Explore the dramatic events of the 1877 murder of John and Gretchen Kintzler, two elderly German immigrants who lived in the woods near the Snyder County town of Troxelville. Murdered in cold blood for the riches contained in their cabin, the Kintzlers made headlines across the region and the nation, but only through their sudden, brutal deaths. The complex legal drama that followed captivated onlookers for years, bringing the hidden world of rural Pennsylvania into a glaring spotlight.
The Kintzler Murders
