Rachelle Gilbert

In the small, quiet town of Delmar, Iowa, a horrific tragedy shattered the winter silence in the early days of 1981. Inside a two-story home on Market Street, the lives of a young family were brought to a violent and tragic end. Ten-month-old Rachelle Gilbert, a female infant, was found deceased on January 3rd, 1981, the victim of a shocking act that also claimed the lives of her mother and four siblings.

The grim discovery was made after law enforcement officials in South Dakota contacte ...

The Quiet House: The Gilbert Family Slayings

AROUND THE NATION; Mother and 5 Children Slain; Father Said to Kill Himself (Published 1981)