Michigan Murders
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Michigan Murders refers to a series of killings in the Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor area between 1967 and 1969. John Norman Collins, an EMU alumni, was convicted of one out of 7 alleged killings and was sentenced to life in prison.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
John Norman Collins
Collection
Identifier: 018.JNC
Abstract
The John Norman Collins press collection is an accumulation of press materials, clippings, press releases, and video collected in the month preceding and years after John Collins was formally arraigned for the murder of Karen Sue Beineman, a student enrolled at Eastern Michigan University. Once on trial, Collins became linked to 6 other murders that took place in Southeast Michigan between 1967 and 1969. Known as the Michigan Murders, the young female victims...
Dates:
1969 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1990
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives