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and if you're returning welcome back today we're discussing three national park cold case mysteries
let's get into it number one armond b johnson on april 13th 2005
a passerby stumbled upon a gruesome discovery in an otherwise beautiful and scenic location
at the southern edge of hawaii volcanoes national park near kahuku ranch lay the body of 44 year old
armond b johnson he was discovered wearing a tank top shorts socks and slippers was about a hundred
yards off the malmahoa highway investigators determined that he had been killed by a single
gunshot to the back of the neck and that he likely died in the same spot his body was found there
was no evidence to suggest that his body had been moved nor any effort to conceal the body in the 17
years since his murder armand's killer has never been found and the motive for the crimes has not
been determined his vehicle which was described as an old beater was never found still armand's
friends do have some opinions about it they called his death an execution some of them knew that he
used drugs recreationally and wondered if that might have had something to do with his murder
still they don't feel that drugs alone would explain what had happened to him
especially considering he was known and loved by so many on the island everybody loved him retired
police sergeant samson wanna said in a statement to the media he could meet you today and you would
end up liking him armand had relocated to the big island from seattle washington in 1984 where he
worked as a massage therapist and hosted a reggae music show on a local radio station he also worked
as an aide to autistic children his friends were called his loud boisterous voice that could be
heard across a room and his easily likeable personality he was last seen two days before
his body was discovered he had been seen leaving work and told a co-worker he was headed home
but he never made it there his friends described him as a harmless man that was very trusting
in 2015 10 years after the murder all leads eventually went cold the fbi announced a 10
000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of vermont johnson's killer in hope
that the passage of time and a monetary reward would embolden a witness to come forward
seven years later neither an arrest or conviction has occurred the honolulu fbi is still looking for
tips that would solve this mystery and bring armand's killer to justice the fbi is still
looking for tips that will solve this mystery and break armand's killer to justice fbi special
agent in charge paul d delacourt said a decade has passed since the murder of vermont johnson
we are hoping that the passage of time may embolden a witness to come forward
and tell us the truth about how and why this tragic act of violence occurred
number two julianne williams and lolly winans
on may 19 1996 24 year old julianne julie williams and 26 year old laura lawley winans were a young
couple with a passion for the outdoors embarking on their latest hike together in the shenandoah
national park in virginia julian lawley were both experienced hikers and skilled outdoor guides
having been on dozens of similar hikes they had even led victims of sexual assaults on hiking
and camping trips as a therapeutic experience about two weeks after they left for their hike
family and friends had not heard from them and realized they had not returned from their hiking
trip on the date they had planned to the family reported julian lolly missing to park authorities
who began their search on bridal trail a lesser used trail in the shenandoah national park where
the women had told family they would be hiking then on june 1st loved ones received the worst
news imaginable when julie and lolly's bodies were found by park rangers at their campsite wrapped in
sleeping bags according to media reports from the time they had been tied up and their throats had
been cut lolly's golden retriever taj who had been hiking with them was located wandering the trail
watching
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hundreds of tips came into the fbi in the aftermath of the murders
and they soon landed on suspect however it wasn't until 2002 when attorney general john
ashcroft announced in a press conference that 34 year old daryl david rice who had already been
in jail for another assault in the same park had been indicted for julian lawley's murders
ashcroft labeled their deaths as a hate crime since julian lolly were same-sex couple and
rice apparently despised lgbtq plus people unfortunately the dna testing proved inconclusive
and the evidence linking rights to the crimes was purely circumstantial phone records had shown he
had called a california support group for lgbtq plus people which julie had written about in her
diaries the connection sparked the idea that the two women had been stalked and targeted by rice
without any forensic evidence placing rice at the crime scene the department of justice ended
up dismissing the case and he never went to trial for the murders more than a quarter century later
julie and lolly's killers have not been brought to justice and their murders remain
unsolved their case has been covered in countless podcasts articles and even in a successful book
author catherine miles covered the shenandoah national park cold cases in her book titled
trailed one woman's quest to solve the shenandoah martyrs she retraced the young women's steps and
took a deep dive into the evidence and the initial investigation she believes another
man richard mark ivanovitz who was a serial killer ivanovic killed himself in 2002 right before he
was arrested in another crime about five years ago the fbi renewed its public outreach in search of
tips and leads to help solve the case because the park is visited by people from all over
those who are nearby at the time of the murders could be from anywhere in the country or world
those who may have information have been asked to call the fbi it's been over 20 years since saint
cloud native julie williams and lolly winans of unity maine were found murdered in the virginia
park the fbi is still looking for tips to find who's responsible we're using this opportunity
the 20-year anniversary to let folks know that the case is still a pending fbi investigation and
you know we are looking for leads we're looking for new evidence there's somebody somebody that
knows something and hopefully some relationship will change and somebody out there will
