10 Creepy Unsolved Rest Stop Mysteries
When you’re traveling on a long road trip, a rest stop can provide a much-needed break and an opportunity to recharge your batteries. Unfortunately, because they are often situated in isolated locations where help is many miles away, rest areas are not always the safest places in the world. Here are some creepy, harrowing stories that have taken place at rest stops, many of which involved travelers becoming the victims of an unsolved mystery.
10 The Blind River Rest Stop Murders
In 1991, Gord and Jackie McAllister, an elderly couple from Lindsay, Ontario, decided to go on a road trip in their motor home, eventually stopping to spend the night at a remote rest stop near the town of Blind River. Shortly after midnight on June 28, the couple was awakened by a knock on their door by an unidentified man claiming to be with the police. When the door was opened, a long-haired man burst inside, wielding a .22-caliber rifle and 20-gauge shotgun, demanding that the McAllisters hand over their valuables. After they complied with his demands, the assailant opened fire. Jackie was killed instantly, but the wounded Gord managed to flee the motor home.