I asked my dad about this as he grew up in Denver and they were the same age. He actually remembered the story because I guess he knew a friend of hers? Its blurry on the details as my dad is 75. Strange coincidence that in talking to him, I learned that this was the case that was the basis of a spooky ghost story in the Pikes Peak area I heard as a kid while I visited my aunt and uncle who have a cabin there, I guess not far from the crime scene. This was back in the 80s, and early 90s I heard this. Kinda crazy to learn this is the truth behind the story that scare me as a kid.
One thing that gives the authorities the indication that he might still be alive: No listing for him on the SSDI. But on the flip side they apparently have no activity associated with his SSN since 1976.
@@Alisha_79 That's what UI thought, too. He's living life under a false identity. He may even be out of the country. He could've retired to Mexico for all we know.
If he was in trouble with the law here in Vegas in the 70's, there's a very good chance that he's buried in the desert or at the bottom of Lake Mead. We were very much mob run back then (and that extended into the PD at that time) The good news is that if he was indeed offed by the mob he suffered pretty intensely
After murdering Peggy, it would be likely that he killed other girls around the country. I am so happy that Peggy's case has been solved and I pray that it has helped her sisters and other people who knew and loved her.
It was such a bold crime that he must have a history of assault before her as well. Any unsolved assaults around the places he lived in should also be revisited.
The fact that his family has no idea where he is says a lot. He cut all ties so not to be traced. They probably had no idea how bad he was but the fact that he didn't stay in contact may have given them reason to think that he was in trouble.
this is so sad.. She was only a year older than my grandmother. Though it's a different country it kind of hits home with someone around the person who raised me age. My condolences to her family.
In regards to the frogs, I used to work in a radio station that was out in a swamp. We had to watch out for copperheads and water moccasins when we stepped out for a smoke...
I really like the satisfaction of a solved case. The families & friends of victims of cold cases live in torment until that one lead turns up. I don't think there is ever closer for the families, but the not knowing has got to be torture. Thank you for bringing this case to light. RIP Peggy Beck.
Hi Gabby so glad you are doing well. You are very knowledgeable about cold case crimes. So sad to hear about Peggy Beck’s cold case. Hope her family will receive closure and find out what really happened to Peggy. Life is so fragile and so many tragic cold cases. Hope you stay safe and healthy 🌸🙏
I've been on a true crime binge lately (like more than usual😂) and you being my favorite true crime youtuber I couldn't click fast enough when I got the notification! Love ya Gabby!💖
This may be a silly question, but have the police looked into the possibility he might have gone to another country and changed his legal name and nationality?...
I’d say that’s a good possibility, but I’d also say anyone who knows the truth would be willing to lie for him. Edit: I think there’s a good chance he’s still in the US, never left. Back then, you could just change your name, move far enough to where no one knows you, and start a new life. It was much easier back then.
Hey from Texas Ms Gabby! I'm back, after a double back surgery!) to say hello again. What drew me to this episode was the b&w picture of Peggy. She reminded me of my Mom. And for some reason, her 2 sisters. I think you probably find a trail really quickly. But I'm not privy to the apps that you probably have. I'm thankful for yoo & I can appreciate the hours of study & research that you pour into your passion & helping bring closure for so many people. 🙃 we all have mysteries in our lives 😍.. Forgive me for rambling. God bless you & yours. 😍😻😲🤠😇🙏❤✝
@replicanna that’s a good idea. If there is technology to X-ray the dessert for unmarked graves, they would probably figure out what happen to a lot of people
@@sweetwillow right. I think that this should already be a thing and already be happening. You know there’s probably just an ungodly amount of bodies out there.
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I see so many cold cases being solved recently ! That is awesome. And btw your kitten is literally so cute 😍
I always get so excited when you upload a new video! Oh, girl, I live in South Louisiana, where the bullfrogs are everywhere!!! And the cicadas, those bugs that make alot of noise when the sun is setting. Then the crickets and mosquitoes, there's a constant symphony of bugs.. so, I can relate 🐸🦗🐝🖤
I really hope that the authorities can capture this man if he's still alive for the horrific murder of Peggy Beck, a young teenager who had her whole life ahead of her. I hope the family of Peggy Beck, can get some type of closure to their beloved family member. Great investigating of this case, Gabby. Take care 🦋
I’m really fascinated by old unsolved crimes too. It’s just so heartbreaking that the family members are left with no answers and no justice. It’s obvious you have a caring heart and a passion for what you do. Keep up the good work, Gabby! You’re fantastic!
Thank you for your work on vintage cold cases... especially the solved cases even if its twenty, thirty plus years later. It brings hope to the other cold cases being solved🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
You just know that there is very little chance... that this creep has murdered only once and stopped. I hope he is in fine health and they catch him soon and make him suffer like he did to Peggy and quite probably several other young women and girls over the decades. I have never understood why these guys want to not only kill the young and innocent, but destroy families along the way too. I just don't get it. Poor Peggy and her family.
Not to worry. If he is found, convicted and sent to big boy prison, his life will be a living hell. Being anally raped repeatedly on a regular basis doesn't rank high on my list off things I'd like to have happen to me at all.
