Rachelle Gilbert

Death by Force

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 ...Read More

The Quiet House: The Gilbert Family Slayings

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

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