Missing in the Carolinas

In September of 1999, two men in North Carolina embark on a violent killing spree that leaves one man and an entire family dead, and a small town in Haywood County loses the idyllic sense of safety they've always known. Show Affiliates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Skincare by SkinxErin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off yourorder. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weight Watchers Referral Lin...

In the fall of 1980, 13-year-old Darlene Tilley was playing softball with some friends in Durham when she began feeling ill. She headed off on the short walk home, refusing a friend's attempt to accompany her, and disappeared that afternoon. Two months later, hunters found her deceased body in a thicket of woods, and the case went cold. While there isn't a lot of information publicly avail...

Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares is scheduled to stand trial for the 2015 murder of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth this month. Renee takes a look at the events leading up to his arrest and discusses three other murders of UNC students from the 1980s from the show catalogue. Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

In November of 1997, 24-year-old Charlotte resident Cherica Adams was following her boyfriend home when another vehicle pulled up beside her and fired four shots into her car. She died from her injuries a month later, her baby having been delivered via emergency c-section. Police arrested Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth and three co-conspirators, charging them with murder. But the ques...

Renee discusses the murders of Zebb Quinn, JT and Cristie Codd, Michael Hunter, and Sandra Coulthard, plus the murder of Stacy Hunsucker. Related Episodes: Ep. 2-Zebb Quinn Ep. 113-The Murder of Michael Hunter Ep. 138-Murdered by Poison: The Deaths of Sandy Coulthard, Eric Miller, and Stacy Hunsucker Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In August of 1990, 21-year-old North Carolina resident Andy Atkinson had moved to Houston, Texas to stay with his grandmother for the summer. While there, he met a young woman named Cheryl Henry and the two began dating. When they didn't return home after a night out, their family members grew worried. They were discovered murdered the next day in a secluded area known for being a Lovers Lane....

In the summer of 2004, Vince Gilmer, a physician in Western North Carolina, murdered his 60-year-old father and left his body on the side of a country road in Virginia. When Dr. Benjamin Gilmer (no relation) arrived at Vince's former clinic to accept a new job, he began hearing stories about the former Dr. Gilmer. The now-incarcerated country doctor didn't seem like the type who would have...

This episode originally aired on May 17, 2024. It's always suspicious when a newlywed who turns up murdered or deceased in an accident has a spouse who stands to collect a large life insurance policy. This was the case of Lucille Rinaldi, who was murdered in 1963, and Brenda Anderson, who drowned mysteriously in 1965. We also take a look at one of Chapel Hill's oldest cold cases, the murde...

This episode originally aired on Sept. 6, 2024. Twenty-seven-year-old Jeni Gray headed out for an early-morning walk in Boone, N.C. and disappears on September 24, 1989. Law enforcement was still continuing their search for the young woman when a runner named Leigh Cooper from Appalachian State University was abducted and sexually assaulted. What her assailant tells her during the attack might fin...

Four-year-old Skyler Wilson died in January 2023 after injuries he sustained when his adoptive parents used a controversial parenting technique on him. Renee updates listeners on what happened after Jodi and Joseph Wilson were arrested for the crime. She also shares the story of Liz Waddell, a Cary physical therapist who went missing after going for a swim in Grenada while on vacation last week, a...

What is a body broker and why is the industry so unregulated? Is it really legal to arrange the sale of human tissue and body parts to be used for medical research? Renee takes a look at four different business owners, including one in North Carolina, who discovered this lucrative industry and took advantage of grieving families in their darkest hours. This episode originally aired on Feb. 2, 2024...

Patrick Burris was a lifelong offender who never should have been released from prison. When he was unable to adjust to life outside of incarceration, he went on a murderous killing spree in Gaffney in 2009. Todd Kohlhepp committed his first offense at age 15, and went on to unleash a reign of violence on victims in South Carolina years later. Full episode on Todd Kohlhepp Social Media Coordinator...

Pee Wee Gaskins stood only five feet two inches tall but he terrorized the state of South Carolina for years until he was electrocuted on Death Row in 1991. Lee Roy Martin went on a murder spree in Gaffney in the late 1960s, leaving no young woman safe, until community members banded together to catch a killer. Episodes Mentioned: Ep. 135-The Crimes of Lee Roy Martin, The Gaffney Strangler Ep. 162...

