Editor’s Note: This story is part of Beneath the Blue Ridge: The Virginia Olson Case, a special series from 828newsNOW revisiting the unsolved killing of Virginia Olson in Asheville. Through records, reporting and interviews, the series examines what happened and why the case remains unresolved. Read the full series here.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — In the years after 19-year-old Virginia Olson was murdered near the botanical gardens in April 1973, investigators pursued several suspects, reopened leads and at one point believed they were close to solving Olson’s killing.
No charge ever came…