Pheifer describes how the trial unfolded with all the DNA evidence but Guevara was still acquitted on all accounts. Jim Backstrom spoke out about the effects of the case and how it not only affected him but the community. Then, Torres explains the…
After Robert Guevara was acquitted on all accounts, the Erstad family began planning a funeral for their lost 5 year old, Corrine, but also unexpectedly lost their prematurely born daughter Maggie on March 3, a little less than a month after the…
Letter written by Jim Backstrom to Tom Kirchner, Simley High School Science teacher, regarding the Minnesota Supreme Court Rulings on usage of sufficient DNA evidence in the Corrine Erstad court case
A composite photograph of the Pine Bend Elementary School combined fifth and sixth grade class from the 1958-1959 school year (the first year the new Pine Bend School had been opened).
A Christmas card sent by Irwin T. Simley in approximately 1966 featuring an artist's rendering of the proposed $1.375 million addition to the west side of the original Simley High School site. That project was dedicated in 1968, shortly after…
A June 1966 program for Cap and Gown Day, the first day seniors in the Class of 1966 would receive their academic regalia. Honors students and speakers are denoted in the program.