Suspect Identified 28 Years After Brutal Killings Of Women In Shenandoah National Park

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Suspect Identified 28 Years After Brutal Killings Of Women In Shenandoah National Park
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The bodies of Laura “Lollie” Winans, 26, and her girlfriend, Julianne “Julie” Williams, 24, were found at their remote campsite on June 1, 1996.

A convicted serial rapist was responsible for the unsolved murders of two women hikers 28 years ago in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia , authorities announced Thursday., 24, were found at their remote campsite on June 1, 1996, by park service rangers after they were reported missing.

The bodies of Winans and Williams, who were last seen May 24, were found inside their sleeping bags. They had been gagged, with their hands bound and their throats slashed.The FBI declined to answer questions from HuffPost about when Jackson’s DNA was collected, what specific items from the crime scene were tested, and whether they had been previously submitted to CODIS.

Lollie Winans and Julie Williams pose with their dog, Taj, who was found unharmed on a park trail after their killings.“Rice lived in basically what was a de facto double jeopardy situation for the rest of his life, and it completely ruined his life,” Miles said. “It rendered him destitute, it did incredible social and emotional damage to him and to his family. And I didn’t hear an apology for that today.

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