feel the guilt or come forward to do the right thing julie and lolly were last seen alive on
may 24 1996 hiking with their dog at shenandoah national park virginia julie was born and raised
in saint cloud and graduated from cathedral high school in 1990. this is a case that was enormously
emotional for our region and frankly for my agents and for this office the folks that are
assigned to it now were assigned to it decades ago julie had a passion for the outdoors sports
and social justice she and her best high school friend becky won the state doubles title for
cathedral and tennis their senior year her friends teachers and family to this day say the horrific
double murder is something they will never forget this isn't the same called world that we all knew
this terrible thing had happened in a distant place and it brought us a dose of
of the world that we just didn't really couldn't relate to we did get together
once when we were both in college and of course it was always good to see her but yeah
when i finally got that news i of course was devastated that i you know we hadn't
seen each other more throughout those years after after high school her father tom says julie got
along with just about everyone and usually cared for others above herself yeah she did
with everybody it's been a lot of years of course and you hold on to the memories
no one has been exonerated in this case and so we are we're our aperture is wide open we are
looking at anyone that had any relationship to the events on the shenandoah 20 years ago that
took the lives of these two ladies before the charges were dropped prosecutors said that rice
targeted williams and winans because of his hate of women and homosexuals the fbi won't
comment on specific suspects now but the case is still being investigated as a hate crime
there's certainly some indication that they were targeted sort of pursuant to a a hatred of the
their lifestyle or their choices and that is something that was certainly
covered in that press conference and i think that's certainly how we still scope the case
after hearing the horrible news tom visited the site where his daughter was killed
he says it was a beautiful area out east and that the tragedy tainted a tranquil
scene part of that i did want to see it was important to me to see where she died
and uh so you know i was in the park stayed in the park uh and uh one of the cabins there and
had access to all the people in the park that knew julie and that and that also
knew her story a beautiful little area down by a stream and
that's where she died over 20 years later tom says he still hopes answers in closure are found
he also hopes the community will continue to talk about the good memories that julie left behind
to talk to people to say you know just that that i remember this story about julie or
why julie would have laughed at that i think being in touch with the people
who have had a loss is very important they certainly don't forget number three bobby bizzup
located in the rocky mountains national park just outside allen's park colorado camp saint malo was
an all-boys catholic summer camp established in the 1930s it later became co-ed in the 1970s
before being converted to a treat space in the 1980s eventually the scenic chapel and grounds
became a popular wedding venue with sweeping views of the rocky mountains but this beautiful place
has a dark history associated with it on august 15th 1958 at camp saint malo a 10 year old camper
named bobby bishop disappeared this was especially troubling to the staff and his parents because
bobby was born almost completely deaf according to statements from the priests running the camp
bobby had been fishing and had failed to follow a counselor and other boys back to the main
lodge for dinner a search party went out that night and within days hundreds of people aided
by bloodhounds and aircrafts were in the woods looking for the boy bobby was not found as quickly
as had been hoped it was assumed that bobby must have wandered off because he couldn't hear anyone
calling or looking for him he continued wandering in the wrong direction and got lost in the days
and weeks that followed hope that bobby was still alive seemed less and less possible
when they did find him it would only be his bones as bobby's remains were not located for over a
year his remains were discovered on the east face of mount meeker which was some distance from the
camp the initial coroner's report classified bobby's death as an accident and determined he
had likely died from exhaustion and exposure this is what his family believed for 60 years
both of his parents would die believing their only son's death was nothing more than a tragic
accident it was only decades and decades later that this original assumption would
come into question not because of any new forensic evidence because of new information
that little by little began to come out about the camp in the years that followed it was uncovered
that three of the seminarians at the camp had been accused of sexually assaulting multiple young boys
with two of them harold robert white and neil hewitt were described as serial child abusers
white molested at least 70 children in his two decades as a priest
and hewitt was accused of molesting at least nine hewitt was the last person to see bobby alive
and also the person who later found his remains a year after his disappearance he would insist
that he did not harm bobby and white died in 2006 long before the investigation was opened
a third priest jerry reppila also deceased had only one known incident of sexual assault
but was frequently moved around different parishes leading investigators to wonder if he had other
victims and was being protected by the church though none of these men were known murderers
the presence of all of them at the camp when bobby went missing necessitated a criminal investigation
be open to look into it further so in 2020 the national park services opened an investigation
into bobby's death over 60 years after his body was found
while new information regarding the investigation has not yet been released and it is made much more
difficult by the fact that many of those involved have since died the police continue to seek out
new leads that will help them identify bobby's killer they are asking anyone who's willing to
come forward who may have information anyone who attended the camp with bobby
to call the national park service well that is it for this video as always thank you so much
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