Unsolved murders. The husband/father of the boys, John Mathis, found not-guilty in 1982.
Who killed this family?
A book was written about the murders as well:
These are the only pictures I could find.
LaDonna Mathis and her sons, Brian, Patrick and baby, Duane
Who killed this family?
Mathis family murders: 40 years later no other suspects
No one has ever been held responsible for 40-year-old murders of a Mt. Vernon family. We look back at one of the most infamous murder trials in SD history.
www.keloland.com
A book was written about the murders as well:
A mother and 2 sons shot dead in their beds: South Dakota's gruesome Mathis killings examined in new book
The Mathis case, the trial and the questions that remain to this day are the subject of a new book, "South Dakota's Mathis Murders: Horror in the Heartland" by long-time South Dakota journalist Noel Hamiel. The book is available to purchase on Monday.
www.mitchellrepublic.com
These are the only pictures I could find.
LaDonna Mathis and her sons, Brian, Patrick and baby, Duane