Vienna L Gustafson

Death by Force

Vienna L. Gustafson, aged 41, tragically lost her life on March 16, 1968, in Ironwood, Michigan, during a horrific shooting spree that claimed multiple lives. The incident, which is considered one of the worst crimes in the history of the Gogebic Range and the Midwest, involved a series of shootings that began at Gustafson's home and ended at a nearby tavern^1^.

On that fateful night, Eric E. (Ike) Pearson, a 56-year-old woodcutter and janitor, embarked on a violent rampage with a high- ...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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