The recent murder of the female hiker in the Georgia mountains is exactly why I am such a strong advocate of ALWAY carrying a handgun while hiking. The police believe that they have the doer in custody and now the are investigating possible links to similar murders of hikers in NC and FL. I have simply never understood why some people argue that carrying in national forest or parks is not needed.
This is a link to the story on the FoxNews web site:
http://http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,321107,00.html