# Episode 224: Alleen Rowe and Gretchen and Wendy Fritz | The Pied Piper of Tucson

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Podcast: [True Crime Couple](https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-couple-558164)
Published: 2026-02-08T18:10:41+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8858666
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## Resource

By the summer of 1965 three teenage girls had gone missing from Tucson, AZ. When the truth would finally come to light the members of the community would be forced to question everything they knew to be true…and also what their children had been up to. Join me as I tell John the cases of Alleen Rowe and Gretchen and Wendy Fritz. Patreon.com/truecrimecouple Sponsors: NOCD If you're struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started: https://learn.nocd.com/TCC Sources: https://altsclass.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/8/0/38808759/lifemagazinepiedpiper.doc.pdf https://tucson.com/morguetales/article_db508906-e3de-11df-af58-001cc4c002e0.html https://tucson.com/morguetales/article_0826e27c-e245-11df-b65f-001cc4c03286.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166810356/james_mcilroy-fritz#view-photo=162428330 https://law.justia.com/cases/arizona/supreme-court/1973/1720-0.html Newspapers.com Access to the Daily News,Arizona Daily Star, and the Los Angeles Times from 1966-182

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