When two women are viciously gunned down in a Pennsylvania state forest, authorities are left chasing a man who knows the mountains like the back of his hand. The motive behind the slaying is dubbed a hate crime and the lone survivor ensures the world knows it.
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Episode Source Material
- Info on Michaux State Forest
- The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA): Man kills woman hiker, wounds her companion, by Associated Press.
- Article on what constitutes Provocation in murder cases
- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA): Hunt widens for man who shot campers, by Inquirer Wire Services.
- The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY): Campsite combed after Ithacan shot, by David Goodwin.
- Latrobe Bulletin (Latrobe, PA): Shooting Of Student A Mystery, by Associated Press.
- The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA): Memorial service for homicide victim Sunday, by Jeffrey B. Roth.
- The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA): Murder investigation continues, by Jeffrey B. Roth.
- Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA): Police question, release suspect in shooting.
- Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA): Manhunt resumes, by Bill Callen.
- Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA): Suspect lives in mountains, by Bill Callen.
- The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA): Mountain man arrested, by Staff and wire reports.
- The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA): Carr stayed for 6 days doing chores on farm, by Dan Miller.
- York Daily Record (York, PA): ‘Mountain man’ left long trail of victims, by Gary Dutery.
- York Daily Record from York, Pennsylvania
- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA): Farmer says suspect stayed with him, by Deborah Baker.
- The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA): Carr lived in mountains for last 18 months, by Jeffrey B. Roth.
- The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA): Commonwealth considers death penalty against ‘mountain man’, by Jeffrey B. Roth.
- The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA): Preliminary hearing for ‘mountain man’ is June 16.
- The Morning Call: ALLEGED ‘MOUNTAIN MAN KILLER’ WAS ARTIST, NATURE LOVER, by Tom Lowry.
- Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY): Ithaca rallies to aid woman shot on Pa. camping trip, by Dave Howland.
- The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA): ‘Mountain man’s’ hearing delayed, by David Perlis.
- The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA): ‘Mountain man’ facing murder trial, by Carman Anderson.
- The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA): Mountain man case: Carr files motion for appointment of expert, by Jeffrey B. Roth.
- The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA): Competency hearing slated for Carr, by David Perlis.
- The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA): Carr goes to court today, by Jeffrey B. Roth.
- The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY): Mountain man trial competency hearing delayed, by Staff and Wire Reports.
- The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA): Carr to get second psychiatric review, by David Perlis.
- The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA): Carr’s attorney confident fair jury can be chosen in Adams, by Jeffrey B. Roth.
- The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA): Carr’s pre-trial motions unsettled after hearing, by David Perlis.
- The Gettysburg Times (Spicer denies request in ‘mountain man’ case, by Jeffrey B. Roth.
- York Daily Record (York, PA): Murder on South Mountain, by Bryan Denson.
- York Daily Record (York, PA): Carr has strong ties to mountain, by Bryan Denson.
- York Daily Record (York, PA): Homosexual attacks may have led Carr to kill, by Bryan Denson.
- York Daily Record (York, PA): Confrontations highlight pre-trial hearing, by Bryan Denson.
- The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY): Mountain man found guilty in Pa. Trail killing, by Ted Hass.
- Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY): Ithaca woman credits friend for survival, by Associated Press.
- The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA): New trial sought, by David Perlis.
- The Daily News (Lebanon, PA): ‘Mountain Man Case’ Example of Crime Against Gays, by Associated Press.
- Out in the Mountains (Vermont): Killer Convicted in Anti-Lesbian Shooting.
- The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY): Trail killer will return to court, by Chris Swingle.
- The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA): ‘Mountain Man’ murder sentencing set, by Jeffrey B. Roth.
- Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY): ‘Mountain Man’ nets life sentence, by Associated Press.
- Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA): ‘Mountain Man’ gets life without parole.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Stephen Roy Carr. March 8, 1990.
- Daily News (NY): Anti-gay bias leads to deadly shooting on Appalachian Trail in 1988, by Mara Bovsun.
- Inmate Search for Stephen Roy Carr