Judge and Jury

Photo illustration with image from Canva.

A Dare County judge charged and summarily convicted an assistant capital defender of contempt during a death-penalty trial.

The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks

Image Courtesy of The Coastland Times

In the summer of 1967, the slaying of Brenda Joyce Holland, a college student working behind the scenes for The Lost Colony outdoor drama in Manteo, became one of North Carolina’s most high-profile murder cases of that era. The mystery behind her death endures.