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S9 E24 - The Grim in the Straits - The Unsolved Murder on Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island.
No cars. No crime. Just summer light and lake air. Until July 1960 — when a widow went for a walk and never came back.
Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt
Original artwork by Todd Preston
Story researchd and written by Tracy Preston
Recording/editing by Tracy Preston
If you have any information on the murder of Frances Lacey, please contact the Michigan State Police - Cold Case Unit
Tip Line: 313-215-06785 / www.michigan.gov/msp
Author Reference
Rod Sadler — Grim Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Killer - https://rodsadlerauthor.com
“Cold Case: 1960 Mackinac Island Murder of Frances Lacey.” 9&10 News, Heritage Broadcasting, 2024.
“The Island’s Only Homicide.” Sun Times News, 2025.
“Unsolved Michigan: Mackinac Island’s Only Known Murder.” The Michigan Enjoyer, 2025.
Murder on the Island: The Death of Frances Lacey. WGRD 97.9 / Townsquare Media, 2024.
“Murder of Dawn Lee Magyar.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, last modified 2025.
People v. Jerald L. Wingeart. Michigan Court of Appeals Records, 2003.
Sadler, Rod. Interview with UP Notable Books Club, April 2024.
Sounds from uppbeat: vier-siscretion-is-advised-film-clip-movie-guy-1-00-02.mp3 / Horse-shorting-galloping-gfx-sounds-1-00-13.mp3 / foghorn-blowing-on-boat-felix-blume-1-00-04.mp3 / ocean-breeze-seagulls-ambience-gfx-sounds-1-1-02-56.mp3
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Mackinac Island.
No cars. No crime. Just summer light and lake air. Until July 1960 — when a widow went for a walk and never came back.
Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt
Original artwork by Todd Preston
Story researchd and written by Tracy Preston
Recording/editing by Tracy Preston
If you have any information on the murder of Frances Lacey, please contact the Michigan State Police - Cold Case Unit
Tip Line: 313-215-06785 / www.michigan.gov/msp
Author Reference
Rod Sadler — Grim Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Killer - https://rodsadlerauthor.com
“Cold Case: 1960 Mackinac Island Murder of Frances Lacey.” 9&10 News, Heritage Broadcasting, 2024.
“The Island’s Only Homicide.” Sun Times News, 2025.
“Unsolved Michigan: Mackinac Island’s Only Known Murder.” The Michigan Enjoyer, 2025.
Murder on the Island: The Death of Frances Lacey. WGRD 97.9 / Townsquare Media, 2024.
“Murder of Dawn Lee Magyar.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, last modified 2025.
People v. Jerald L. Wingeart. Michigan Court of Appeals Records, 2003.
Sadler, Rod. Interview with UP Notable Books Club, April 2024.
Sounds from uppbeat: vier-siscretion-is-advised-film-clip-movie-guy-1-00-02.mp3 / Horse-shorting-galloping-gfx-sounds-1-00-13.mp3 / foghorn-blowing-on-boat-felix-blume-1-00-04.mp3 / ocean-breeze-seagulls-ambience-gfx-sounds-1-1-02-56.mp3
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