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May 24, 2019 · According to Brian King, publisher for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, there have been 10 murders in eight incidents on the trail since the first murder was recorded in 1974. The Appalachian Trail community was shocked when one hiker was killed and another critically wounded in a recent pre-dawn attack on the trail.
A double murder in Shenandoah National Park. On Sunday May 19, 1996, Julie Williams and Lollie Winans embarked on a backpacking trip in Shenandoah National Park with their golden retriever, Taj. Julie, 24, of St. Cloud, Minnesota and Lollie, 26, of Unity, Maine, pitched their tent off of one of Shenandoah National Park’s horse trails.
The police quickly arrived on scene and were able to stop the accused before he could bleach the interior of the van. Crime scene analysts obtained blood evidence that was matched to Emerson's DNA. Gary Michael Hilton was subsequently arrested and charged with Emerson's murder.
The novel Murder on the Appalachian Trail (1985), by Jess Carr, is a fictionalized account of the 1981 murders. The 1981 murders and 2008 attacks were depicted in the Investigation Discovery series Dead Silent: The Curse of Dismal Creek, season 1, episode 1, broadcast on October 25, 2016.
Apr 26, 2021 · Appalachian Trail Killer Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity - The New York Times. A judge found James L. Jordan not guilty by reason of insanity in the fatal stabbing of Ronald S. Sanchez...
The scene was near milepost 42 along Skyline Drive, less than 1/2 of a mile from Skyland Resort, a popular tourist locale, and close to the Drive. The women were found bound and gagged, with their throats slit.
Sep 12, 2019 · Geoffrey Hood and Molly LaRue were murdered by Paul David Crews on the Appalachian Trail near Duncannon on Sept. 13, 1990. They are shown here at Mount Katahdin in Maine. (The photo was...
