Book Club | Brian & Cameron Santana: A Murder on Campus

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Brian and Cameron Santana about the unsolved murder of Virginia Marie Olson and their book detailing the case.

In this Sirens exclusive episode, I sit down with brothers Brian and Cameron Santana, co-authors of A Murder on Campus: The Professor, The Cop, and North Carolina’s Most Notorious Cold Case . We talk about the brutal, unsolved 1973 murder of Virginia Marie Olson, a 19-year-old college student whose body was discovered near the campus of UNC-Asheville. Over 50 years, the case would haunt three generations of investigators and the entire Asheville community, marked by dead ends, disturbing parallels, and whispers of notorious suspects. Brian, a veteran cop, and Cameron, a college professor, teamed up to tell this story with a rare blend of insider insight and narrative depth. Get the book here: https://amzn.to/4l06pYt Listen to Santana True Crime wherever you get your podcasts. Advocacy. Investigation. Education. Storytelling. If you appreciate what I do, here are a few ways to support Sirens and help true crime stories reach more ears: Rate, review, and share my podcast! Find Raven's books at www.RavenRollins.com Follow Sirens on Social Media https://my.link.gallery/thesirenspodcast 🎬 Binge your next obsession on Paramount+ — Try it FREE with our link…

People in this episode

Host: The Sirens Network

Guests: Brian Santana, Cameron Santana

Topics covered

• true crime
• cold case
• murder investigation
• education
• storytelling

Keywords

• murder
• cold case
• UNC-Asheville
• Virginia Marie Olson
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Murder on Campus: The Professor, The Cop, and North Carolina’s Most Notorious Cold Case

Places: UNC-Asheville

More episodes of Sirens

• Introducing: Dreadfully Yours, Raven Rollins | Conversations with Dark Storytellers · May 13, 2026 · 3 min
• Athena Strand · May 6, 2026 · 47 min
• Book Club | Kathy Reichs - Evil Bones · January 15, 2026 · 56 min
• Book Club | Rachel Corbett - The Monsters We Make · December 12, 2025 · 52 min
• Tulsa's Hex House · October 29, 2025 · 13 min
• Girl Forgotten: What Happened to Brianna Wells? (with Dan Brown Jr.) · August 8, 2025 · 1h 3m