Murder on Virginia's Colonial Parkway: The Cold Case Investigation, the Missing Couples, and the DNA Trail to Alan Wade Wilmer

Murder on Virginia's Colonial Parkway: The Cold Case Investigation, the Missing Couples, and the DNA Trail to Alan Wade Wilmer

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出版日期:
2026/03/14
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A victim-centered true crime investigation of one of Virginia's most haunting cold cases.

A deserted scenic highway. Staged vehicles left behind in the dark. Young couples who never made it home. Murder on Virginia's Colonial Parkway is a narrative nonfiction true crime investigation into the Colonial Parkway murders, a series of killings and disappearances that terrorized southeastern Virginia between 1986 and 1989 and haunted investigators and families for nearly four decades.

Drawing on law-enforcement statements, historical reporting, forensic developments, and long-form case research, Adrian Halden reconstructs the human story behind this Virginia cold case with clarity, discipline, and compassion. This is not just a murder book about evidence and timelines. It is also an examination of who the victims were, how the investigation evolved, and why certain cases remain so difficult to solve even when the public never stops asking questions.

How does a serial murder investigation go cold for decades? What happens when forensic science finally catches up to evidence collected in another era? Through a layered account of missing couples, abandoned crime scenes, jurisdictional complexity, and the eventual force of DNA technology, this book explores the case as both a gripping true crime history and a study in criminal investigation, institutional failure, and the cost of waiting for answers.

Readers will find a victim-centered true crime narrative that stays grounded in the record while still delivering the tension, momentum, and depth that define the best cold case books. The result is a forensic investigation story that moves beyond headlines to show the lives interrupted, the families left searching, and the difficult path from uncertainty to renewed understanding.

For readers of cold case murder books, forensic investigation narratives, and serious true crime history, this book offers a tense, deeply researched, and emotionally aware reading experience.

This Book Is For Readers Who...

  • want a true crime investigation rooted in documented case history

  • are drawn to cold cases, unsolved murders, and delayed forensic breakthroughs

  • prefer victim-centered nonfiction over sensationalized crime storytelling

  • are interested in DNA evidence, multi-agency investigations, and criminal case reconstruction

  • read regional crime history and American murder investigations

  • want a serious, readable account of the Colonial Parkway murders

Perfect For Readers Who Enjoy...

  • cold case true crime

  • forensic science and DNA breakthrough narratives

  • investigative nonfiction with historical depth

  • serial murder case studies

  • books about missing couples and unresolved disappearances

Some roads keep their silence for years.

Open the case, follow the timeline, and enter the pages.

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誠品貨碼 /
ISBN13 / 9798252167695
ISBN10 /
EAN貨碼 / 9798252167695
裝訂 / P:平裝
頁數 / 258
重量(g) / 349.3
語言 / 3:英文
級別 / N:無
尺寸 / 22.9X15.2X1.4CM

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