Note: Cameron Santana is one of the two authors of A MURDER ON CAMPUS: The Professor, The Cop, And North Carolina's Most Notorious Cold Case -- When I first started teaching university writing seminars on true crime, my brother Cameron was still active with the Raleigh Police Department and was less interested in the genre. "I didn't watch true crime documentaries or listen to podcasts because after I got off of work, I wanted to do something … [Read more...]
A Murder On Campus – Solving North Carolina’s Most Notorious Cold Case
The fascinating story of how two brothers-one an English professor, the other a cop, and as different as night and day-tag team as authors to solve North Carolina's most notorious cold case … On April 15, 1973, two high school students discovered the body of 19-year-old drama major Virginia Marie Olson on a trail near the campus of the University of North Carolina-Asheville. The scene was horrific. Olson had been bound, … [Read more...]
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In 1973, the brutal murder of drama major Virginia Olson shocked Asheville, NC. Decades later, a cop and his professor brother delve into the notorious cold case, uncovering new truths about the crime, its victims, and suspects, including whispers of a cover-up by an influential family. A MURDER ON CAMPUS: The Professor, The Cop, and North Carolina's Most Notorious Cold Case … [Read more...]
