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This week, AC dives into the summer of 1980. Two young women, Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero, were traveling to the Rainbow Gathering in Pocahontas County, West Virginia a celebration of peace, unity, and connection to nature. Their journey ended in tragedy when their bodies were discovered on a remote mountain, victims of a brutal double murder.
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The Rainbow Murders by Jessie Hickson A&E’s Real Crime - The Rainbow Murders: The Unsolved Case of Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/rainbow-murders-unsolved-vicki-durian-nancy-santomero West Virginia Encyclopedia - Rainbow Gathering https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1915 National Registry of Exonerations - Jacob Beard https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3963 Justia - State v. Beard Legal Summary -https://law.justia.com/cases/west-virginia/supreme-court/1998/24644.html CaseText - State v. Beard - https://casetext.com/case/state-v-beard-54 Documentaries and Media - A&E Crime Documentary Series covering the Rainbow Murders Unsolved Mysteries episodes discussing similar cold cases Historical Context - Charleston Gazette and The Pocahontas Times Confession Details - Information on Joseph Paul Franklin’s confession as reported in multiple true crime platforms
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