Loose Lips and an Elusive Diary Brought the ‘Babysitter Killers’ Down
- Every Memorial Day, Kathleen Forness and Lisa Camp visit the grave of Annemarie Camp in Christine, North Dakota; in 2025, they gathered there to honor her memory, reflecting on her 1997 murder.
- Annemarie was murdered because her killers, called the 'babysitter killers,' believed she knew too much about a January 1997 robbery at a Super 8 Motel in Fargo.
- Trial transcripts revealed that Michael and Jamie abducted Annemarie near Sabin, Minnesota, drugged her, and killed her with a shotgun during a planned attack.
- Michael was convicted twice with a possible death sentence while Jamie testified Michael pulled the trigger; Gianakos admitted staging the robbery and implicating Jamie, with the jury deciding credibility.
- Forness believes justice was served despite the tragedy, visiting Annemarie's grave annually to honor her memory and expressing hope for better lives for those involved.
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Loose lips and an illusive diary brought the ‘babysitter killers’ down
CHRISTINE, ND — On Memorial Day 2025, Kathleen Forness and Lisa Camp walked the rows of headstones at Richland Lutheran Church Cemetery. They knew exactly where they were going. They stopped at a small, granite headpiece. The grave was well taken care of, decorated with flowers and guarded by three ceramic angels. “Here she is. Oh. Someone has been here recently,” said Forness, before kissing her fingertips and placing them on a photograph of he…

Loose lips and an elusive diary brought the ‘babysitter killers’ down
CHRISTINE, N.D. — On Memorial Day 2025, Kathleen Forness and Lisa Camp walked the rows of headstones at Richland Lutheran Church Cemetery. They knew exactly where they were going. They stopped at a small, granite headpiece. The grave was well taken care of, decorated with flowers and guarded by three ceramic angels. “Here she is. Oh. Someone has been here recently,” said Forness, before kissing her fingertips and placing them on a photograph of …
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