2002 Rainbow Gathering Linked to Russell Turcotte
This video was filmed at the 2002 Rainbow Gathering in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the same event linked to Russell Turcotte before his July 12, 2002, disappearance. While he isn’t confirmed to appear, the footage captures the setting connected to the Turcotte Rainbow Gathering story.
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Russell was last seen July 12, 2002, Grand Forks, ND
In July 2002, 19-year-old Russell Turcotte set out to return home to Montana after attending the Rainbow Gathering in Michigan. On July 12, he was last seen at the Simonson truck stop in Grand Forks, North Dakota, wearing a tie-dyed Grateful Dead T-shirt, baggy pants, skater shoes, and carrying a red-framed backpack, sleeping bag, and folding chair.
Four months later, Russell’s partially decomposed body was discovered in a shelterbelt near Devils Lake, North Dakota, more than 100 miles from where he was last seen. He had been beaten to death and left just off a rural highway, and more than 20 years later, the murder of Russell Turcotte remains unsolved despite his family’s continued efforts to find justice.
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What happened to Russell Turcotte after the Rainbow Gathering?
If you have any information about the murder of Russell Turcotte, or if you were in Grand Forks in July 2002, especially near the Simonson truck stop, please consider coming forward. Tips should be directed to the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department at 701-662-0700 or the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 701-328-5500.