Under the Trestle, Ron Peterson, Jr.
Under the Trestle, Ron Peterson, Jr.
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Under the Trestle
The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial.

Author: Ron Peterson, Jr.

Narrator: Kyle Tait

Unabridged: 10 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/29/2019

Synopsis

Under the Trestle is the true story of the most compelling murder case in Virginia history. In 1980, beautiful Gina Renee Hall, a Radford University freshman, went to a Virginia Tech nightclub on a Saturday night. She was never seen again. Her abandoned car was found parked beneath a railroad trestle bridging the New River, with blood in the trunk. The investigation led police to a secluded cabin on Claytor Lake, where there was evidence of a violent attack. Former Virginia Tech football player Stephen Epperly was charged with murder, despite the fact that Gina's body was never found. In Virginia's "trial of the century," prosecutor Everett Shockley presented an entirely circumstantial case. Key witnesses against Epperly included his best friend, his mother, and a tracking dog handler later believed by many to be a fraud. Three former Virginia Tech football players testified, including a Hokies quarterback once featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Would Epperly become the first person in Virginia history convicted of murder without the victim's body, an eyewitness, or a confession? And would authorities ever find the body of Gina Renee Hall?

About Ron Peterson, Jr.

Ron Peterson, Jr., is a bestselling author who has also been published in newspapers throughout Virginia and corporate publications throughout the country. His career includes work at the Virginian Pilot and Cox Media, where he was awarded the organization's "Outstanding Performance" award. Peterson's background also includes managing television advertising campaigns that have appeared on TV networks CNN, Discovery, Fox News, and ESPN. He is a board member of the Hampton Roads Sports Media Hall of Fame. Peterson first wrote about the Gina Hall case as a Radford University senior in 1987, majoring in Journalism/Communications and working as an editor for the student newspaper. In his research for Under the Trestle, he interviewed over 100 sources. A dynamic public speaker, Peterson has served as a guest lecturer at Radford University and given numerous presentations to audiences at Fortune 500 companies.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ron on January 16, 2019

UNDER THE TRESTLE is a true story about a really fascinating 1980 murder case. The case is famous because it was the first time in Virginia a person was convicted of murder without the victim's body. The killer is still in prison (spoiler alert, he was a Virginia Tech football player) and the victim......more

Goodreads review by Tena on June 10, 2019

Painful I met Dlana after the murder of Gina. We were both first year teachers at Coeburn Primary School and began our team teaching in the fall of 1980. We shared a small trailer behind the school and became extremely close. Dlana served as matron of honor at my wedding. She talked very little about......more

Goodreads review by Ronnie on February 04, 2019

A solid true-crime book. I respect the author's ability to make the story interesting despite the rather open-and-shut nature of the case.......more

Goodreads review by Chelsa on April 16, 2019

I give this 5 stars because I couldn’t put it down. Any minute I had to read I had this open. I do think the writing could have a bit more finesse and the editing could have been better-typos were more common than most books I have read. But. Again. I couldn’t stop reading. Possibly because this was......more

Goodreads review by ♥ Marlene♥ on August 29, 2020

It seems when I finish a book that I bought on amazon it automatically changes it status into being read here on goodreads even if I do not set it so. This is not good because it makes me forget I still have to review the book. That being said I bought this book and glad I did. It was very well writ......more

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