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Revision as of 03:36, 11 November 2013
Ronald Bristlewolf was convicted of killing three people in the Black Rock Desert in June, 1978. The victims were:
- Richard Weese, 40 of Longmont, CO
- Judy Weese, 31, also of Longmont, CO
- Peter Cachenaut, 75, a fellow desert recluse, who was killed after the Weeses on June 28, 1978
- Buried in the Winnemucca Cemetary
In his work of fiction, Bergon states that Bristlewolf lived at Pinto Hot Springs.
References
- "Nevadan Hermit Faces Charges of Murder of Three Persons," Ocala Star-Banner, January 22, 1980
- "Hermit Guilty of 3 Killings Near his Dugout," The Miami News, February 6, 1980.
- Frank Bergon, "Wild Game," 1994. p. 112. A work of fiction that mentions Bristlewolf and is probably based on Claude Dallas, who was convicted of killing two game wardens in southwestern Idaho.
- Deanne Stillman, "Desert Reckoning: A Town Sheriff, a Mojave Hermit, and the Biggest Manhunt in Modern California History," 2012. Quotes Bergon, but has Pinto Hot Springs in the Virginia Range?