The perpetrator’s head start

When the couple’s bodies were found by Biff and Cindi, they had already been dead for 12 to 16 hours, which meant the murderer, or murderers were long gone. But investigators wasted no time questioning residents living along or near the trail. They gathered enough information to roughly sketch the man who may have been the perpetrator of the gruesome double murders He was described as a scruffy-looking white male carrying two red gym bags.

 Unprepared for their worst enemy

The double murders of Geoff and Molly shocked the entire Appalachian Trail community of hikers. The trail, which is more commonly referred to as the AT among hikers, is considered a sacred place. It is home to nearly four million people a year who seek peaceful refuge away from the hustle and bustle of city life. According to Robin, Geoff’s father, “Molly and Geoff were prepared for bears and snakes and other wildlife. They didn’t know their worst enemy would be a man.”