Hosted by Kristin Chenoweth, Tony and Emmy champion of The Wicked, Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders is a four-episode documentary series investigating the brutal rape and murder of three girl scouts in Oklahoma.
“I could have been among them.” The host mentions in the trailer how she narrowly escaped death as she had been unwell at that time. Her mother emphasized that she couldn’t attend the camping, which has stuck in her mind ever since.
As per Fox News, three girl scouts, Doris D. Milner, aged ten years, Michele H. Guse, of 9 years, and Lori L. Farmer, of 8 years, were raped and brutally murdered during a trip to Camp Scott, Oklahoma.
According to CNN, A local male, Gene L. Hart, was captured and charged for the killings in 1978 but was later released in 1979. Hart met his death from a heart attack while serving jail terms for other crimes.
New DNA tests concerning the case strongly link Hart to the murders, as per the officials handling the case. This documentary includes DNA investigations from the crime scene to determine the killer’s identity.
Forty-five years later, Chenoweth returns to her Oklahoma hometown in search of answers regarding the murder of her close friends.
In the documentary are testimonials from Bo Farmer and Sheri Farmer, victim Lori Farmer’s parents, Bettye Milner, casualty Doris Milner’s mother, Mike Reed, a Sheriff who restarted the case in 2016, and Camp Scott’s counsellor, Carla Wilhite, among others.
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders launches this Tuesday, May 24th, via Hulu. You can watch the trailer on YouTube for more descriptions as you wait.