It is a compulsive behaviour for most of them, they can't help it and they won't stop until they are forced (by authorities, or by death, or fear of being catched, but that os very rare, compulsion is stronger that self preservance for them).
Great video hun. It's such a sad case, and I agree it's unfair the killer has walked about free for so long. Sick. I hope he gets caught...P..S You look great! Hope you're well xxxx
Yes. I’m not victim blaming in ANY way but hopefully awareness of these cases helps. Kids, teens and even adults should strictly adhere to the buddy system. Especially when camping or anywhere away from home.
I know the photo is blurry, but I wonder could they do an Age progression on it, get a rough Idea of what he could look like. He could have changed his name
He probably covered Peggy's mouth & by her being groggy from sleeping might be why no one heard anything. I bet James Raymond Taylor thought he got a clean get way. He could of left the country years ago & or has a new identity. He hasn't gotten away he's just getting by.
I was thinking about the types of tents we used in the Girl Scouts (which were nothing more than 4 sided canopies with open corners and bottoms) and how the wind would tunnel through them making it impossible to hear anything outside of our tents. I hated those things and was constantly scared someone or something would just sneak in from the open edged (it just TIED together on a wood platform) I refused future camping trips that weren't in conventional tents or cabins. This was the 90's but I think similar tents had been in use for decades and I find easy to believe no one heard a thing when this case happened.
Thank you ❤ sensitive & thorough coverage of this sick, horrible and very sorrowfull, senseless murder case. I hope you can get attention to someone who can clean that old photo up and give us an "age enhanced" idea of the killer now.
There is a similar case in Oklahoma that happened in 1977. 3 girl Scouts were raped, beaten, and one was strangled in their tent. I think there might be a connection between these two cases. Maybe it was the same man that committed this crime. I just thought I put that out there. Maybe someone can look into it.
I attended Flying “G” Ranch many times as a kid in the early 2000s and, IDK the layout of the camp in the 60s or where in the camp she was murdered, but in the early 2000s the camp was VERY spread out. Based on the newspaper photo, they at least used the same platform tents we used today back then (which don’t zip, btw, they tie shut) so I’d assume the basic layout would be generally the same for the individual sections. Each tent held four beds and could be easily entered and exited without making a sound. The tents were also generally at least ten feet apart, if not more, and made of heavy canvas. The area gets a lot of crazy storms and wind. So, honestly, I’m not surprised no one heard anything that night or if they did they were half asleep after a late night and didn’t understand what they heard. The counselors were always instructed to never tell campers about this case and I didn’t learn about it until last year when all the new stuff came up. Sadly the camp closed in 2007.
We used those same tents in the 90's in Girl Scouts and, yes they are generally placed far apart, can easily be entered and even in the midwest woods, tend to become wind tunnels where you can't hear anything outside the tent. I started refusing camping trips and since my mom was one of our group leaders, I has some sway (cuz she wasn't dragging a bunch of girls camping if her own kid refused to go)so no more camping trips. I 100% believe that no one heard a thing.
I knew Peggy Beck and her sisters. They all were at our home, along with their mom, Merna, for Brownies/Girl Scouts back in the late 50s, early 60s. We all went to North High School in Denver. It was all hush, hush and nobody wanted to talk about what happened. Peggy’s youngest sister died several years ago. She went to North with my youngest sister.
I knew about this case, but I wasn't aware they couldn't find him! I wonder where he is and what happened to him? Is he still out there like they believe, or has he already passed away? Also, have you heard of the other case involving murder durning a girl scout camping trip? There's this case (i forget where) where three girls were killed in their tent during the night. It caused the camp to permanently close. It's unsolved if I remember. It's upsetting that girls can't enjoy time camping without stuff like this happening.
The Camp Scott Girl Scout murders took place in Mayes County, Oklahoma. It's close to Tulsa. It's tragic what happened to those little girls. May they rest in peace.
Good job on this case Gabby! I came across this case several months back when I was researching the Oklahoma Girl Scout murders. Like a few folks already mentioned...makes a person wonder if Taylor has passed away already and maybe under a different name somehow? I loved how you said you take great satisfaction when one of these shit bags are arrested for killing someone years ago...ME TOO!!
Love your channel - you have a great demeanor for theses videos - some of the other true crime creators out there don’t hold your interest and their voices are just … idk kinda weird…- you have a great voice for telling these stories and come across very genuine , n sincere - Giving a lot of information without it dragging -keeping it moving and interesting throughout- -always a great job on your videos ! :) thanks !
Another great video. Weird that the authorities think he's still alive. I'm guessing they have info they aren't releasing in case he somehow gets wind that they're on to him.
Yes, I wonder why they believe he’s still alive. No doubt they have reasons like you stated. Kind of reminds me of Asha Degree. The FBI is still pursuing her as a missing person.
At this time of the year, I get to hear the sounds of crickets. One of the reasons I wear ear plugs to bed. The other major reason for ear plugs is my four cats. Every night-- thumpety-thump, MOWWOW, HISS!, and the rare nights when they get my bedroom door open, and I have cats walking on me, and purring in my ears!
