The Double Murder of Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero (The Rainbow Murders) Pt. 1

Cold Case Crew

On June 25, 1980, the bodies of two (2) women were discovered in a remotely located field near Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park. The victims, who would later be identified as Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero, had each been shot multiple times in the head, neck and chest. The women had been traveling from Tucson, AZ to an annual peace gathering known as The Rainbow Gathering that was set to be held in the Monongahalia National Forest. But WHAT happened to the pair? Join the Cold Case Crew as they explore The Rainbow Murders, a cold case local to Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
#VickiDurian #NancySantomero #RainbowMurders #1980 #ColdCase #WV #DoubleMurder #Unsolved
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References:

Books:
Eisenberg, Emma Copley. The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia. Hachette Books. 2020.

Websites:
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/rainbow-murders-unsolved-vicki-durian-nancy-santomero
https://www.wvpublic.org/radio/2020-06-25/june-25-1980-two-women-murdered-traveling-to-rainbow-gathering
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/books/review/third-rainbow-girl-emma-copley-eisenberg.html
https://www.100daysinappalachia.com/2020/04/rainbow-girl-murder-book-stirs-modern-controversy/
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3963
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/man-who-confessed-to-rainbow-murders-is-executed/article_1c6cadf7-fafe-504f-ad94-df19e9fe7d5d.html
https://stevenhager.net/2018/07/01/the-rainbow-murders/
https://wvmetronews.com/2013/11/20/man-who-confessed-to-rainbow-murders-executed/
https://casetext.com/case/state-v-beard-54

Newspapers:
The Angus Leader
Newsday (Suffolk Edition)
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Pittsburgh Press
Daily News (New York)
Newsday (Nassau Edition)
The Herald Sun (North Carolina)
The Colombian (Vancouver, Washington)
The Iowa City Press Citizen
The Des Moines Register
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