About this episode
The episode discusses the unsolved murder of Virginia Olsen, a drama major at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, who was found dead in 1973.
Episode 68 Virginia Olsen On a brisk spring day in April of 1973, University of North Carolina-Asheville drama major, Virginia Olsen, was found brutally murdered in the University's botanical gardens. Though her homicide was rigorously investigated, only rumors surround her story now, and her case remains unsolved over fifty years later. Check out the book about Virginia's case mentioned in this episode: ' A Murder on Campus ' To listen to every episode of Campus Killings ad-free and get other benefits, simply visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription. Follow Campus Killings on Social Media via the following: Facebook - Instagram - Threads - X Formerly Twitter - BlueSky - Tik Tok - Twitch - Youtube Or find ALL of our social media platforms with one link: https://linktr.ee/campuskillings Campus Killings is hosted by Dr. Meghan Sacks and Dr. Amy Shlosberg. Research and Writing by Abagail Belcastro Produced by Mike Morford of AbJack Entertainment
People in this episode
Hosts: Dr. Meghan Sacks, Dr. Amy Shlosberg
Topics covered
- unsolved murder
- true crime
- Virginia Olsen
- University of North Carolina
- botanical gardens
- 1973
Keywords
- Virginia Olsen
- murder
- University of North Carolina
- true crime
- botanical gardens
- unsolved case
- 1973
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of North Carolina-Asheville, AbJack Entertainment
Books & works: A Murder on Campus
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