Summary
- The FBI has identified Walter “Leo” Jackson, a convicted rapist, as the lead suspect in the 1996 double murder of a gay couple in Shenandoah National Park.
- Jackson bound and sexually assaulted the victims before killing them, leading to fears of a hate crime at the time.
- The case went cold in 1997 but was revisited in 2021, leading to the breakthrough.
- Jackson died in prison in 2018 and will not face additional punishment for the crime.