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North Fox Island Child Abuse (1976)

The North Fox Island child abuse case involves a network of wealthy individuals accused of child sexual abuse and trafficking on North Fox Island in Lake Michigan, owned by Francis Shelden, with allegations of connections to unsolved child murders in Michigan.

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Feb 5, 2026

How did local Michigan newspapers report on Frank Shelden and Brother Paul's in 1975–1977?

Local newspapers from 1975–1977 moved from descriptive profiles of as a wealthy private island owner to investigative exposés linking his “Brother Paul’s Children’s Mission” operation to , with sustai...

Feb 4, 2026

Brother Paul's and North Fox Island controversy?

was a 1970s front organization tied to activities on — a private island owned by — that law enforcement investigated after child sexual-abuse material produced on the island surfaced in 1976, and repo...

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