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The Kidnapping of Kari Swenson
Big Sky, Montana, United StatesJuly 15, 1984
Kari Swenson, a world-class biathlete training near Big Sky, Montana, was abducted on July 15, 1984, by two mountain men — Don and Dan Mack Nichols — who wanted her as a "mountain wife." During a rescue attempt, her friend was shot and killed, and Kari was shot in the chest but survived the night chained to a tree. The Nichols were eventually captured and convicted. The case inspired the 1986 TV film "The Abduction of Kari Swenson."