In 1984, residents in the small Alaskan village of Manley Hot Springs began disappearing when a drifter arrived to town. After 9 people were murdered, investigators zeroed in on a 26-year-old man who had appeared bizarre and creepy to many of the locals. This is the story of Michael Silka and the Manley Hot Springs Murders.

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CASE SOURCES

1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/44783844/?terms=michael%20alan%20silka&match=1

2. https://www.fubo.tv/watch?programId=EP016585230002&playing=vod&airingId=3741505

3. https://books.google.com/books?id=DIG_9oBssrAC&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=Hoffman+Estates+High+School+michael+alan+silka&source=bl&ots=fhzxuvIspk&sig=ACfU3U0J6o07_0FONTV630wLXay1cuaRqQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqmq31qJf3AhWWD0QIHZJkDm4Q6AF6BAgVEAM#v=onepage&q=Hoffman%20Estates%20High%20School%20michael%20alan%20silka&f=false

4. https://robinbarefield76.medium.com/murders-at-manley-hot-springs-2ca3205d2901

5.https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/data/developers/understandingplace.pdf

6. https://militaryjusticeforall.com/1984/05/19/michael-alan-silka-killed-9-people-in-a-three-hour-rampage-in-manley-hot-springs-alaska-may-19-1984/

7. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12468556/article-on-manley-hot-springs-massacre/

8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32418518/dale-madajski/

9. https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/manley-hot-springs-rampage-michael-alan-silka-killed-at-least-9-people-in-a-three-hour-rampage/

10. https://www.oxygen.com/fatal-frontier-evil-in-alaska/crime-news/alaskas-history-with-serial-killers-crime-explained

11. http://alaskaweb.org/blacksheep/silka.html

12. https://www.whitepages.com/name/Betty-Silka

13. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailyherald/name/frank-silka-obituary?id=29693266

14. https://truecrimeinvestigation.tumblr.com/post/187379280022/michael-silka-victims

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