People v. Garrow

On Sunday, July 28, 1973 as residents and vacationers were leaving their places of worship and preparing for another day of relaxation in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains, the peace and tranquility for which Hamilton County has long been famous was shattered by the *253announcement that a man armed with a rifle had four young campers tied to trees in a secluded area of the county. There evolved from the occurrences and circumstances which were to be disclosed in the days that lay ahead a tale so bizarre as to create widespread national and even international interest. The defendant, having…