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Henry Rauch, Author, True Crime Story Set in Pocahontas County Published in "The Journal of Spelean History"

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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 History" in Vol. 52 No. 2, Issue 154, July-December 2018.

Dates

  • Creation: 2018

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

.01 Linear Feet (1/4 in. (33 pages in 1 folder))

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
Henry Rauch, Author, True Crime Story Set in Pocahontas County Published in "The Journal of Spelean History"
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English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536