January 2, 1956Great Falls, MontanaPatricia Kalitzke (16) and Lloyd Bogle (18) are killed; their murders remain unsolved Kalitzke and Bogle were last seen leaving a drive-in around 9 p.m. on January 2. When they failed to return home that evening, Kalitzke’s parents assumed the pair had eloped. The next day, however, three young boys found…
Unsolved: Child disappears while walking home from school
December 17, 1979Browning, MontanaMonica Still Smoking (7) disappears after school Still Smoking was last seen by a classmate who reported she may have accepted a ride while walking home from school. An “extensive search effort” was launched to find her and, on December 31, Still Smoking’s uncle found her frozen body in snow on a…
Man lynched, anti-union threats left with body
August 1, 1917 Butte, Montana Unionist Frank Little is lynched Little was abducted by six masked men around 3 in the morning. While still only clad in his underwear, the men shoved him into a car and sped off. After a short drive, they tied him to the car’s bumper and dragged him over granite…
FLW: can’t kill a smile
Famous Last Words Harrison Gibson White Sulphur Springs, Montana February 16, 1917 “You can’t kill a smile!” Harrison was one of 3 executed for the murder of a robbery victim, reported upon earlier today.
Triple hanging of murderers (and a formal invitation to the event)
February 16, 1917 White Sulphur Springs, Montana Harrison Gibson, Henry Hall, and Lester Fahley are hanged for murder The executed convicts were from a group of seven railway workers who robbed a train unassociated to their employer. Gibson, Hall, and Fahley shot their victims after the robbery, which earned them the death penalty. Invitations were…
