Randall Lee Smith - Wikipedia
He pleaded guilty shortly before trial commenced to two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of hikers Robert Mountford Jr. and Laura Susan Ramsay, both 27-year-old social workers from Maine who were murdered by Smith while hiking the Appalachian Trail in May 1981.
List of Appalachian Trail Murders Since 1974 - Greenbelly Meals
Jan 5, 2021 · The first known murder on the Appalachian Trail took place in 1974. To date, there have been 13 total murders recorded. The victims and their stories are in order as follows. 2019: Ronald Sanchez Jr. Murderer: James Louis Jordan; Location: Wythe County, VA; Motive: Ongoing investigation
The unsolved murder of Scott Lilly on the Appalachian trail
May 4, 2020 · The body was identified as Appalachian Trail (A.T.) hiker Scott A Lilly, 30, of South Bend, Indiana. Scott was likely dead around 12 days before his discovery. All investigations have failed to identify the killer.
The disturbing case of James Jordan - The Appalachian Trail …
May 2, 2020 · James Louis Jordan, 30, of West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, was arrested early on Saturday, May 11, 2019. He was charged with one count of murder and one count of assault with the intent to murder within the special maritime territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
Murder on the Appalachian Trail — StrangeOutdoors.com
Mar 15, 2021 · Since 1974, there have been nine murders near or on the A.T. and two attempted murders, some involving serial killers. In addition, there is the disturbing story of Julie Williams, 24, and Lollie Winans, 26, on May 19, 1996, at the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, which was close to the Appalachian Trail but not actually on it.
After Murdering 2 Hikers in 1981, Man Fingered for Shooting 2 …
Jul 9, 2008 · Sentenced to a 30-year prison term in a 1981 plea bargain for murdering two hikers on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia after sharing a meal with them in May of that year, Randall Smith...
Sean Farmer and Scott Johnston: Where are Randall Lee Smith’s …
Jan 20, 2023 · Incidentally, the same area in Dismal Creek witnessed a terrifying murder in 1981, where hikers Bobby Mountford Jr. and Laura Susan Ramsay were stabbed and shot to death by a man they met while hiking the Appalachian Trail.
Murder on the Appalachian Trail - Outside Online
Sep 2, 2015 · Murder on the Appalachian Trail In 1990, a grisly double homicide on America’s most famous hiking route shocked the nation and forever changed our ideas about crime, violence, and safety in...
Examining the Real Numbers Behind Violent Instances on the Appalachian …
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.
7 Things You Didn’t Know about the Appalachian Trail
Aug 14, 2012 · But in the middle of the night, while the three slept at the Appalachian Trail’s Wapiti Shelter in southwestern Virginia, Smith shot one of his new companions in the head with a .22...