FBI says DNA led to suspect in MN woman’s 1996 murder [Video]

SHENANDOAH, Va. — More than 28 years after two women, including one from St. Cloud, were killed while visiting Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a suspect has been identified.

The FBI said the bodies of victims Laura “Lolli” Winans and Julianne “Julie” Williams were found at their campsite a week later in Shenandoah National Park. The agency went on to say National Park Service rangers located the women following an extensive search after family members reported them missing.

New information gathered and released by the FBI’s Richmond Field Office, said a fresh team of investigators picked up the cold case in 2021, reassessing “hundreds of leads and interviews.” In their investigation, agents were able to pull DNA from several items of evidence, which its …