There are so many questions with victims who are missing theiridentities. Where did they come from? Were they just passing through the areas where they were found? A lot of these cases involve suspicious circumstances, because many of them were victims of homicide. Learn more about Lumberton Jane Doe, RT 64 John Doe, Brunswick County John Doe 1977, an unidentified man from Myrtle Beach who may hav...

Renee shares the stories of Tyler Doyle, Charles Kuebler, Marty Teague, Dr. Leslie and Mark Cargile and Curtis Bane and Thaddeus Hayes from previous episodes. Episodes Mentioned: Ep. 132-The Murders of Curtis Bane and Thaddeus Hayes in North Carolina Ep. 172-The Disappearance of Jimmy Dale Whitfield in South Carolina and Charlotte's Unknown "Boxcar Boy" Social Media Coordinator: Jenn...

Renee shares the latest news on Blake and London Deven from Fayetteville, Asha Degree's case from Shelby, and the conviction of a 1984 murder suspect from Charlotte. Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Affiliate Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Skincare by SkinxErin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off yourorder. Weight Watchers ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ReferralLink⁠ Find Us on Social Med...

Join Renee as she chats with fellow podcaster Caitlin Van Mol, host and producer of the survival story podcast, Lived to Tell. Learn how Caitlin got her start producing in the entertainment industry, how she developed her latest podcast, and what she does in her downtime (spoiler: it includes listening to true crime podcasts and audiobooks in the thriller genre!) Check out Caitlin's Podcast, L...

In the summer of 2008, two people were murdered during a robbery at the Sun Drop Bottling Company offices in Concord, N.C. Now, almost 18 years later, authorities have arrested a 43-year-old Washington state resident named Johnny Steven Talbert and charged him with the murders. Renee also shares an update on why South Carolina resident Alex Murdaugh is getting a new trial. Previous Episodes Featur...

Renee shares a behind-the-scenes look at how her podcasting journey has evolved over the past six years., including intriguing listener e-mails and unearthing cases with virtually no digital footprint. Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Affiliate Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Skincare by SkinxErin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off yourorder. Weight Watchers ⁠⁠⁠⁠Referr...

On May 25, 1989, 10-year-old Cora Lee Hamby left her home in Statesville and walked to a nearby grocery store to buy candy. She never made it home, and her deceased body was discovered a few days later on the shores of Lake Norman. Eyewitnesses said they saw Cora get into a car with three adults in the parking lot of the grocery store. Investigators zeroed in on a suspect in town, but he was never...

Renee pulls cases from the show catalogue that include coastal mysteries and murders--Leila and Mary Rachel Lewis, Gloria Kim Smith, Brian "Neil" Hooks, Enrique Roman-Martinez, and Crystal Faye Todd. Episodes Mentioned: Ep. 58: Missing and Murdered in Wilmington Ep. 92: Brian Neil Hooks and Andy Tench Missing and the Murder of Mary Collins Ep. 104: Case Updates and the Enrique Roman-Mart...

This week's episode originally aired on April 26, 2024. On the afternoon of July 30, 1965, 21-year-old Suellen Evans was taking a summer session at the University of North Carolina when she was attacked and murdered in the Coker Arboretum. While police quickly utilized bloodhounds and organized group searches to help find the murder weapon, their efforts failed confirm a solid suspect or turn...

In the 1990s, two female students from Clemson University in South Carolina were murdered. One involved a random kidnapping from a laundromat and the other occurred after the victim went four-wheeling with two male classmates. Despite years of investigations, both remain unsolved. What happened to Norsaadah Husain and Stacey Brooke Holsonback? Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Affiliate Partn...

When 36-year-old Gayle McCaffrey went missing from West Ashley, South Carolina in 2012, her family knew she wouldn't have willingly abandoned her children. Her husband Bob's description of an argument beteen the couple that night also concerned them and investigators. While Bob McCaffrey served time for obstruction of justice charges related to his wife's disappearance, he never stood...

On April 26, 2005, Raven Abaroa returned home from a recreational soccer game to find his 25-year-old wife, Janet, murdered in their home. Their six-month-old infant son was unharmed in a nearby bedroom. Police quickly announced they didn't think the murder was a random attack, and Raven Abaroa's misdeeds as an employee and a husband would lead to his arrest for murder five years later. Ch...