Michelle, Lori and Denise - The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders

The New York Times, “Tulsa Mourns 3 Girl Scouts Murder in Camp,” by John M. Crewdson, June 17, 1977

The New York Times, “Convict Acquitted in Death of 3 Girl Scouts,” March 31, 1979 (author not provided on my digital version).

koamnewsnow.com, “DNA points to longtime primary suspect in 1977 Oklahoma Girl Scout slayings, sheriff says,” by Time Stanley, Tulsa World, May 6, 2022

The Oklahoman, “Answers to Scout Murders Case Gone With Slain Former Suspect,” by Judy Fossett, July 16, 1984

The Oklahoman, “Slain Scout’s Dad Testifies at Suit Trial, Recalls Girl’s Exceptional Memory,” by Griff Palmer, March 23, 1985

The Oklahoman, “New Trial Plea Rejected in Lawsuit Against Girl Scout Council,” May 7, 1985 (no author provided)

The Oklahoman, “DNA Tests Link Gene Leroy Hart to Girl Scout Deaths,” by Robby Trammell, October 25, 1989

The Oklahoman, “19 Years After Scout Deaths, Investigator Seeks Answers,” by Mark A. Hutchinson, June 16, 1996

The Oklahoman, “Still No Justice After 20 Years Slain Girl Scouts’ Parents Haunted by Murders,” by Charles T. Jones, June 9, 1997

tahlequahdailypress.com/news, “Crime Rewind: Officials say Girl Scout murder case unsolved” by Keri Thornton, November 11, 2021

koco.com, “Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders: The criminal history of prime suspect,” by Brooke Withrow, updated May 3, 2022

koco.com, “Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders: A look into one of Oklahoma’s most notorious cold cases,” by Brooke Withrow, updated May 4, 2022

newson6.com, “Newly-Released Evidence Points to One Killer in Girl Scout Murders,” by Reagan Ledbetter, May 9, 2022

claremoreprogress.com/news, “Catoosa resident shared tent with Girl Scouts murdered 40 years ago,” by Diane Dickinson, June 13, 2017

allthatsinteresting.com, “Inside the Horrific Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders that Remain Unsolved to This Day,” by Marco Margaritoff, checked by Erik Hawkins, September 26, 2021

abandonedok.com/camp-scott/, article by AOK Photojournalist Emily Cowan

strangeoutdoors.com, “The Oklahoma Girl Scout Camping Murders,” February 10, 2021 (updated May 2022, no author provided)

Oxygen.com, “Sheriff Says DNA Links Longtime Suspect to 1977 Girl Scout Murders,” by Jax Miller, May 5, 2022

morelaw.com, “State of Oklahoma v. Gene Leroy Hart,” March 31, 1978

girlscoutmurders.com – maps, diagrams, people involved, timeline, etc.

Assisted research and writing by Diane Birnholz