In Part 2 of The Rainbow Murders: The Double Homicide of Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero, we continue on with the investigation into the crime and learn about the mysterious “Jacob Beard.” Follow along as the Cold Case Crew unravels the series of events leading up to the conviction of a murderer, and learn about the trials and exoneration of its most promising suspect.

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References:

Books:
Eisenberg, Emma Copley. The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia. Hachette Books. 2020.

Websites:
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/rainbow-murders-unsolved-vicki-durian-nancy-santomero
https://www.wvpublic.org/radio/2020-06-25/june-25-1980-two-women-murdered-traveling-to-rainbow-gathering
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/books/review/third-rainbow-girl-emma-copley-eisenberg.html
https://www.100daysinappalachia.com/2020/04/rainbow-girl-murder-book-stirs-modern-controversy/
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3963
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/man-who-confessed-to-rainbow-murders-is-executed/article_1c6cadf7-fafe-504f-ad94-df19e9fe7d5d.html
https://stevenhager.net/2018/07/01/the-rainbow-murders/
https://wvmetronews.com/2013/11/20/man-who-confessed-to-rainbow-murders-executed/
https://casetext.com/case/state-v-beard-54

Newspapers:
The Angus Leader
Newsday (Suffolk Edition)
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Pittsburgh Press
Daily News (New York)
Newsday (Nassau Edition)
The Herald Sun (North Carolina)
The Colombian (Vancouver, Washington)
The Iowa City Press Citizen
The Des Moines Register
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