NC - Female hiker, 64, found tied to tree, Buncombe County, 12 May 2016

[dotr]

http://myfox8.com/2016/05/26/394927/


The man responsible could be 43-year-old Christopher Michael Campbell of Buncombe County, Parkway officials say

http://wlos.com/news/local/parkway-officials-name-possible-suspect-in-craggy-hiker-assault

Campbell has a lengthy criminal record dating back to 1989. One of his crimes includes sexual battery.

Anyone who sees a man resembling Campbell is urged to call 1-888-646-0024.

 

[meanmaryjean]

I wonder what clued them into this particular guy as a suspect? This whole story is odd....

 

[0101ABA]

I wonder what clued them into this particular guy as a suspect? This whole story is odd....

This article helps explain how everything may be linked and how the connection to him being a suspect was made. There are many parts to the story that all need to be understood for it to make sense, so it would be hard to snip to comply with the 10% copyright rule.

http://www.citizen-times.com/story/...ay-fugitive-near-blue-ridge-parkway/84920010/

 

[dotr]

This is the actual 911 call, presumably from the caretaker, the operator is very patient imo, the call was as difficult to understand as the story itself.
Do not turn up your speakers too loud when listening to this, as it beeps when certain identifying information is given.
imo.

http://www.foxcarolina.com/video?clipId=12439990&autostart=true

 

[Rikissa]

On 31 May 2016 the man named in post #21 was cleared.

Possible suspect in hiker assault cleared, Parkway officials confirm

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY -- A man tentatively named as a possible suspect in a hiker assault has been cleared of the crime, according to Blue RidgeParkway officials.Christopher Michael Campbell, 43, was arrested on Saturday at Asheville's Pritchard Park. He was

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The case was still open on 3 May 2017.

A year later, Craggy Gardens sexual assault case still open

It's now been nearly a year since a woman was found tied to a tree just south of Craggy Gardens. Later, authorities said she had been sexually assaulted. There were few details in the beginning about what actually happened, and 356 days later, the case i

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