Rudolph Maurin

Death by Force

Rudolph Maurin, aged 56, tragically lost his life on March 16, 1968, in Ironwood, Michigan, during a horrific shooting spree. The incident occurred at the Lake Road (Hautala) Tavern in Ironwood Township. Maurin was one of several victims in what became one of the most gruesome crimes in the history of the Gogebic Range and the Midwest.

The perpetrator, Eric E. Pearson, embarked on a murderous rampage that began at a residence on Airport Road and ended at the Lake Road Tavern. Pearson, 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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