The Pied Piper of Tucson by Don Moser

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By Pete Cowgill. A gasping, blinking, white-faced John Saunders was sentenced to life in the state prison yesterday for killing pretty 15-year-old Alleen Rowe. Saunders, 19, his hands clenched.

The Pied Piper of Tucson by Don Moser


Charles 'Smitty' Schmid, aka the Pied Piper of Tucson, was known for his ability to get the girls to fall for him. Many in the sleepy desert town dated the popular former high school gymnast, but three never returned. Most of the young people in town knew Schmid was a killer, but he was so popular it didn't matter.

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(AP Photo) By: Margaux McDonnell The Pied Piper of Tucson Originally published in Life Magazine by Don Moser on March 4, 1966. "Hey, c'mon babe, follow me / I'm the Pied Piper, follow me / I'm the Pied Piper, and I'll show you where it's at." — Popular song, Tucson, winter 1963

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The story of Charles Schmid, a young man who seemed to draw teen girls to him and appeared to have an inflated sense of his own power, made headlines around the country. Many of the stories were.

'The Pied Piper of Tucson' True crimes of a child murderer Film Daily


Nicknamed as the "Pied Piper of Tucson," Charles Schmid was found guilty for the murders of three teenage girls during the 1960s. This year marks the 50th anniversary of when he murdered his first victim, 15-year-old Alleen Rowe. It's a frightening Tucson story many today aren't familiar with — one involving teenagers, murder and the desert.

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Charles Schmid during the arrest. In 1966, Schmid was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. At the time, the state of Arizona had temporarily abolished the death penalty and his sentence was commuted to 50 years in prison. Saunders and French agreed to testify for the state against Schmid and received lesser charges.

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"The Pied Piper of Tucson," and John Saunders, his 19-year-old cohort, murdered Rowe in May '64. Mary French, Alleen's 19-year-old neighbor and friend who was in love with Schmid, heard the.

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How a Killer Who Commandeered Teenagers and Targeted Girls Became Known as the 'Pied Piper of Tucson' Story by Jean Campbell • 1mo Pima County; MEGA © Front Page Detectives The story of Charles.

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This week on The Crime Reel we shall be looking at the life of Charles Schmid who became known as the Pied Piper of TucsonPlease subscribe to my channel and.

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Criminal Mind arrow. Charles 'Smitty' Schmid, aka the Pied Piper of Tucson, was known for his ability to get the girls to fall for him. Many in the sleepy desert town dated the popular former high school gymnast, but three never returned. Most of the young people in town knew Schmid was a killer, but he was so popular it didn't matter.

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Six Decades According a Gruesome Murder Spasm, the 'Pied Piper of Tucson' Still Leaves Be Mark To story came to Date "more or less in a piece" since reading the article both hearing Bob Dylan's song, "It's All Over Now, Honey Blue."

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July 8, 1942 Strangulation Tucson, Arizona, USA Sentenced to death in 1966. When the state of Arizona temporarily abolished the death penalty in 1971, his sentence was commuted to 50 years in prison. On March 10, 1975, Schmid was stabbed 47 times by two fellow prisoners. He lost an eye and a kidney. He died 20 days later photo gallery information

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By 1966, Schmid was known as the "Pied Piper of Tucson" and had been tried and convicted for the murders of sisters Gretchen and Wendy Fritz. He was later convicted of murdering Alleen Rowe in.

Tales from the The Pied Piper of Tucson series


Dubbed "The Pied Piper of Tucson," for his ability to get girls to fall for him, he stood five feet, four inches tall, but added three more inches by padding his stack-heeled cowboy boots with rags and tin cans. He also dyed his reddish-brown hair black, used pancake make-up, whitened his lips, and applied a fake mole to his left cheek—a.

Meet Charles Schmid, The Murderous Pied Piper Of Tucson


Updated February 17, 2022 Charles Howard Schmid Jr. charmed and befriended the teenagers of Tucson, Arizona in the 1960s — all while brutally murdering three young girls. Bettmann/Getty Charles Schmid was known as the "Pied Piper of Tucson" because of how easily he charmed the teenage population of his hometown.

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The Pied Piper of Tucson. Don Moser, Jerry Cohen. New American Library, 1967 - Murder - 211 pages. It was Life and Time magazines that turned a local story from Tucson, Arizona, into a national abomination. Reporters came from all over, to be sure, but on March 4, 1966, Life printed an ominous photo of the desert landscape where three girls had.

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