The Murder of LaRoy Gorman (The Steak and Ale Murder)
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07/06/22 • 32 min
Banking Executive LaRoy Gorman seemingly had the world on a string. Gorman, a self made man who scaled the proverbial ladder of success, sat on the board of multiple charities and was a well respected member of the Charleston Business Community. On the evening of November 12, 1982, Gorman and his girlfriend were leaving the Steak and Ale Restaurant when he was struck by three (3) gunshots as he attempted to enter his vehicle. His assailant promptly peeled out of the parking lot, never to be identified. But what started out as a fairly straightforward investigation into one of Charleston’s most respectable citizens soon became muddled with confusion as revelations of Gorman’s personal life were brought into question. Who would want to kill LaRoy Gorman? Join the CCC for the final installment in our “Crimes of Our Capitol City Series” The 1982 “Murder of LaRoy Gorman,” a Cold Case local to Kanawha County, WV.
#LaRoyGorman #ColdCasesOfWestVirginia #ColdCasesOfKanawhaCounty #CrimesOfOurCapitolCity #ColdCasesOfCharleston #WVUnsolved #1982 #WVColdCase #UnsolvedHomicide #JusticeForLaRoy #WhoKilledLaRoyGorman #UnsolvedMurder #TheSteakandAleMurder
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References:
WV State Archives
Newspapers:
The Charleston Gazette
The Daily Mail
The Register Herald
The Post Herald
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Charleston PD
WV State Archives
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Banking Executive LaRoy Gorman seemingly had the world on a string. Gorman, a self made man who scaled the proverbial ladder of success, sat on the board of multiple charities and was a well respected member of the Charleston Business Community. On the evening of November 12, 1982, Gorman and his girlfriend were leaving the Steak and Ale Restaurant when he was struck by three (3) gunshots as he attempted to enter his vehicle. His assailant promptly peeled out of the parking lot, never to be identified. But what started out as a fairly straightforward investigation into one of Charleston’s most respectable citizens soon became muddled with confusion as revelations of Gorman’s personal life were brought into question. Who would want to kill LaRoy Gorman? Join the CCC for the final installment in our “Crimes of Our Capitol City Series” The 1982 “Murder of LaRoy Gorman,” a Cold Case local to Kanawha County, WV.
#LaRoyGorman #ColdCasesOfWestVirginia #ColdCasesOfKanawhaCounty #CrimesOfOurCapitolCity #ColdCasesOfCharleston #WVUnsolved #1982 #WVColdCase #UnsolvedHomicide #JusticeForLaRoy #WhoKilledLaRoyGorman #UnsolvedMurder #TheSteakandAleMurder
Visit our Patreon! www.patreon.com/coldcasecrew
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References:
WV State Archives
Newspapers:
The Charleston Gazette
The Daily Mail
The Register Herald
The Post Herald
________________________________________________________________________________
Special Thank You’s
Charleston PD
WV State Archives
Thank You To Our Families
Candor Creative Company
Kevin Beatty
Brand RPM
Ah-Hale Creations
Compute One
Music:
abyss by Rexlambo https://soundcloud.com/rexlambo
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/3ksUw0D
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/t_VIgXsAp9I
Editing:
Whitney Cappellari and Audacity
Website:
www.coldcasecrewwv.com
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The Murder of Lynn Priestley
On the evening of Friday, March 16, 1990, thirty four (34) year old Lynn Parker Priestley went out with some friends and a man she was casually dating for dinner and drinks. Lynn and her date broke away from the group for a stint of time, patronizing the Tidewater Grill in the Charleston Town Center. Lynn agreed to meet up with her friends at a popular bar, Spanky’s about an hour later, but she would never show up. Despite the conflicting timelines of events, the facts of Lynns case are simple: she was last seen alive around 12:30am by a bailiff outside the Judicial Annex Building downtown. At the time of this encounter, she was said to have been arguing with a man who was presumably her date. Lynn’s nude body was discovered five (5) days later by a fisherman on the banks of the Kanawha River between Chesapeake and Cheylan. What sequence of events took place after 12:30am in the early hours of March 17, 1990? How did Lynn Priestley end up dead on the side of a riverbank? Join the Cold Case Crew as they re-tell “The Murder of Lynn Priestley” a Cold Case local to Charleston, WV and the second in our “Crimes of Our Capitol City” series.
#LynnPriestley #1990 #ColdCasesOfKanawhaCounty #Charleston #WestVirginia #WV #UnsolvedHomicide #UnsolvedMurder #ColdCasesOfWestVirginia #CrimesOfOurCapitolCity #JusticeForLynn #ColdCaseCrew
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References:
Newspapers:
The Charleston Gazette
The Daily Mail
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wv-lynn-priestly-34-charleston-21-march-1990.199918/
Youtube:
Mysterious WV- The Unsolved Murder of Lynn Priestley
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Thank You To Our Families
Brand RPM
Ah-Hale Creations
Candor Creative Company
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Kevin Beatty
Music:
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Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/3ksUw0D
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Next Episode
The Disappearance of Tammy Jean Daniel
In the early morning hours of June 2, 1987, twenty four (24) year old Tammy Jean Daniel was dropped off at her residence in Stanaford, WV after a night out at the El Cid Club in Beckley. The residence was locked and en lieu of waking her sleeping husband, she told her mother that she was going to sleep in a tent that had been set up on their lawn. Reluctantly her mother left, but when she returned only moments later, her daughter was gone. Tammy Daniel was never seen again. Efforts to reach their daughter were dismal and fraught with more questions. What fate befell this beautiful blonde haired young woman? Join the Cold Case Crew as they discuss “The Disappearance of Tammy Jean Daniel,” a 1987 Cold Case local to Raleigh County, West Virginia.
If you or anyone you know has fallen victim to domestic abuse, the time is NOW to get help.
National Domestic Abuse Hotline: 800-799-7233
Locals to WV: http://www.wrcwv.org
To report a tip regarding the MURDER or DISAPPEARANCE of Tammy Jean Daniel (Hensdill) we urge you to contact CRIMESTOPPERS OF RALEIGH COUNTY at (304) 255-STOP. You can even submit a tip online at www.crimestoppersofraleighcounty.org . You are not required to give your name and are able to submit anonymously.
#TammyJeanDaniel #TammyJeanHensdill #ColdCasesOfWestVirginia #ColdCasesOfRaleighCounty #WVUnsolved #UnsolvedDisappearance #UnsolvedHomicide #MysteriousDisappearance #SuspiciousCircumstances #WhatHappenedToTammy #JusticeForTammyDaniel #ColdCase #ColdCaseCrew
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References:
Books:
“West Virginia Unsolved Murders” by George and Melody Bragg. Gone But Not Forgotten: The Search For Tammy Jean Daniel . Pages 67-69. 1992.
“West Virginia Cold Case Homicides” by George Bragg. A Garden of Tears. Pages 103-104. 2007.
Newspapers:
The Register Herald
Websites:
https://charleyproject.org/case/tammy-jean-danielhttps://unsolvedappalachia.org/tammy-jean-daniel/https://www.facebook.com/teamsapswspcoldcases/photos/a.359340697576906/1312890745555225/?type=3____________________________________________________________________________________
Special Thank You’s
Thank You To Our Families
Brand RPM
Hale Family Dentistry
Ah-Hale Creations
Compute One
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Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/3ksUw0D
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