Both Lindsay and Jason were from the midwest and met at Appalachian Bible College in West Virginia.
The adventurous couple were both from the midwest and met at Appalachian Bible College in West Virginia.
They became engaged 6 weeks after meeting and were going to get married in the fall.
Allen & Cutshall families
Nearing the end of summer, the couple decided on a weekend road trip.
They went to San Francisco and visited the Fishermans Wharf.
They then drove up the coast and stopped in the tiny town of Jenner in Sonoma County, CA.
Unfortunately, Lindsay and Jason were the exception to the rule.
None of their possessions were missing and neither Lindsay nor Jason were sexually assaulted.
They were simply murdered in their sleeping bags and left.
Their bodies werent discovered until August 18 when a helicopter pilot spotted them and notified police.
I had never heard of the murders.
Like the couple, Id been traveling.
A group of friends were spending the night on a few campsites in Brookings, OR.
Three of us decided to bring our sleeping bags to the beach, a short hike from the campsites.
We wanted to sleep under the stars and wake up to the sound of ocean waves.
We were young and stupid.
Lindsay and Jason werent doing anything unusual or dangerous, they were normal 20-somethings doing normal 20-something stuff.
For two years there were no leads in the murders.
Then, the police decided to release more information in hopes the public could help identify additional suspects.
They also revealed that they foundCamo beernear the murder site, which was primarily distributed in Wisconsin.
They also offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the killers arrest.
38-year-old Shaun Gallon, a Sonoma County resident, had recently murdered his own brother with an AR-15.
Gallon was known as a local weirdo who was obsessed with doomsday prepping and abusing animals.
This time, Gallon slipped up and told them information only the killer would know.
We praise the Lord for his capture and we trust in the due process of the law.
We would like to thank the heartfelt concern of the people of Jenner and Sonoma County.
We have appreciated your support for this case throughout our thirteen-year ordeal.
He thenreturnedto his vehicle to get his rifle and kill them.He told police,Thats when I snapped.
I was like Oh my god, Im just going to start killing people.
He killed Jason Allen first.
Lindsay Cutshall woke up and saw her fiance dead next to her before Gallon murdered her, too.
When the bodies were discovered, Gallon says he burned his shoes to get rid of the evidence.
He then called his father and asked him to get rid of his .45-caliber Marlin long rifle.
Gallon says he was driven by hearing voices and alcoholism.
gun in his pocket.
Clearly many people in his life suspected that Gallon had done something very wrong.
As frustrating as it is, it also explains howkillers can hide in plain sight for decades.
On May 17, 2018 Shaun Gallon was officially charged with murdering Lindsay and Jason.
Lindsay Cutshalls mother brought Lindsays unused wedding dress to the sentencing to show Gallon.
Gallon did not speak during the sentencing.
His own mother said she was too traumatized to attend.
