Death on St. Charles Street

<p>On July 29 1962 four of Joe Strupp's relatives were found shot to death in their South Dakota home.</p><p>The killer: Joe's great-uncle John Bowman.</p><p>The victims: Bowman his wife and their two teen-age sons.</p><p>The result: a shocking tale of simmering tensions mixed motives and deadly outcomes that still harbors a mystery-why did it happen?</p><p>When Joe first heard about the tragedy 20 years ago he began a long and intense investigation into the family secret that revealed a tangled history of mental illness alcoholism and still-unanswered questions as to why this horrific crime occurred.</p><p>Why did a quiet frustrated father with no history of violence kill his family in cold blood and then take his own life leaving no note of explanation?</p><p>Why did the priest who administered last rites leave the church soon after?</p><p>Why was the killer allowed to leave a mental hospital after years of troubling incidents?</p><p>And why did Joe's family keep it secret for 40 years?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>