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Eric Frey

Case from Pacific, MI dated Sep 26, 1963

Victim Details

Eric Frey

Male

Pacific

MI

1963-09-26

22

Eric

Frey

07/19/2026

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In the autumn of 1963, a young man named Eric Frey, aged 22, met a brutal and calculated end in Pacific, Michigan. His death was not an accident or a random act of violence, but rather the grim culmination of a business relationship turned deadly. The man suspected of ending Frey's life was his own business partner, a dentist named Glennon Engleman, who led a sinister double life as a contract killer. The motive behind this horrific act was believed to be financial gain, a common thread in Engle ...
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    I’ve been diving into the tangled web of Glennon Engleman’s crimes and stumbled across that eeri... ...Read More
    08/04/2023
    I've been following the disturbing case of Glennon Engleman for a while, and every time I dig deeper... ...Read More
    05/07/2023
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