It is day 9 of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. On a sweltering June 26, 1957, Margaret Harold, a vibrant young woman, and her boyfriend, a U.S. Army sergeant, were enjoying a rare weekend getaway. As they were making their way, a green Chrysler came barreling toward them. Without warning, the car swerved, forcing them off the road. The driver, a tall, dark-haired man, stepped out with a sinister calmness. He approached their vehicle with a wicked look in his eyes. The stranger demanded that they roll down their window as he brandished a nickel-plated .38 revolver. At first, the man demanded money and then cigarettes. When the couple did not have anything to give him, he shot Margaret point-blank in the face. The horrified soldier, paralyzed by shock, fled the scene, racing through the rural fields that surrounded him. Finally, he reached a farmhouse, where he managed to call the police, relaying the horror he had just witnessed. The sergeant provided a clear description of the man who had attacked them—a man with an average build and somewhat tall stature, marked by dark hair and a clean-shaven face. Before police could find the stranger, he would do a lot more damage. 

Join Cam and Jen on this episode entitled “The Sex Beast: Melvin Rees.”

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Sources:

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-serial-killer-preys-upon-a-woman-out-for-a-drive

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/193/849/1733703/

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https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/rees-melvin.htm

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/melvin_rees/13.html

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