The Colonial Parkway Murders
Unresolved
Unresolved Productions
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🗓️ 30 August 2020
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
Located roughly halfway between Richmond and Virginia Beach, the Colonial Parkway spans approximately 22 miles in southeastern Virginia and is an incredibly beautiful drive during daytime hours. At night, however, it can become haunting - surrounded by darkened patches of woods - and without any lights to illuminate the road.
This duality is perfectly expressed in the history of the Parkway itself, which is an incredibly scenic and vibrant piece of American history, but also happens to be ground zero for one of the nation's most brutal crime sprees... which remains clouded in doubt and tragedy more than three decades later.
Episode researched, written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan
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| 0:38.4 | The Colonial Parkway is a historic and scenic road that links together the three points |
| 0:43.5 | of Virginia's historic triangle, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. |
| 0:48.7 | All three cities are historic for various reasons, with Jamestown being the location of the |
| 0:53.7 | original Virginia colony, which was founded along the James River. |
| 0:57.8 | Williamsburg would replace Jamestown as the state capital in 1699. |
| 1:02.4 | And Yorktown is where General Cornwall is surrendered to General Washington, marking |
| 1:07.0 | a turning point in the American Revolutionary War. |
| 1:10.6 | The Colonial Parkway, which connects these three points along the Virginia Peninsula, |
| 1:15.2 | is known primarily for sightseeing. |
| 1:17.3 | For that reason, it doesn't intersect any of the roads or thoroughfares, and is maintained |
| 1:22.2 | by the National Park Service, putting it under the purview of the federal government |
| 1:26.6 | as a part of the Colonial National Historical Park. |
| 1:30.1 | Located roughly halfway between Richmond and Virginia Beach, the Colonial Parkway spans |
| 1:34.6 | roughly 22 miles in southeastern Virginia, and is an incredibly beautiful drive during |
| 1:40.4 | daytime hours. |
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