Federal authorities have identified a convicted serial rapist from Ohio as the man they believe raped and murdered two women in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park almost three decades ago.
Stanley Meador, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Richmond Field Office, gestures during a news conference concerning the 1996 murders of Laura"Lollie" Winans and Julianne"Julie" Williams at a campsite in the Shenandoah national park, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Richmond, Va.
This week, FBI officials were able to tell the families of the two women who they believe committed the killings, Meador said.Jackson, who worked as a house painter, died in prison in 2018 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at age 70. He had served at least four separate prison terms after being convicted of kidnapping and multiple rapes and assaults.
Authorities were vague when asked whether the same DNA testing could have been done years ago and identified the suspect earlier.
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