After 28 years, we are now able to say who committed the brutal murders of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams in Shenandoah National Park, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, the U.S. attorney for the western district of Virginia, said in a news release.
An F.B.I. investigative team revisited the case in 2021, re-examining previous leads and evidence. DNA testing revealed a match to Walter Jackson Sr.'s DNA, a convicted serial rapist who died in prison.
Even though we had this DNA match, we took additional steps and compared evidence from Lollie and Julie's murders directly to a buccal swab containing Jackson's DNA, Stanley M. Meador, the F.B.I. special agent in charge in Richmond, said.
Walter Leo Jackson Sr., a deceased Ohio convict with a history of rape and assault, was identified as the killer. He died in prison in 2018, closing the case that initially led to charges against another individual in 2004.
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