Episode 224: Alleen Rowe and Gretchen and Wendy Fritz | The Pied Piper of Tucson

About this episode

The episode discusses the cases of three teenage girls who went missing in Tucson, AZ in 1965 and the community's reaction to the events.

By the summer of 1965 three teenage girls had gone missing from Tucson, AZ. When the truth would finally come to light the members of the community would be forced to question everything they knew to be true…and also what their children had been up to. Join me as I tell John the cases of Alleen Rowe and Gretchen and Wendy Fritz. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: NOCD If you're struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started: https://learn.nocd.com/TCC Sources: https://altsclass.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/8/0/38808759/lifemagazinepiedpiper.doc.pdf https://tucson.com/morguetales/article_db508906-e3de-11df-af58-001cc4c002e0.html https://tucson.com/morguetales/article_0826e27c-e245-11df-b65f-001cc4c03286.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166810356/james_mcilroy-fritz#view-photo=162428330 https://law.justia.com/cases/arizona/supreme-court/1973/1720-0.html Newspapers.com Access to the Daily News,Arizona Daily Star, and the Los Angeles Times from 1966-182

People in this episode

Host: True Crime Couple

Topics covered

• missing persons
• true crime
• community impact
• 1960s
• investigation

Keywords

• Alleen Rowe
• Gretchen Fritz
• Wendy Fritz
• Tucson
• missing girls
• true crime
• 1965

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Places: Tucson, AZ

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