DESCRIPTION:
On this episode of They Walk Among America… Manassas, Virginia, is an independent city in the north of the state. Manassas was an evolving city, 30 miles from Washington, DC, with historical links to the American Civil War that drew enthusiasts to the site of the Battle of Bull Run. With a population of just under 30,000 people in 1993, Manassas was thrown into the spotlight, and the city would forever be linked to one of the most sensational cases of our time…
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‘They Walk Among America’ is a Law & Crime podcast network production.
This episode was hosted by Nina Innsted.
Researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Editing and scoring by Kory Hilpmann.
Script editing, additional writing and production direction by Rosanna and Benjamin Fitton.
MUSIC:
Shadow Passage by Cody Martin
Jun by Kevin Graham
Romantic Conversation by VOLK
Tesseract by Cody Martin
Runner by Falls
Additional musical compositions by Kory Hilpmann.
For more information, visit https://lawandcrime.com/podcasts/ or https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/
REFERENCES:
NEWSBANK
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA), July 25, 1993
Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 1, 1993
Daily Press (Newport News, VA), August 5, 1993
Daily Press (Newport News, VA), September 8, 1993
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 9, 1993
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 23, 1993
Daily Press (Newport News, VA), September 24, 1993
Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 24, 1993
Daily Press (Newport News, VA), October 6, 1993
Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 6, 1993
Daily Press (Newport News, VA), November 7, 1993
Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 8, 1993
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA), November 8, 1993
Daily Press (Newport News, VA), November 9, 1993
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA), November 9, 1993
Daily Press (Newport News, VA), November 10, 1993
Daily Press (Newport News, VA), November 10, 1993
Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 10, 1993
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Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 11, 1993
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA), November 11, 1993
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BOOKS
A Writer's Life by Gay Talese