Ronald Bristlewolf

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?