Julie Williams and Lollie Winans were well versed in hiking, camping and wilderness trips. On May 19, 1996 they arrived at Shenadoah National Park with a plan to hike and camp along portions of the Appalachian Trail. Their permit intinerary had them scheduled to leave the park on May 27, 1996. Ony May 31st, Park Rangers were alerted by Julie's father, that the women had not yet returned home and upon their initial investigation, Park Rangers found Julie's car remained where they had parked it back on May 22nd. By all accounts, it appeared the women ever made it out of the park. By June 1st, an official search was underway.

This episode was inspired and driven by the research provided in the book Trailed: One Women's Quest To Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles, where look at just the tip of the ice berg of this case, and all that this amazing book contains.

References & Resources:

LINK TO PURCHASE: TRAILED: ONE WOMEN'S QUEST TO SOLVE THE SHENANDOAH MURDERS BY KATHRYN MILES:
https://www.workman.com/products/trailed/hardback

https://www.oxygen.com/videos/innocence-project-represents-man-they-believe-was-wrongly-accused-of-shenandoah-murders#:~:text=Darrell%20Rice%20was%20initially%20indicted%20for%20the%20murders,back%20against%20Rice%20again%2C%20according%20to%20Kathryn%20Miles.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/02/26/charges-dismissed-in-shenandoah-park-slayings/962f304e-1111-484b-ad9c-46cbad2362da/
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/laura-winans
https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/exhibits/show/doublemurderinsnp/theoriginalsuspect
https://www.lcbp.org/
https://www.nps.gov/shen/index.htm
https://appalachiantrail.org/explore/hike-the-a-t/interactive-map/