I have 3 cats and a senior pitbull (14 years old) so, I can relate! My 2 males always get the zoomies at about 3 am and start chasing each other around the house. They both use the dog as a launch pad 😂 which pisses the dog off like hell and makes her start growling and barking like crazy...which wakes my husband and I up. It's also Wrestlemania at that time, and they are so rough and loud! 😫😭 I've started taking melatonin so it will knock me out and I dont hear the madness happening in my living room 😂
As soon as you said councillor, I remembered instantly why this case sounded familiar. It was so awful, it’s hard to forget. Glad they finally know who did this!
In that picture of James he looks like he could be late thirties not early twenties. People looked much older back then. ...Anyway I hope they'll find him. It's crazy, where could he be? But there is a chance he might have passed already.
Hi Gabbie, Sherrilyn sent me! Great vid! That creep was definitely aware of that camp hosting little and young ladies and he was definitely, or should I say, obviously watching from the woods and when he saw Peggy go to the tent alone, sadly that was it. What a freak. I hate to think of him getting to live his life and how many other girls he's damaged along the way.
Seems to be a lot of similarities between this case and the Girl Scout murders in 1977 in Oklahoma although the girls in that case were younger than Peggy. Still makes you wonder though!
wouldn't it be amazing if he's buried in the desert somewhere as a john doe either waiting to be discovered or he already was and he's a john doe somewhere.
I lived next door to a guy named James Taylor in Westland Michigan in the very early 80s. He was definitely about this guy's age, but James Taylor is such a common name, and I don't remember what the guy looked like. All I remember is his general age and his race because I was just a kid. He was creepy though. He moved less than a mile away and I babysat for him once. When he drove me home that night, he tried to put the moves on me. I was 12. I never saw him or my friend, his son, again.
i am originally from westland , it was a creepy place then , do you keep up with the Oakland County Child Killer Case? the sister of the last known victim has a blog on word press called WHat the hell is the deal with the Oakland County Child Killer Case by Catherine Broad
@@charleslalonde2324 i had kept up with the OCCK off and on, and found a message board about run by Helen Dagner. It shut down years ago and I didn't keep up with it as much after that. I'll definitely look into the site you mentioned. I hadn't heard of it. Thank you so much for letting us know about it.
Maybe him. This guy graduated in 1954 in Wisconsin. Across the water from MI. Uhhh sick man. But he could have done this many more times. Oklahoma girl scouts? Oakland County kids? There is a photo on internet of James Taylor's year book photo Wisconsin. Distinguishing Ears stick out!!!!
I always love hearing your cases. There is a case that happened in a town 13 miles from mine and has ner been found. I sent info on Wikipedia. Thank you Kelly Dae Wilson Missing for 29 years. She was kidnapped Jan. 5, 1992 from Gilmer Texas. Ty
I’d rather look at old vintage stories. Yours sound so mysterious. Love them. Tents seem to be too far apart, 30 feet? How would he know she was by herself?
I hope that he will be found but maybe he paid the final price and God is judging him. Her family deserves justice they know who they just need him. Press his family noone hides for that Long that well w/ out help. Thanks for the upload ❤️💛🖤👍🏾💜 have a great weekend and be safe out there 🤎
It makes me so happy when people like this guy or people like Joseph James D'Angelo (🤮) get to spend their last years in a prison cell when they thought they got away with murder.
Good that you included his middle name. Take out the middle name and you get the famous singer/songwriter. I'd say JRT died while living off the grid. (shrug)
So Peggys tent mate stays in the infirmary that night and some random guy that has, supposedly, no connection to anyone there, picks her tent out of all the tents there...the only tent with one person in it???
So glad they know who just need to find him. I can't believe the adults let them do that to the scene. I thought it was going to be the male counselor since polygraph's aren't 100%
I wonder why there doesn't seem to be an age progression picture of the killer. It could obviously be very helpful since the only picture there is of him on the internet is a grainy photo taken when he was in his late teens/early 20's.
if he's still out there I'd be unfortunately shocked if he didn't hurt others.I wonder if they've been able to test his DNA on any other unknown offenders? And I hope they find him, he needs to be held accountable somehow.
I actually think he is dead. If he "got into some trouble" in Vegas, I bet it was some gangster stuff and he was killed. It's too hard for someone to just completely fall of the map since 1976 especially with modern technology.
When they put the DNA from under the fingernails into CODIS if there had been other crimes with the same DNA they would have matched. It's not to say he definitely didn't commit any other crimes. He could have and the police never put the DNA into CODIS. It's just at this time there are no other crimes knowingly committed, except for the ones he was busted in Las Vegas for.
I also love seeing old crims being arrested these days for crimes they thought they had outrun. That look of surprise on their faces never fails to give me joy.
It would be cool If someone had one of those aging software packages and did a couple of ages. Using the original photo aging him to the approximate age he would have been when his whereabouts were known in Denver. Post that photo and see if eyewitnesses could be located. Then age it forward again to an age they were familiar with. See if it were posted again could they get a hit on a new location?
