Michael Hadrath

Death by Force

On a cool autumn evening on November 17, 1973, 15-year-old Michael Hadrath, a Caucasian male, joined his friends for a gathering around a campfire at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve, just across the border from their hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The group of five teenagers, including Hadrath, Stewart Baade, 18, his 14-year-old brother Dana Baade, Roger Essem, 17, and 13-year-old Sandra Cheskey, were enjoying their time together when their night took a horrific turn. Three brothers, Davi ...Read More

The Des Moines Register: 50 years ago, 4 teens were murdered at Gitchie Manitou. What happened that November night?

1973 Gitchie Manitou murders - Wikipedia

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