The person at the center of this case
Laura 'Lollie' Winans and Julianne 'Julie' Williams
Cold Case · Open - Seeking Additional Victims
30 years waiting · since 1996
WALTER "LEO" JACKSON SR.
Justice for Laura 'Lollie' Winans and Julianne 'Julie' Williams — the trail went cold in 1996, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Jackson had a lengthy criminal history including kidnapping, rapes, and assaults—were there other victims during his free periods between 1989-1994, 1994-2000, 2007-2012?
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vehicle
Lead #2Jackson drove a 1984 Chestnut Brown AMC Eagle 30 in 1996 and later a 1979 Ford Econoline 250 van; he was known to use temporary tags and alter license plates—could surveillance or witness reports identify his movements?
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Lead #3As an avid hiker and residential painter, Jackson had access to isolated areas and homes—do unsolved disappearances or crimes in hiking areas or residential communities match his known locations and incarceration gaps?
Walter 'Leo' Jackson Sr., a serial predator with a lengthy history of kidnapping, rape, and assault, was identified through DNA in 2018 as the killer of hikers Laura 'Lollie' Winans and Julianne 'Julie' Williams on May 24, 1996, in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Jackson died in an Ohio prison in March 2018 while serving time for kidnapping-related charges. The FBI continues to investigate whether Jackson is responsible for other unsolved crimes during periods when he was not incarcerated, seeking public assistance to identify possible additional victims.
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The FBI's Richmond Field Office is seeking assistance to identify additional possible victims of Walter "Leo" Jackson, Sr., who died while serving a prison sentence in Ohio, in March 2018, for charges related to kidnapping. Jackson was recently identified through DNA as the person responsible for the murders of Laura “Lollie” Winans and Julianne “Julie” Williams on May 24, 1996, in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.
The FBI will continue to work with law enforcement partners to determine if Jackson is responsible for other unsolved crimes. Jackson, who went by the name “Leo”, had a lengthy criminal history, including kidnapping, rapes, and assaults.
Jackson, a residential painter by trade, was also an avid hiker. At the time of Lollie and Julie’s murders, he may have been driving a 1984 Chestnut Brown AMC Eagle 30.
Jackson later drove a 1979 Ford Econoline 250 van. Jackson was known to use temporary tags, alter license plates, and frequently change vehicles.
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections provided the following timeline of when Jackson was incarcerated. Jackson would be excluded as a possible suspect for any unsolved crimes that occurred during this time period.
January 1984 through February 1989 (Charged in Geauga County, Ohio) May 1994 through September 1994 (Charged in Cuyahoga County, Ohio) August 2000 through May 2007 (Charged in Cuyahoga County, Ohio) May 2012 until his death in March 2018 (Charged in Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
Timeline of Events
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1996-05-24
Murders of Winans and Williams
Laura 'Lollie' Winans and Julianne 'Julie' Williams were murdered in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
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2018-03
DNA Identification
Walter 'Leo' Jackson Sr. was identified through DNA as responsible for the 1996 murders.
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2018-03
Jackson's Death
Jackson died while serving a prison sentence in Ohio for kidnapping-related charges.
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Case Information
Incident:May 24, 1996
Last Updated:October 21, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:May 24, 1996
Last Updated:October 21, 2026