When I was young say 15 or 16 my parents would let me go to church camp. Out in the middle of no where deep in the woods of WV. Teenagers would sleep together. And looking back it was very dangerous. I would never let my kids go to a camp like that. I don't have any kids tho.
Guys who get caught this way didn't send in a DNA sample themselves. A family member like a grandchild wants to explore their families genealogy and sends a sample to 23 and Me or Ancestry. Then with detective work they figure it out.
@@danae-rain3019 she said they found a complete match. What you’re describing is a close match, but not exact. When they find a relative (cousin/sibling/parent, etc) there is still some investigative work to determine who their dna sample would have belonged to. Maybe she misspoke, but that’s not what she described in this video.
If that man disappeared way back in the 70s, back then it was probably easier to just start living under another name. Maybe he even might have fled to another country like Mexico or something. It’s spine chilling to know that there are men like that on the loose. He’s got to be living under a different name or in another country because there is no way to live for that many years off the grid in America. He could have just bought a flight to another country in another name and off he went.
When it becomes a question of “did he change his identity and go off the grid?” My instinct is always nope, I’m thinking he died in 1976. It’s baffling to me how his family can just carry on for 40 years going “idk man, haven’t seen him, don’t know.”
The reason why they gathered her stuff and cleaned everything up on the crime scene is because they all assumed she died of natural causes, like a disease, and not homicide. They all assumed doctors would figure out the disease upon inspection of the body. An honest mistake, but it was extremely careless of them to do that.
I'm sure there was another similar case where several girl scouts were murdered at a camp many years ago. Don't know if there could be a connection between these two cases
This kind of case disgusts me. Peggy was on the very cusp of adulthood with her whole life ahead of her. She never knew the joy of motherhood, never had a career. Never experienced the life that was ahead of her. And for what? For the gratification of some creep. Maybe he found his way to a fate equally as brutal as what he did to Peggy and is scattered somewhere in the Navada Desert, but if not I hope to God they track him down and put this old bastards where he belongs. RIP Peggy. I pray your sisters find the closure they deserve. Thanks Gabby for all the hard hours and good work you put in to publicising and hopefully helping to close these cases. ❤️🌹
We welcome all the low life’s to Canada because we just love criminals and we don’t punish anyone no matter what one does .and remember we send no one back if the death penalty is on the table again because we want all these creeps to live a great life no matter what they did I want the death penalty here in Canada but we will never get. To many whimps here in the justice system
@@sharonbrown6595 and we thank you and Canada, j/k. Unfortunately, the death penalty hasn't seemed to deter the freaks and sickos here either, but I'm still happy to have it. Nothing is perfect but we do what we can.
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How ironic would it be if james fell victim to a serial killer
Now that would be hilarious. A new FOX sitcom is born.
I asked my dad about this as he grew up in Denver and they were the same age. He actually remembered the story because I guess he knew a friend of hers? Its blurry on the details as my dad is 75. Strange coincidence that in talking to him, I learned that this was the case that was the basis of a spooky ghost story in the Pikes Peak area I heard as a kid while I visited my aunt and uncle who have a cabin there, I guess not far from the crime scene. This was back in the 80s, and early 90s I heard this. Kinda crazy to learn this is the truth behind the story that scare me as a kid.
So neat! Really cool thanks for sharing
Keep asking him things. Something may come back to him. Anything could be a lead. What happened after aswell? It's worth trying. x
Definitely an inside job, I heard
One thing that gives the authorities the indication that he might still be alive: No listing for him on the SSDI. But on the flip side they apparently have no activity associated with his SSN since 1976.
That's interesting. With what his family said, sounds like he changed identity or died and hasn't been identified.
@@Alisha_79 That's what UI thought, too. He's living life under a false identity. He may even be out of the country. He could've retired to Mexico for all we know.
What these guys do is steal someone’s identity they were able to do this very easy into the 80s , people still do it but it’s a bit harder now a days.
If he was in trouble with the law here in Vegas in the 70's, there's a very good chance that he's buried in the desert or at the bottom of Lake Mead.
We were very much mob run back then (and that extended into the PD at that time)
The good news is that if he was indeed offed by the mob he suffered pretty intensely
in that case one can only hope
Also the good news is that he would be in hell!
Mmmm, unlikely
Good chance! The comment above hours pretty much said the same thing!
That is what I was thinking. He could be buried in the desert. Maybe he’ll be one of the bodies they are finding in Lake Mead.
I remember this case from last year. Crazy the guy vanished after 1976. Possible he met the same fate he put upon Peggy?!
possibly
Or just assumed a new name and started living as a different person.
Another vintage case that I've never heard of!
After murdering Peggy, it would be likely that he killed other girls around the country. I am so happy that Peggy's case has been solved and I pray that it has helped her sisters and other people who knew and loved her.
It was such a bold crime that he must have a history of assault before her as well. Any unsolved assaults around the places he lived in should also be revisited.
