Positively identified

The prosecution at Crews’ trial called witnesses who saw him on the trail during the days before and after the couple’s bodies were discovered. The witnesses were able to identify Crews from a photograph presented by investigators which included trail staff, a cable television contractor, and hikers. Later, tests showed that blood samples from Crews had the similar genetic makeup to the semen recovered from Molly’s body and the bullets taken from Geoff matched the .22-caliber pistol in Crews’ possession the day he was taken into custody.

The verdict

Then on May 25, 1991, the moment everyone had been waiting for arrived. Relatives, friends, and acquaintances of the couple waited with for the sentence to be read. Finally, a Perry County juror ruled that Crews should be put to death for the double murders of Geoff Hood and Molly LaRue. The decision came a day after the jury convened for nearly an hour before finding him guilty of two counts of first-degree murder.