Published 06/20/2024 10:46:00 p.m.

FBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings

Federal authorities have identified a deceased serial rapist from Ohio as the suspect in the 1996 killings of Julianne Williams and Laura Winans in Shenandoah National Park.
The bodies of Williams and Winans were found bound and gagged at their campsite in the park.
DNA evidence obtained from the crime scene positively matched Walter Jackson Sr., a convicted rapist who died in prison in 2018.

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FBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nearly three decades after two young women were found with their throats slashed in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, federal authorities announced Thursday that they have identified a now-deceased serial rapist from Ohio as the person they believe was responsible for the killings.The bodies of Julianne “Julie” Williams, 24, and her partner,...

06/20/2024 7:49:37 p.m.·United States

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CNN

DNA evidence helps solve killings of 2 women in Shenandoah National Park nearly 30 years later

Almost 30 years after the brutal killings of two women in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, the FBI says it now knows who was responsible.

06/20/2024 10:48:59 p.m.·Atlanta, United States

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FBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Federal authorities have identified a convicted serial rapist from Ohio as the man they believe raped and murdered two women in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park almost three decades ago. Authorities announced Thursday that they recently matched DNA from the crime scene to Walter “Leo” Jackson Sr., a convicted rapist who died in prison in 2018. The bodies of 24-year-old Julianne “J…

06/20/2024 7:49:38 p.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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KRDO

DNA evidence helps solve killings of 2 women in Shenandoah National Park nearly 30 years later

By Christina Zdanowicz and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Almost 30 years after the brutal killings of two women in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, the FBI says it now knows who was responsible. DNA evidence and a methodical case review helped identify a suspect in the killings, the FBI’s Richmond Field Office said in a news release Thursday. Laura “Lollie” Winans, 26, and Julianne “Julie” Williams, 24, were killed at their campsite near the Sky…

06/20/2024 10:48:59 p.m.·Colorado Springs, United States

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The Washington Post

Convicted serial rapist linked to Shenandoah park murders, FBI says

The man had never surfaced as a suspect in a nearly 30-year investigation of two murders at a secluded campsite in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.

06/20/2024 5:16:26 p.m.

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FBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings

06/20/2024 7:49:38 p.m.·Panama City, United States

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FBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings

FBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings

DNA evidence helps solve killings of 2 women in Shenandoah National Park nearly 30 years later

DNA evidence helps solve killings of 2 women in Shenandoah National Park nearly 30 years later

FBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings

FBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings

DNA evidence helps solve killings of 2 women in Shenandoah National Park nearly 30 years later

DNA evidence helps solve killings of 2 women in Shenandoah National Park nearly 30 years later

Convicted serial rapist linked to Shenandoah park murders, FBI says

Convicted serial rapist linked to Shenandoah park murders, FBI says

FBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings

FBI identifies serial rapist as person responsible for 1996 Shenandoah National Park killings

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