Sad but true. People like that typically have an addiction to pedophilia, murder, etc. I hope that solving the case brings peace to her loved ones.
It hasn't been solved.Hes still loose out there.
The fact that his family has no idea where he is says a lot. He cut all ties so not to be traced. They probably had no idea how bad he was but the fact that he didn't stay in contact may have given them reason to think that he was in trouble.
this is so sad.. She was only a year older than my grandmother. Though it's a different country it kind of hits home with someone around the person who raised me age. My condolences to her family.
In regards to the frogs, I used to work in a radio station that was out in a swamp. We had to watch out for copperheads and water moccasins when we stepped out for a smoke...
Was the radio station in FLORIDA?
@@amandanegrete1306 Nope, SwampEast, Missouri.
@@Ammo08 that’s funny. I’m from Missouri but currently live in FLA.
I really like the satisfaction of a solved case. The families & friends of victims of cold cases live in torment until that one lead turns up. I don't think there is ever closer for the families, but the not knowing has got to be torture. Thank you for bringing this case to light. RIP Peggy Beck.
Hi Gabby so glad you are doing well. You are very knowledgeable about cold case crimes. So sad to hear about Peggy Beck’s cold case. Hope her family will receive closure and find out what really happened to Peggy. Life is so fragile and so many tragic cold cases. Hope you stay safe and healthy 🌸🙏
I've been on a true crime binge lately (like more than usual😂) and you being my favorite true crime youtuber I couldn't click fast enough when I got the notification! Love ya Gabby!💖
This may be a silly question, but have the police looked into the possibility he might have gone to another country and changed his legal name and nationality?...
good point. Back then it was easier to do this than now due to the internet not being as popular as it is now
I’d say that’s a good possibility, but I’d also say anyone who knows the truth would be willing to lie for him.
Edit: I think there’s a good chance he’s still in the US, never left. Back then, you could just change your name, move far enough to where no one knows you, and start a new life. It was much easier back then.
Hey from Texas Ms Gabby! I'm back, after a double back surgery!) to say hello again. What drew me to this episode was the b&w picture of Peggy. She reminded me of my Mom. And for some reason, her 2 sisters. I think you probably find a trail really quickly. But I'm not privy to the apps that you probably have. I'm thankful for yoo & I can appreciate the hours of study & research that you pour into your passion & helping bring closure for so many people. 🙃 we all have mysteries in our lives 😍.. Forgive me for rambling. God bless you & yours. 😍😻😲🤠😇🙏❤✝
Sounds to me like some gangsters in Vegas buried his ass out in the desert in the late 70’s and they haven’t found his body
@replicanna yes it should
@replicanna that’s a good idea. If there is technology to X-ray the dessert for unmarked graves, they would probably figure out what happen to a lot of people
@@sweetwillow right. I think that this should already be a thing and already be happening. You know there’s probably just an ungodly amount of bodies out there.
I see so many cold cases being solved recently ! That is awesome. And btw your kitten is literally so cute 😍
just finished my zoom class, so now i get to relax and watch gabi!!
I always get so excited when you upload a new video!
Oh, girl, I live in South Louisiana, where the bullfrogs are everywhere!!! And the cicadas, those bugs that make alot of noise when the sun is setting. Then the crickets and mosquitoes, there's a constant symphony of bugs.. so, I can relate 🐸🦗🐝🖤
Wow, another fascinating case, well told. Yes, I knew of this case but not the recent ID and updates.
Poor girl… Rest In Peace Peggy… 🙏😔
I really hope that the authorities can capture this man if he's still alive for the horrific murder of Peggy Beck, a young teenager who had her whole life ahead of her. I hope the family of Peggy Beck, can get some type of closure to their beloved family member. Great investigating of this case, Gabby. Take care 🦋
I’m really fascinated by old unsolved crimes too. It’s just so heartbreaking that the family members are left with no answers and no justice. It’s obvious you have a caring heart and a passion for what you do. Keep up the good work, Gabby! You’re fantastic!
Thank you for your work on vintage cold cases... especially the solved cases even if its twenty, thirty plus years later. It brings hope to the other cold cases being solved🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
I am so happy you posted. I love your videos! Stay healthy. I will continue to pray for you.
Oh man I didn't realize this was the girl scout camp case at first.. WOW
I'm so glad there has been progress, I never expected it
You just know that there is very little chance... that this creep has murdered only once and stopped. I hope he is in fine health and they catch him soon and make him suffer like he did to Peggy and quite probably several other young women and girls over the decades. I have never understood why these guys want to not only kill the young and innocent, but destroy families along the way too. I just don't get it. Poor Peggy and her family.
Not to worry. If he is found, convicted and sent to big boy prison, his life will be a living hell. Being anally raped repeatedly on a regular basis doesn't rank high on my list off things I'd like to have happen to me at all.
It is a compulsive behaviour for most of them, they can't help it and they won't stop until they are forced (by authorities, or by death, or fear of being catched, but that os very rare, compulsion is stronger that self preservance for them).
