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Murder of Randall Lee Smith
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Murder of Randall Lee Smith
Randell Lee Smith
- Victims: Robert Mountford Jr. and Laura Susan Ramsay
- Ages: 27
- Date: May 19 1981
- Date of arrest: June 22 1981
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Work Cited
"Randall Lee Smith | Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers." Randall Lee Smith | Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
"Randall Lee Smith | Photos | Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers." Randall Lee Smith | Photos | Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
"Randall Lee Smith, The Appalachian Trail's Very Own Serial Killer | 7 Things You Didn’t Know about the Appalachian Trail | TIME.com." NewsFeed 7 Things You Didnt Know about the Appalachian Trail Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
Bryson, Bill. A Walk in the Woods. New York: Anchor, 1998. Print.
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How they were killed
("Randall Lee Smith, The Appalachian Trail's Very Own Serial Killer "np)
"It's had nine murders since 1937-about the same as you would get in any small towns"(Bryson 242).
Randell Lee Smith
- Murders happen every where
- Wasn't just one murder that happened
- Everyone takes a chance of getting murdered on the trail
- However the chances are very unlikely
- Method: Stabbed with knife/ shooting
- Location:Giles County, Virginia
- Pleaded guilty, 30 years in prison on March 23, 1982
- Was released after serving 15 years in 1996 on mandatory parole
"I asked her about the recent murders. She gave me a sympathetic glance. Its awful"(Bryson 242).
"You are more likely to to be murdered in your bed in America than on the AT"(Bryson 242).
("Randall Lee Smith, The Appalachian Trail's Very Own Serial Killer "np)
- Sleeping in Wapiti Shelter
- Shot one with .22 bullet in the head
- Other stabbed to death
("Randall Lee Smith"np)
After released from jail
- In 2008 Smith tried killing two fishermen
- They survived
- Smith died in jail
("Randall Lee Smith"np)