In the very, very small town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, there was
a string of very sinister events. It all started in this town of a little under 4,500 residents in the year 1977. It was a popular tourist destination because of the big mountain nearby. The mountain had a few attractions available, there was zip lining, you could go rock climbing, you could go hiking, there was even a look out at the top of the mountain. The most popular hotel was The Mountain Man Inn.
Deborah Powell and her very best friend, Donna Cook, were avid rock
climbers. Even though they were only 19 and 22 years old, respectively, they would always find places to go to rock climb. They liked to do outdoor rock climbing on cliffs and mountains, but they also enjoyed indoor recreational rock climbing. They lived in Ocean City, Maryland which had a population of just over 4,500 residents at the time. They traveled all over the country and to different places just to go rock climbing.
When they visited a town in Oklahoma, some other people that enjoy
rock climbing as well told them about a town in Colorado that is very beautiful during fall and when youâre on top of the mountain you could see around for miles. They specified that all of the trees are orange and red and it looked like a sea of red from all of the trees. Little did they know the leaves werenât going to be the only things that would turn red.
There was a well known man that lived in Glenwood Springs. He lived
there his whole life. Everybody liked him and he would always help people out even if it meant spending his own money. He was always super generous towards other people, especially people in need. His name was William Jake Parry, he was 47 years old. He liked to spend his free time not only helping other people but hiking up in the mountains. When people would ask him if they could go with, he always says no and no one understands why. As it turns out, he is a serial killer that has been on the loose for about 7 years. He never leaves any trace and has never ever been caught or suspected for any murders.
On one of the fateful days that this killer struck, unlucky Deborah and Donna
just so happened to be rock climbing. The nice couple in Oklahoma told them about the nice town in Oregon. Deborah and Donna decided to take the advice of those nice people and take a trip to Colorado. It was during fall just like the people suggested. They thought it was so beautiful.
They got a room at The Mountain Man Inn. It was surprisingly well kept. They
thought it was going to be all rundown and dirty and broken down but it was not. When they got there they took their stuff up to their room and they made a game plan. They wanted to explore the town but most importantly they wanted to do stuff on the mountain. They were super excited to go rock climbing and to see the view from the top of the mountain.
Luckily Deborah and Donna had climbing equipment so they did not have to
rent any. It would have been very expensive if they had to. The night that they arrived they decided to use that as a break day so after they made their game plan they went to bed since it was getting late and they had a lot to do the next day.
When they woke up in the morning they went into town to see all of the
activities they could do. They did not want to do anything besides go rock climbing that day. They went back to the hotel to gather all of their rock climbing equipment. As soon as they got there they were running trying to gather everything as quickly as possible. When they gathered all of their equipment they started heading right to the mountain. They were very excited to start climbing. It was a little bit of a hike to get to the spot where they could start rock climbing.
They got to the spot with the rock climbing anchors. As soon as they got
there they hooked up all of their climbing equipment. They started ascending up the mountain. They were having tons of fun climbing. Luckily it wasnât rainy or windy for them. When they got to the top, they stood on the edge and looked out around the town and surrounding towns too. The people that told them to go there were not lying. It was a beautiful view for miles just like they said.
After a few minutes of looking off the cliff and taking pictures they decided to
go walk around for a bit before they went back down. They discovered some amazing little animals they had never seen before that. There were also a few caves and little animal hiding spots that animals would run out of.
They found one specific cave they really wanted to go into, so they did.
Before they entered they made loud noises and threw little stones in it to try and scare any animals out. Nothing came out and the only noises were the ones from Deborah and Donna. They thought it was safe to enter so they did. It was a very long cave system. After walking for a while they smelled smoke. After a little more walking they found a few torches in the wall. And then they realized that there was a shorter passageway under one of the torches. They went in even though they had to crawl. When they got to the end there was one more room, and it reeked.
There was a man standing there, right in front of them. He towered over them
even when they were standing. His shirt, arms, and hands were covered in a red liquid. It was blood. He picked up his arm high above his and brought it down as quick as the flash. The cleaver in his hand struck Donna right in the head. She dropped right to the floor. The cave system is too long so no one could hear Deborahâs terrified screams. As soon as he got the cleaver out of Donnaâs head it was time for Deborah. Just like he did to Donna, he brought his arm up high and then swung it right down on her head. As soon as she dropped to the ground he moved their bodies to the pile of other dismembered bodies. He walked right out of the cave as if nothing had happened and disappeared into the trees nearby and no one would ever question a single thing.