Great video hun. It's such a sad case, and I agree it's unfair the killer has walked about free for so long. Sick. I hope he gets caught...P..S You look great! Hope you're well xxxx
I absolutely love your vintage cases, great channel, from the UK 🇬🇧.. xx
Always a bad idea to leave a child/teen in a tent alone.
Yes. I’m not victim blaming in ANY way but hopefully awareness of these cases helps.
Kids, teens and even adults should strictly adhere to the buddy system. Especially when camping or anywhere away from home.
I live approximately 20 minutes from Edgewater and a couple hours from Deckers. I hadn’t heard of this case. Thanks for sharing
My heart ❤️ goes out too the victim family 🙏🏼
I know the photo is blurry, but I wonder could they do an Age progression on it, get a rough Idea of what he could look like. He could have changed his name
He probably covered Peggy's mouth & by her being groggy from sleeping might be why no one heard anything. I bet James Raymond Taylor thought he got a clean get way. He could of left the country years ago & or has a new identity. He hasn't gotten away he's just getting by.
I was thinking about the types of tents we used in the Girl Scouts (which were nothing more than 4 sided canopies with open corners and bottoms) and how the wind would tunnel through them making it impossible to hear anything outside of our tents. I hated those things and was constantly scared someone or something would just sneak in from the open edged (it just TIED together on a wood platform) I refused future camping trips that weren't in conventional tents or cabins. This was the 90's but I think similar tents had been in use for decades and I find easy to believe no one heard a thing when this case happened.
your one of my favorite crime story teller's !
Thank you ❤ sensitive & thorough coverage of this sick, horrible and very sorrowfull, senseless murder case. I hope you can get attention to someone who can clean that old photo up and give us an "age enhanced" idea of the killer now.
Love hearing a case ive never heard of before...thank you for all you do ❤
I love Gabby so much by far my favorite TH-camr. keep up the good work hun
Gabby is one of my favorites too. She really cares about the victims and their loved ones.
There is a similar case in Oklahoma that happened in 1977. 3 girl Scouts were raped, beaten, and one was strangled in their tent. I think there might be a connection between these two cases. Maybe it was the same man that committed this crime. I just thought I put that out there. Maybe someone can look into it.
The cases definitely seem similar.
I attended Flying “G” Ranch many times as a kid in the early 2000s and, IDK the layout of the camp in the 60s or where in the camp she was murdered, but in the early 2000s the camp was VERY spread out. Based on the newspaper photo, they at least used the same platform tents we used today back then (which don’t zip, btw, they tie shut) so I’d assume the basic layout would be generally the same for the individual sections. Each tent held four beds and could be easily entered and exited without making a sound. The tents were also generally at least ten feet apart, if not more, and made of heavy canvas. The area gets a lot of crazy storms and wind. So, honestly, I’m not surprised no one heard anything that night or if they did they were half asleep after a late night and didn’t understand what they heard.
The counselors were always instructed to never tell campers about this case and I didn’t learn about it until last year when all the new stuff came up. Sadly the camp closed in 2007.
We used those same tents in the 90's in Girl Scouts and, yes they are generally placed far apart, can easily be entered and even in the midwest woods, tend to become wind tunnels where you can't hear anything outside the tent. I started refusing camping trips and since my mom was one of our group leaders, I has some sway (cuz she wasn't dragging a bunch of girls camping if her own kid refused to go)so no more camping trips. I 100% believe that no one heard a thing.
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I knew Peggy Beck and her sisters. They all were at our home, along with their mom, Merna, for Brownies/Girl Scouts back in the late 50s, early 60s. We all went to North High School in Denver. It was all hush, hush and nobody wanted to talk about what happened.
Peggy’s youngest sister died several years ago. She went to North with my youngest sister.
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I knew about this case, but I wasn't aware they couldn't find him! I wonder where he is and what happened to him? Is he still out there like they believe, or has he already passed away?
Also, have you heard of the other case involving murder durning a girl scout camping trip? There's this case (i forget where) where three girls were killed in their tent during the night. It caused the camp to permanently close. It's unsolved if I remember. It's upsetting that girls can't enjoy time camping without stuff like this happening.
The Camp Scott Girl Scout murders took place in Mayes County, Oklahoma. It's close to Tulsa. It's tragic what happened to those little girls. May they rest in peace.
Good job on this case Gabby! I came across this case several months back when I was researching the Oklahoma Girl Scout murders. Like a few folks already mentioned...makes a person wonder if Taylor has passed away already and maybe under a different name somehow? I loved how you said you take great satisfaction when one of these shit bags are arrested for killing someone years ago...ME TOO!!
I’m not sure how hard it was to assume a new identity back then, but I’d imagine it couldn’t be hard. Especially if he had mob connections.
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Another great video. Weird that the authorities think he's still alive. I'm guessing they have info they aren't releasing in case he somehow gets wind that they're on to him.
Yes, I wonder why they believe he’s still alive.
No doubt they have reasons like you stated.
Kind of reminds me of Asha Degree. The FBI is still pursuing her as a missing person.
