Katherine Rigoni

Death by Force

Katherine Rigoni, aged 59, tragically lost her life on March 16, 1968, in Ironwood, Michigan. Her death was part of a horrific shooting spree that shook the community. On that fateful night, Eric E. Pearson, a 56-year-old resident of Lake Superior Road, Ironwood Township, went on a murderous rampage, resulting in the deaths of seven individuals, including Katherine Rigoni. The incident began at a modern one-story dwelling on Airport Road and ended at the Lake Road Tavern, approximately two and a ...Read More

Newspapers.com: Stunned Residents Mass as Gunman Led to Court

7 Slain, 3 Wounded in Michigan; Woodsman Accused of Murder; Patrons Seize Him in Tavern, Site of the Last Shooting -- Motive Undermined (Published 1968)

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