I just recently read 'Trailed' by Kathryn Miles. I thought the book was quite thorough and included a lot of information I had never heard before. For whatever reason I kept thinking of the fact that Lonnie and Julie chose an off-trail campsite that was difficult to find. The area was only accessible by an old trail that had fallen into disuse. Parts of the trail were overgrown, and it was difficult to find the trailhead. Authorities searched that area on June 1, 1996 because Lonnie and Julie's dog was found wandering nearby. Someone was probably following them since no one would have stumbled upon their camp site by chance. Unfortunately - the case is still unsolved.
Can’t help but think of Alicia Showalter Reynolds also murdered in VA in early 1996…
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Thank you for posting a picture of Lollie and Julie! They were beautiful and vibrant.Beauties and
FBI solves two 1996 Shenandoah Park deaths; why the suspect won't see a courtroom
Federal investigators for years have worked to solve several murder and disappearances in Shenandoah National Park for decades,
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'An inmate photo of Walter Jackson Sr., a convicted serial rapist who died in an Ohio prison in March of 2018. On June 20, 2024, FBI agents connected Jackson to the 1996 deaths of Julianne Willians and Laura Winans in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. (FBI Richmond)
Jackson, a painter by trade, had a lengthy criminal history of kidnapping, rapes, and assaults; he also had been incarcerated four times between 1984 and 2018, officials said.'
Yes, but if it’s not this guy then there is still a great possibility that it was Heuermann, whose mother lived in Palmyra- a straight shot down RT 15 to where Alicia was abducted. He drove pickup trucks back then and visited his mother between 1994 and at least 2014. This suspect drove a copper colored sedan/SUV-type car and a white recreational vehicle/van.
When I saw his pictures, I thought wow, he kind of looked like the original prime suspect, D Rice.
We'll never know the circumstances for sure, but based on research I did on this case I believe he followed them. Their campsite was adjacent to a trail once used for horse riding, but was no longer being used. (The horse stables were moved to a better location.) The trail was getting overgrown and was hard to find. It was no longer noted on park maps at the time so it's unlikely he was just passing by on the trail. It's a bit of a mystery how Julie & Lonnie found the spot though.
It said that Jackson used temporary tags, one thing that jumped out at me - I remember one of the Route 29 witnesses saying the vehicle had 3O day tags. Jackson also frequently changed vehicles. In saying that, with the amount of stops in the first two/three months of 1996 I still think the Route 29 stalker had to have been living in the area at the time rather than passing through.
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