Michigan's Lonely Hearts Killers

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Presentation & Lecture

Age Group:

Adults
Registration for this event will be open from January 7, 2025 @ 10:00am to February 4, 2025 @ 6:30pm.

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February 1949: RCA introduced the first 45rpm record; President Truman began his second term; the first TV soap opera debuted; and the couple who would become infamous as the “Lonely Hearts Killers” arrived in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where they committed a crime that would bring an end to their cross-country crime spree. Learn about the Michigan crimes of Beck and Fernandez as well as other “Cupid Club” killers who, throughout the years, preyed on Michigan lonely hearts through personal advertisements. Registration required.