After the massacre, the Fryer brothers went to a farmhouse in South Dakota (per Des Moines Register). There, James sexually assaulted Sandra Cheskey. Prior to this, Cheskey had spoken to Allen, whom Oxygen states was referred to as “the boss.” Cheskey later recounted (via Des Moines Register), “I told him, ‘I’m only 13.’ And that really shocked him (Allen), and he would just tell me then, ‘I’ll do what I can to get you out of this.’ Instead of killing Cheskey, he took her home. The authorities note that Allen likely began to humanize Cheskey. Nevertheless, Allen did threaten Cheskey and told her that she would be killed if she went to the police.
Per the Argus Leader, the bodies of the four teens were discovered the next morning by a couple that was test-driving a new car at Gitchie Manitou. Oxygen writes that Cheskey subsequently went to the police. The Des Moines Register writes that the authorities were at a loss as to why Cheskey lived while the others were slain. Despite this, the police drove her around the area to locate the farmhouse she had been taken to.
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Cheskey later said (via The Des Moines Register), “They just thought that I knew the names of the people that did it, and they wanted them. They didn’t want to do all this driving around because, in their minds, they thought, ‘Why would they let her go? Why did only one of the three rape her?’ To them, it seemed unbelievable.”
If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available. Visit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network website or contact RAINN’s National Helpline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
