing the bad guy is a bang-on likeness." Mr. McAllister, now 64, was asleep with his wife, Jackie, in their camper at a secluded rest area along the Trans-Canada Highway near Blind River, Ont. A man, identifying himself as a police officer, knocked on their door about 1 a.m. June 28, 1991, and wounded Mr. McAllister and killed his wife in a robbery. Shot dead Brian Major, 29, who apparently stumbled on the crime, was also shot dead. An exhaustive police investigation has turned up few good leads even though Mr. McAllister, who was shot in the back, provided a detailed description of the gunman. The dramatization was taped in Ann Arbor, Mich., in November. Mr. McAllister provided information but wasn't involved in taping of the 10-minute segment. "They told me that if I watch it on TV to make sure I've got someone there with me because it will bring back a lot of memories," said Mr. McAllister. He'll watch the show, to be broadcast next Wednesday, with his son and daughter. Unsolved Mysteries -- which has broadcast 350 crime-related dramatizations -- says there are arrests in 17 per cent of its recreations when there is only a description of the suspect. "This isn't the first show we've done about a highway rest stop so maybe it will serve as a warning to people that these can be dangerous places," producer Tim Rogan said from Burbank, Calif. The McAllisters were driving to a family reunion in Winnipeg when they stopped to sleep about 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of Sault Ste. Marie. After knocking, the killer shot the couple, and then Mr. Major, before he fled. Police say they are looking for a blue van and a slightly built 30-year-old white man about six-feet tall with stringy blond hair.

08-01-2005, 01:13 AM	#6
OriginalNightstalker Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 21, 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 78	What is the "powder magazine" arson?

08-01-2005, 02:07 AM	#7
DarkDante Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1,569	Its your #2 case in your inital listing. Since you seem familiar with the case I won't go into details except to say that according to what Stack says in the segment their deaths may have YET AGAIN been related to a drug drop. Also I found it weird that while one boy was heavily profiled in the segment his friend wasn't even mentioned by name or profiled. It is possible that they didn't get the parents permission to identify this boy in the segment although I can't imagine why a parent wouldn't want to find their sons killers unless that boy's parents actually think it was an accident (highly improbable in my opinion) that caused the boys' deaths. Later. DD