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Standard oil station montrose Illinois

Two high school-aged boys working here were brutally murdered here in the late 70's. The person that did it was never caught. I believe the last name of the boys were Schrock and Townsend. It was open 24 hours, and someone came in tied them up, robbed the station, then murdered the two employees. Many thought it was a passerby on I-70 and they were long gone by the time someone found them.

Standard service station 306 Spring Creek Road, Montrose, Illinois. Just south of the interchange with Interstate 70. Looking SW in the picture. Today this is a BP service station.

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