At this time of the year, I get to hear the sounds of crickets. One of the reasons I wear ear plugs to bed. The other major reason for ear plugs is my four cats. Every night-- thumpety-thump, MOWWOW, HISS!, and the rare nights when they get my bedroom door open, and I have cats walking on me, and purring in my ears!
I have 3 cats and a senior pitbull (14 years old) so, I can relate! My 2 males always get the zoomies at about 3 am and start chasing each other around the house. They both use the dog as a launch pad 😂 which pisses the dog off like hell and makes her start growling and barking like crazy...which wakes my husband and I up. It's also Wrestlemania at that time, and they are so rough and loud! 😫😭 I've started taking melatonin so it will knock me out and I dont hear the madness happening in my living room 😂
As soon as you said councillor, I remembered instantly why this case sounded familiar. It was so awful, it’s hard to forget. Glad they finally know who did this!
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In that picture of James he looks like he could be late thirties not early twenties. People looked much older back then. ...Anyway I hope they'll find him. It's crazy, where could he be? But there is a chance he might have passed already.
I definitely thought I was looking at a photo of him in his 40s!!
Hi Gabbie, Sherrilyn sent me! Great vid! That creep was definitely aware of that camp hosting little and young ladies and he was definitely, or should I say, obviously watching from the woods and when he saw Peggy go to the tent alone, sadly that was it. What a freak. I hate to think of him getting to live his life and how many other girls he's damaged along the way.
Seems to be a lot of similarities between this case and the Girl Scout murders in 1977 in Oklahoma although the girls in that case were younger than Peggy. Still makes you wonder though!
I thought the same
Please could you cover the case of Fanny Adams? It’s a local vintage case to me that really shook the community. I’d love to hear you cover it❤️
Eleanor Neale covered this case brilliantly.
wouldn't it be amazing if he's buried in the desert somewhere as a john doe either waiting to be discovered or he already was and he's a john doe somewhere.
I lived next door to a guy named James Taylor in Westland Michigan in the very early 80s. He was definitely about this guy's age, but James Taylor is such a common name, and I don't remember what the guy looked like. All I remember is his general age and his race because I was just a kid. He was creepy though. He moved less than a mile away and I babysat for him once. When he drove me home that night, he tried to put the moves on me. I was 12. I never saw him or my friend, his son, again.
James Taylor is a very common name.
i am originally from westland , it was a creepy place then , do you keep up with the Oakland County Child Killer Case? the sister of the last known victim has a blog on word press called WHat the hell is the deal with the Oakland County Child Killer Case by Catherine Broad
@@charleslalonde2324 i had kept up with the OCCK off and on, and found a message board about run by Helen Dagner. It shut down years ago and I didn't keep up with it as much after that. I'll definitely look into the site you mentioned. I hadn't heard of it. Thank you so much for letting us know about it.
This girls Killer from WI.
Maybe him. This guy graduated in 1954 in Wisconsin. Across the water from MI. Uhhh sick man. But he could have done this many more times. Oklahoma girl scouts? Oakland County kids? There is a photo on internet of James Taylor's year book photo Wisconsin. Distinguishing Ears stick out!!!!
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I always love hearing your cases.
There is a case that happened in a town 13 miles from mine and has ner been found. I sent info on Wikipedia.
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I wonder if there’s anyway to find out how many dna samples need genetic genealogy done to solve crimes
I’d rather look at old vintage stories. Yours sound so mysterious. Love them. Tents seem to be too far apart, 30 feet? How would he know she was by herself?
I hope that he will be found but maybe he paid the final price and God is judging him. Her family deserves justice they know who they just need him. Press his family noone hides for that Long that well w/ out help. Thanks for the upload ❤️💛🖤👍🏾💜 have a great weekend and be safe out there 🤎
Even as late as 1976 it was easy to go off grid and disappear.
@@anthonystike6034 But to stay disappeared? He could have changed his identity
@@anthonystike6034 yes but at the end of the day they had help
He probably has a new identity, that's the most likely explanation for there being no record of him...
I haven't heard of this case, but I'm looking forward to hear it.
Las Vegas 1976: going to assume he ran afoul of the Mob and they took care of the problem
It makes me so happy when people like this guy or people like Joseph James D'Angelo (🤮) get to spend their last years in a prison cell when they thought they got away with murder.
Good that you included his middle name. Take out the middle name and you get the famous singer/songwriter. I'd say JRT died while living off the grid. (shrug)
So Peggys tent mate stays in the infirmary that night and some random guy that has, supposedly, no connection to anyone there, picks her tent out of all the tents there...the only tent with one person in it???
It’s so amazing what can be done with DNA technology these days. So glad his family members at least got a few answers if not justice yet.
So glad they know who just need to find him.
I can't believe the adults let them do that to the scene. I thought it was going to be the male counselor since polygraph's aren't 100%
Could he be in Oklahoma. Remember there was a killing of three girls there at a girl scout camp in 77.
Wow it's worth looking at.
I kept thinking about that case as I listened to this. You may well be onto something. 👍
They were murdered by Gene Leroy Hart…at least I’m 99% sure he is responsible.
