How does the Pied Piper perform his magic?
When the citizens refused to pay the piper for his work, he retaliates and lures the town’s children away, just as he had the rats, by using his instument’s magical powers. (The story I’ve been told, since my youth, is that more than a couple of frogs may have also been led astray along the kids.)
How many people did the Pied Piper of Tucson kill?
| Charles Schmid | |
|---|---|
| Victims | 3–4 |
| Span of crimes | 1964–1965 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Arizona |
What did Schmid’s story inspire?
Schmid was sentenced to 50 years to life. But in 1975, two inmates cut his sentence short by beating and stabbing him to death. His bizarre life inspired a story – “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” – by Joyce Carol Oates.
Did Charles Schmid wear wigs?
At the time of his arrest last November, Charles Schmid was 23 years old. He wore face make-up and dyed his hair.
Who were Schmid targets?
On May 31, 1964, Charles Schmid decided to murder Alleen Rowe, a high school student living with her divorced mother. Schmid’s girlfriend Mary French had convinced Rowe to go out with Schmid’s friend John Saunders, but Schmid had intended all along to murder Rowe, to know what it felt like to kill someone.
Who were Charles Schmid’s accomplices in his first murder?
When Schmid was 22, he enlisted John Saunders and Mary French to assist in killing Alleen Rowe. They lured the girl out to the desert where Schmid raped her and then smashed her head with a rock before they each took turns digging a shallow grave in which to bury her.
Where Are You Going Where have you been pied piper?
The Pied Piper and Bob Dylan – Context for “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” In May of 1964, a young woman named Alleen Rowe disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona. Her mother was convinced that a popular young man known as “Smitty” by the kids in town was connected to Alleen’s death.