In early March 2022, The News Leader published the first part of the subscriber-only, 10-part narrative project The Stocking Mask. The project told the story of Staunton as a city gripped by fear in ...

A serial rapist disguised in a stocking mask roamed Staunton, Virginia, in 1979, but many residents were left in the dark. The police, the victims’ college and the town’s newspaper all took steps to ...

The intruder in the stocking mask didn't need to cover his tracks because the police in the picturesque city of Staunton, Virginia, did that job for him, refusing to warn the public about a series of ...

This is Part 2 of "The Stocking Mask," a narrative series by Staunton News Leader, part of the USA TODAY Network. Want to start from the beginning? Follow this link. STAUNTON, Va. – Tires on several ...

STAUNTON, Va. – At the top of the ladder, in the hot July night, he paused, looking in on a landing between the first and second floors of the house. He popped the screen and the window slid up for ...

This is Part 7 of "The Stocking Mask," a narrative series by Staunton News Leader, part of the USA TODAY Network. Want to start from the beginning? Follow this link. STAUNTON, Va. – It wasn’t bridge ...