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did tents have zippers in the late 1950s early 60s? i remember old tents with ties. can this be why no one heard the opening of the tent?
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I wonder why there doesn't seem to be an age progression picture of the killer. It could obviously be very helpful since the only picture there is of him on the internet is a grainy photo taken when he was in his late teens/early 20's.
Agreed, age progressions are very helpful in cases like these (just like with John List)
@@acidberry3630 John List! So glad he was caught!
Can you imagine how he felt seeing himself on Americas Most Wanted??
if he's still out there I'd be unfortunately shocked if he didn't hurt others.I wonder if they've been able to test his DNA on any other unknown offenders?
And I hope they find him, he needs to be held accountable somehow.
I actually think he is dead. If he "got into some trouble" in Vegas, I bet it was some gangster stuff and he was killed. It's too hard for someone to just completely fall of the map since 1976 especially with modern technology.
@@fremontpathfinder8463 exactly..that’s what I thought as well
When they put the DNA from under the fingernails into CODIS if there had been other crimes with the same DNA they would have matched.
It's not to say he definitely didn't commit any other crimes. He could have and the police never put the DNA into CODIS. It's just at this time there are no other crimes knowingly committed, except for the ones he was busted in Las Vegas for.
I also love seeing old crims being arrested these days for crimes they thought they had outrun. That look of surprise on their faces never fails to give me joy.
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It would be cool If someone had one of those aging software packages and did a couple of ages. Using the original photo aging him to the approximate age he would have been when his whereabouts were known in Denver. Post that photo and see if eyewitnesses could be located. Then age it forward again to an age they were familiar with. See if it were posted again could they get a hit on a new location?
When I was young say 15 or 16 my parents would let me go to church camp. Out in the middle of no where deep in the woods of WV. Teenagers would sleep together. And looking back it was very dangerous. I would never let my kids go to a camp like that. I don't have any kids tho.
If he was found through a genealogy database, shouldn’t they have been able to subpoena info from them? When/where was his sample collected from?
Guys who get caught this way didn't send in a DNA sample themselves. A family member like a grandchild wants to explore their families genealogy and sends a sample to 23 and Me or Ancestry. Then with detective work they figure it out.
@@danae-rain3019 she said they found a complete match. What you’re describing is a close match, but not exact. When they find a relative (cousin/sibling/parent, etc) there is still some investigative work to determine who their dna sample would have belonged to. Maybe she misspoke, but that’s not what she described in this video.
Maybe DNA was left at the scene, and they couldn't test it until recently. I don't know how else they would be able to obtain it.
I love you're videos! So proper and unbiased. Could you look into Scotland more? The highlands are dangerous as much as beautiful
If that man disappeared way back in the 70s, back then it was probably easier to just start living under another name. Maybe he even might have fled to another country like Mexico or something. It’s spine chilling to know that there are men like that on the loose. He’s got to be living under a different name or in another country because there is no way to live for that many years off the grid in America. He could have just bought a flight to another country in another name and off he went.
When it becomes a question of “did he change his identity and go off the grid?” My instinct is always nope, I’m thinking he died in 1976. It’s baffling to me how his family can just carry on for 40 years going “idk man, haven’t seen him, don’t know.”
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They just dug up a grave in Salem IN, The guy went by Bill Hall, but it’s James Taylor!!! Very interesting!
No not the guy . James taylor has a yearbook pic from Wisconsin 1954 grad. Ears stick out far. Look for it on internet.
The reason why they gathered her stuff and cleaned everything up on the crime scene is because they all assumed she died of natural causes, like a disease, and not homicide. They all assumed doctors would figure out the disease upon inspection of the body. An honest mistake, but it was extremely careless of them to do that.
I'm sure there was another similar case where several girl scouts were murdered at a camp many years ago. Don't know if there could be a connection between these two cases
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This kind of case disgusts me. Peggy was on the very cusp of adulthood with her whole life ahead of her. She never knew the joy of motherhood, never had a career. Never experienced the life that was ahead of her. And for what?
For the gratification of some creep.
Maybe he found his way to a fate equally as brutal as what he did to Peggy and is scattered somewhere in the Navada Desert, but if not I hope to God they track him down and put this old bastards where he belongs.
RIP Peggy. I pray your sisters find the closure they deserve.
Thanks Gabby for all the hard hours and good work you put in to publicising and hopefully helping to close these cases.
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I hope he had a bad life in hiding ... he deserves that. Poor girl and her family/friends ...
I think he's in Canada or just off the grid. He's under a different name. I really hope he's caught.
We welcome all the low life’s to Canada because we just love criminals and we don’t punish anyone no matter what one does .and remember we send no one back if the death penalty is on the table again because we want all these creeps to live a great life no matter what they did I want the death penalty here in Canada but we will never get. To many whimps here in the justice system
@@sharonbrown6595 and we thank you and Canada, j/k. Unfortunately, the death penalty hasn't seemed to deter the freaks and sickos here either, but I'm still happy to have it. Nothing is perfect but we do what we can.
....I swear all murder victims are described in the exact same way by their loved ones
Has there been any updates to this two years later?