"The North Dakota Strangler had murdered teens and a young woman throughout North Dakota starting in the early 1970's when he was a teen. He had gotten away with it by kidnapping them from different parts of the state, killing them and then burying them in his backyard. He was charged with killing 19 women in North Dakota but admitted to killing about 50 women throughout the Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa." Said the reporter.
Dr. Minson was on the internet listing to a documentary about the North Dakota Serial Killer. She looked at her watch and realized she was running a little late.
Two hours later North Dakota Senator Nancy King was showing Dr. Minson pictures of her niece's children. The two women were dinning at a Northern Italian Restaurant and were finishing up their meal. The North Dakota Senator had just been elected to office a couple of months before.
"Sadly my sister died when Miriam was very young, she was 3 years old. She was killed by the North Dakota strangler. Her car broke down on the highway. Miriam was in a car seat (this is when they first came out). . He came by pretending that he was going to help her but what he did was abduct her at gunpoint, drove her 200 miles to Grand Forks and then he beat, raped and strangled her. Thankfully he didn't hurt Miriam. Several hours after the abduction a state trooper found Miriam in the car seat crying. We didn't know what had happened to her until 1995 when they arrested the North Dakota Strangler.
"I'm sorry."
"Bill and I raised her as her dad had died a couple of weeks before in a farming accident. 1982 was a terrible year for our family."
Senator King paused for a moment.
"Well my niece is happily married and now has 3 children. My sister would have adored her grandchildren."
A TV screen was at the bar near where the women sat. Everyone became quiet when a news flash came on.
"This is John Whimmer reporting from outside of Grand Forks Prison which is about 100 miles north of Grand Forks. Reports have been circulating since this afternoon that North Dakota Serial killer has been killed by several inmates during a prison riot. Reports say that he was stabbed over 70 times. He was also kicked, beaten, and stomped on by as many as 30 inmates. This man confessed to murdering over 50 women including the sister of Senator Nancy King. Stay tuned for more updates on the situation. "
Thankfully for the Senators, they were sitting in an area where there was no one else around. The two women didn't say anything for a long time. They got up and said their goodbye's and quickly left before anyone noticed them.