Colonial Parkway murders

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The Colonial Parkway murders were the serial murders of at least eight people in the U.S. state of Virginia between 1986 and 1989. The killings were associated with the Colonial Parkway, a twenty-three-mile-long thoroughfare that cuts through the Colonial National Historical Park and connects Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown. The first two victims were discovered dead inside a vehicle found on the Parkway, as was an abandoned vehicle belonging to another couple who are missing and presumed dead. Long stretches of the Colonial Parkway are devoid of any streetlights and are extremely isolated, making it a popular lovers' lane frequented by young adults. In each incident, a young couple sitting in a vehicle was targeted, with both partners killed. Three pairs of victims were recovered, and another couple remains missing and presumed dead. Several additional homicides have also been tentatively linked to the eight confirmed cases. The causes of death included strangulation, gunshot and...

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