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Randall Lee Smith (June 29,1953– May 10, 2008) was a convicted murderer from Pearisburg, Virginia.[2] He pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Robert Mountford Jr. and Laura Susan Ramsay, who were killed while hiking the Appalachian Trail, in May 1981.[3][4] He was sentenced to 30 years in prison, but was released in 1996 on mandatory parole after serving 15 years.[5] Both Smith's sentence and his early release were met with anger by the victims' families as well as the hiking community. Hikers protested outside the courtroom the day after his sentencing, and a spokesman for the Appalachian Trail Conference said Smith is the "first person convicted of murdering a hiker who has had the opportunity to leave prison".[6] His probation ended in 2006.[7]

On May 6, 2008, Smith attempted to kill two fishermen less than two miles from the site of the 1981 murders.[8] He befriended the two fishermen, who shared their dinner with Smith, before opening fire on them without warning. Both men were shot twice, but survived.[9] Smith was arrested that day after attempting to escape in one of the victim's trucks and subsequently crashing.[10] He died in jail four days later as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.[12]

The novel Murder on the Appalachian Trail (1985), by Jess Carr, is a fictionalized account of the 1981 murders.[13]

The 1981 murder and 2008 attack on the fishermen were also depicted in the Investigation Discovery series Dead Silent: The Curse of Dismal Creek, season 1, episode 1, broadcast on October 25, 2016.[14]

References

1. ^1 {{cite web |title=Blood on the mountain (part 1) |url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20080712/life/807120312 |accessdate=6 June 2017 |newspaper=South Coast Today |author=Wil Haygood |date=July 12, 2008}}
2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/randall-lee-smith-s-death-ruled-accidental/article_234dc5e0-0053-5d22-9c48-5b43aaf290ac.html |title=Randall Lee Smith's death ruled accidental |newspaper=The Roanoke Times | accessdate=6 June 2017 |author=Shawna Morrison |date=August 6, 2008}}
3. ^1 {{cite news|title=Double-shooting suspect dies in custody |url=http://bdtonline.com/local/x519521232/Double-shooting-suspect-dies-in-custody |accessdate=5 May 2011 |newspaper=Bluefield Daily Telegraph |date=May 11, 2008 |author=Bill Archer}}
4. ^1 {{cite news |title=Randall Lee Smith remains a mystery |url=http://www.roanoke.com/webmin/news/randall-lee-smith-remains-a-mystery/article_36d554d7-d666-5188-be1d-e78a08a08ca6.html |accessdate=6 June 2017 |newspaper=Roanoke Times |date=May 10, 2008 |author=Mike Gangloff}}
5. ^1 {{cite news |title=Community reacts to Randall Lee Smith's death |url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/community-reacts-to-randall-lee-smith-s-death/article_a764ddf3-3554-5ea7-8aae-a894933cded0.html |accessdate=6 June 2017 |newspaper=Roanoke Times |date=May 11, 2008 |author=Duncan Adams}}
6. ^1 {{cite news |title=Hikers' killer going home |url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/hikers-killer-going-home/article_a5653bec-8d31-59b0-97af-3ebbc610c6b7.html |accessdate=6 June 2017 |newspaper=Roanoke Times |date=Sep 26, 1996 |author=Lisa K. Garcia}}
7. ^1 {{cite news |title=Pearisburg man never shook reputation as AT killer |url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/pearisburg-man-never-shook-reputation-as-at-killer/article_e50be904-dff2-5884-a6b7-c9fa7c1db72f.html |accessdate=6 June 2017 |newspaper=Roanoke Times |date=May 7, 2008 |author=Laurence Hammack}}
8. ^1 {{cite news|title=Lonely, Dark and Deep|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/08/AR2008070801657.html|accessdate=6 May 2011|newspaper=Washington Post|date=July 9, 2008|author=Wil Haygood}}
9. ^1 {{cite news|title=Escape from Brushy Mountain|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29187510/ns/dateline_nbc-crime_reports/|accessdate=5 May 2011|newspaper=Dateline NBC|date=Feb 15, 2009|author=Chris Hansen}}
10. ^1 {{cite news|title=1981 AT killer linked to new shootings |url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/at-killer-linked-to-new-shootings/article_cf923d86-a1af-5a92-bb85-bbef97088825.html |accessdate=6 June 2017 |newspaper=Roanoke Times |date=May 7, 2008 |author=Shawna Morrison |author2=Mike Gangloff}}
11. ^1 {{cite book | last = Carr | first = Jess | title = Murder on the Appalachian Trail | publisher = Commonwealth Press | location = Boston | year = 1984 | isbn = 0-89227-106-X }}
12. ^1 {{cite news|title=The Curse of Dismal Creek |url=https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/dead-silent/full-episodes/the-curse-of-dismal-creek |accessdate=31 October 2018 |newspaper=ID |date=October 25, 2016 | author=ID }}
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