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The twisted, fatal journey of the accused Appalachian Trail killer By Evan Allen, Laura Crimaldi and Alejandro Serrano, Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent May 25, 2019
James Jordan ran, his feet pounding the dirt, his hunting knife ready. Ahead of him, prosecutors say, two frightened hikers barrelled down the narrow and twisting section of the Appalachian Trail, out of Jordan’s world and into the backcountry of Wythe County, Va.
Jordan stopped and turned. Crawfish Valley spread out below him, dense stands of poplars, oaks, white pines, and rhododendron thickets, the nearest overgrown service road miles away. He headed back toward the campsite. He wasn’t finished.
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