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Annual Members-Only Meeting: Michigan's Lonely Hearts Killers

  • North Berrien Historical Museum 300 Coloma Avenue Coloma, MI, 49038 United States (map)

The Annual Members-Only Meeting is reserved for North Berrien Historical Society Members. Doors are at 5:30 p.m. There will be a buffet dinner from CK Catering served at 6:00 p.m. The annual meeting will begin at 6:45 p.m. with the program to follow at 7:00 p.m.

The evening program is “Michigan’s Lonely Hearts Killers: A History of ‘Cupid Club’ Crimes and Criminals.” Tobin T. Buhk, author and aficionado of history with a dark twist, will detail the 1940s Michigan crimes of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez as well as other “Cupid Club” killers who, throughout the years, preyed on Michigan lonely hearts through the personal advertisements.

Program is reserved for Society members and will follow the Annual Meeting & Dinner. The cost to attend is $20 per person. To RSVP or for membership details, call (269) 468-3330.