The Jefferson County Egan Murders took place on New Year’s Eve in 1964. The Egan family was found murdered at a rest stop on Interstate 81. The Egan trio consisted of Peter Egan, Barbara Egan, and Gerald Egan. This case was important to prosecute because the Egan’s were wanted for various crimes. Although the question remained, who murdered the Egan’s? Rumors and news media sparked many possibilities for what might have happened that night, which made investigators more eager to intervene. Evidence was collected and forensics was done in order to piece together all the clues of the murder. Due to the time period, investigators didn’t have adequate access to technology such as surveillance cameras, fingerprinting, and DNA analysis. If adequate
