This is a Rogue Media Network podcast.

Do you ever have a story that you just can't get out of your head?

One that you play the details of over and over with your friends.

Well, you've come to the right place.

I'm Claire.

And I'm Susan.

And this is justice pending. A weekly true crime

podcast where we discuss tantalizing crimes with more questions and answers. For decades,

the Colonial Parkway has been known for its beauty, a winding ribbon of road connecting

Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown, Virginia.

It's a place for scenic drives and for couples to pull off, talk, kiss, and dream.

But between 1986 and 1989, that same road and the waterways that surround it became something else entirely.

A hunting ground, a place where young people vanished, where cars were left behind with their doors open and keys still inside, where bodies appeared near rivers or never appeared at all.

For nearly 40 years, families waited and wondered. They feared the killer was still out there.

And then, finally, science caught up. Welcome back to another episode of Justice Pending.

I'm Claire.

And I'm Susan.

And today we're talking about the Colonial Parkway Murders.

It's actually not just one case.

It's a constellation of cases spread across southeastern Virginia, connected by geography, timing,

and an unmistakable sense of staging.

So between 1986 and 1989, at least four couples and several individuals were attacked

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