The case of who murdered Julie Williams and Laura Winans at their campsite by a peaceful mountain stream inside Shenandoah National Park in 1996 still remains a mystery. The brutality of this couple’s slaying has baffled state and federal investigators for 24 years. Several key suspects have emerged over the years, but still no one is behind bars for these women’s murders. The nature of the crimes have the classic signatures of a sociopathic serial killer, but without help from the public, the case continues to grow cold.
Julie Williams & Laura Winans
Julie Williams & Laura Winans Poster
Taj, Julie & Laura’s dog
Darrell David Rice
Richard Evonitz
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park (National Park Service)
Episode Source Material
- Murder on the Mountain
- News Conference with USA John Brownlee – Indictment of Darrell David Rice
- Notice to Seek Death Penalty against Darrell Rice
- DNA Findings Delay Trial in Hiker Slayings
- Statement of Mark Corallo, Director of Public Affairs, on the Death Penalty in U.S. v. Darrell David Rice
- After Rice: New questions in Park murders
- Families want evidence checked in Shenandoah double slaying
- After 20 years, Shenandoah National Park double-murder still unsolved, but the FBI says the case remains active
- Case of 1996 Slayings of Shenandoah Hikers Not Cold to FBI
- Murders in the Wild: Cold Cases in U.S. National Parks
- National Park Service Missing Persons Website
- A Murder In The Woods: The Mystery Behind Shenandoah National Park’s Last Homicide
- The unsolved Williams and Winans camping murders in Shenandoah National Park
- FBI Most Wanted Website – Laura Winans
- Shenandoah National Park Facts
- Shenandoah National Park – Skyline Drive Facts
- Thousands Take Back the Trails on Anniversary of Campsite Murders
- Charges Dismissed in Shenandoah Park Slayings