Rauch, Henry William
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Rauch, Author, True Crime Story Set in Pocahontas County Published in "The Journal of Spelean History"
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4464
Content Description
An article written by West Virginia University Geology professor and cave enthusiast Henry Rauch about the disappearance, and deaths, presumably by murder and suicide, of Walter Smith and noted caver Peter Hauer in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in June 1975. Ruled as a case of murder-suicide by law enforcement officials, the author explores alternate theories drawing on eyewitness testimony from friends of the victims and other evidence. The article appeared in "The Journal of Spelean...
Dates:
2018
Henry Rauch, Geology Professor, West Virginia Surface Mine Board, Case Files
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4141
Overview
Records documenting the activity of Henry Rauch as a member of the Reclamation Board of Review (1978-1984; 1990-1993) and of the Surface Mine Board (1994-2015) in the state of West Virginia. These boards represent a judicial function whereby citizens or mining companies may appeal decisions related to mining permits made by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.
Dates:
1979-2008