On September 8th 1981, three members of the Mathis family are murdered and one is injured. John calls into law enforcement seeking help. Instead he finds himself as the only suspect in the murder of his wife and children. The only problem, prosecuting without actual evidence. After a short trial, John is acquitted but the murder has yet to be solved.

Sources:

Hamiel, Noel. 2022. South Dakota’s Mathis Murders: Horror in the Heartland

⁠https://www.keloland.com/cold-cases/mathis-family-murders-40-years-later-no-other-suspects/⁠

⁠https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/surviving-mathis-child-says-father-is-innocent-of-murders⁠

⁠https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/09/09/Survivor-of-multiple-slaying-making-sense-sheriff-says/8257368856000/⁠

⁠https://rapidcityjournal.com/twenty-years-later-mathis-case-still-unsolved/article_299e6074-bda0-5dc0-aa19-1eb0ab8f0728.html⁠