ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Yellowstone County, MT
Lester Fairchild — Unsolved Homicide (1989)
Lester Fairchild was killed near the fairgrounds in Yellowstone County, MT in 1989. The death was ruled a homicide caused by gunshot wounds, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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- 1989
A body was found at the fairgrounds; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
- 1990
A witness recanted a key statement and the case stalled.
- 2010
The family filed a public records suit and obtained the case binder.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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