When a geologist and a wilderness guide went camping in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the last thing anyone expected was for the experienced outdoorswomen to fail to return. Their brutal double-homicide rocked Shenandoah National Park and sparked a decades-long FBI investigation that has finally concluded. Julie and Lollie’s killer is finally named in this breaking case update episode of Last Seen Alive.
Julie Williams and Lollie Winans were 24 and 26 years old, respectively, when they were murdered in May of 1996. Both were experienced outdoorswomen. Image source: family photo.Julie and Lollie were murdered during a celebratory camping trip in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park. Image source: mporterf via Wikipedia Commons.In June of 2024, the FBI publicly identified Walter “Leo” Jackson as Julie and Lollie’s killer. Jackson was a known serial sexual predator, and died in an Ohio jail in 2018. He was identified as Julie and Lollie’s murderer via DNA evidence.Lollie and Julie originally met during a women’s wilderness retreat. Lollie was a professional wilderness guide, and Julie a geologist. Here, they’re pictured with their golden retriever, Taj. Image source: family photo.
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