Have You Heard of Michigan’s Pedophile Island?

If you have not heard of Michigan's "Pedophile Island" you may know it better by its real name North Fox Island. Before there was Jeffrey Epstein there was Francis Shelden.

Where is North Fox Island?

Growing up in Michigan, the only islands I've ever heard of were Mackinac, Beaver, Belle Isle, and Isle Royale. There are 420 named islands in the Great Lakes that are a part of Michigan and North Fox Island is one of them.

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North Fox Island is about 15 miles offshore in Lake Michigan and is part of Leelanau County. The island is not very big just two miles wide and one mile long but does provide seclusion.

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How Did North Fox Island Get the Name Pedophile Island?

North Fox Island has an airstrip built by Former Michigan Air National Guard member Francis Sheldon who flew a private plane and once owned the island.

According to Medium, during the 1960s and 70s, Sheldon used charities to front his operation of flying associates and young boys to North Fox Island. Sheldon operated a child pornography operation in Detroit but used the island to create the material that would later be sold around the world.

Sheldon's partner Gerald Richards who worked as a gym teacher at a Catholic school, would recruit young boys to fly to the island. Richards eventually was captured and prosecuted but tipped off Sheldon who flew his plane off the island and fled to Amsterdam to never be captured or prosecuted for his crimes.

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To learn more about the North Fox Island pedophile ring check out 'theparanormalfiles' on Tik Tok where there is a video summation and a link to a full documentary or read more from the Medium.