Nation How the 1979 Stocking Mask Rapist case left a Virginia city with a tumultuous legacy April 21, 2022 Jeff Schwaner, Staunton News Leader Comments Off on How the 1979 Stocking Mask Rapist case left a Virginia city with a tumultuous legacy Missing police reports, broken trial tapes and accusations of coercion all fit into the troubled legacy of a 1979 crime spree in Staunton, Virginia.