U.S. drops charges in Shenandoah Nat'l Park double-murder case

The Roanoke paper reports here ("U.S. to drop Rice's charges," 2/7/2004), the Richmond paper reports here ("U.S. moves to drop Rice charges for now," 2/7/2004), and the Washington Post (registration required) reports here ("Charges Dropped In Hikers' Slayings," 2/7/2004) that federal prosecutors are dropping all charges against the defendant accused of murdering two women in the Shenandoah National park.