Hello all!
Last night NBC had an interview with the two men that were shot on the Appalachian Trail this past summer by Randall Lee Smith. This happened near Pearisburg, Virginia. We happened to be camping less than 10 miles from where this incident happened - many of our trail friends woke up that night hearing the sounds of the sirens and the life-flight helicopter. We hiked down to the road the next morning to find the trail blocked by yellow caution tape and a big DOT sign saying “Trail closed to Pearisburg”. Needless to say, this event caused a huge stir among trail lovers & hikers and scared the daylights out of me.
If you want to read more about what happened go to the article on NBC’s website here
There is also a book about the 1981 murders on the AT that happened almost in the same spot, by the same man called “Murder on the Appalachian Trail” by Jesse Carr. You can get it on Amazon here.
Happy Trails!
susan
February 16th, 2009 at 11:18 am
I was just a day behind you guys. Reading the NBC article as spooky! Thanks for posting.
April 11th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
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Hello all!
Last night NBC had an interview with the two men that were shot on the Appalachian Trail this past summer by Randall Lee Smith…..