Carolina Crimes

In 2016, Charleston Police received a 911 call regarding a shooting at a downtown residence. A beloved College of Charleston student had been shot in the doorway of his own home. As if the shooting wasn't bad enough, it was what was found around his body that ended up blowing the lid off of an intricate criminal operation that had been hidden in plain site.

In 2003, a relationship between two young Greenville County residents quickly went South and deteriorated. After constant pleas from the young woman to leave her alone, her jilted ex boyfriend could not comprehend her requests nor wanted to.

This week, we bring you two cases out of Greenville County. The first is a tale of a family secret gone awry and an extreme solution to their problem. The second is one of the oldest Cold Cases in the history of the county.

In 2007, a fire at a Pawley's Island home uncovered something much more sinister. In an attempt to cover up a robbery, assault, and murder, someone had taken the life of a beautiful soul and new grandmother. With seemingly no enemies, investigators weren't only looking for who did this but why?

In a remote area of Aiken County, human remains began being discovered in the late 1980's and early 1990's. The women found were all found in the same condition, around the same age, and of similar heritage. To this day, investigators are still trying to piece together what happened.

A suspicious fire at the home of a beloved neighbor brought about a tragic discovery. No one could figure out who would dare hurt the swwet lady that took care of everyone. That was until the neighbors began to talk to the police.

In 2018, an partially burned abandoned car was found in an Horry County field. A subsequent welfare check led police to the gruesome discovery of an executed father and son. DNA and forensic eveidence brought to light the mystery assailant and the tragic story that was fueled by greed.

In 2015, a Summerville mother of three was easing her way back into the dating scene. What started innocently enough, accepting an invitation to a party, turned terribly tragic.

In January of 1971, two young men hatched a plan to kidnap noteworthy and wealthy people from Bennettsville,SC. Their plan was going well until they picked the wrong house and the wrong man. Their plan was futile but their motives weren't just for ransom. They were looking to make waves on a national scale.

Edgefield County and much of South Carolina was compared to the wild wild west in the 1840's. A political disagreement led to violence leaving two men maimed. That event would prove to be a precurser to a historical conflict that served as a prelude to the US Civil War. Special Thanks to our guests Amanda Hall and Ashley Richards.

May is a month of graduations which are usually marked by family celebrations, but that was not the case in 2000. A Furman University Senior's father was excited and set to celebrate his son's big day but didn't make it. We examine this cold case and evidence presented in the death of Michael McCuen.

In 1989, construction crews in Augusta,GA made an unnerving discovery. Under an iconic building once used as an institution of higher learning were the remains of possibly hundreds of human beings. It wasn't the hiding place for a serial killer, nor a mass grave. So how and why were the bones found there?

A whirlwind romance and marriage between a young Simpsonville woman and an Army Recruiter soon soured due to his penchant for hosting underaged students in their home. After a separation, the wife went missing only be discovered inexplicably murdered. That left one question: Where was her estranged husband?

In the Spring of 2023, a budding romance was in play between a Greenwood man and a separated school teacher. They took great measures to be discreet and respectful in their relationship, but the woman's estranged husband did not see it that way. Things boiled over on a Saturday night in May resulting in a fatal ending.

In 1981, Columbia Police received a call about a woman in an automobile accident. Not only did she crash, but she was also suffering from a gunshot to the head. When officers went to her home, they found nothing less than pure carnage. The episode is full of twists and turns, fingerpointing, uncanny theives, and a sprinkling of voo-doo.

In 1947, a Greenville cab driver was robbed and stabbed to death by an unknown assailant. Once an arrest was made, an angry mob of the fallen's collegues chose to distribute justice in their own fashion. Instead of being held accountable in a court of law, an abomination of the legal system occured. 

In 1950, two friends in Walhalla got together for what seemed to be a friendly visit. After several drives around town and in the countryside, one of the men and his two daughters were never heard from again. Disturbing and twisted tales were told by both sides in court and the suspect's life had to be saved by the South Carolina National Guard. 

In 2019, a young man came home to discover an awful scene. His mother was deceased in the family's apartment, someone had tried to clean up, and his little sister was missing. Months of searching discovered the inevitable, all based on the story of an unhinged suspect.

In 1965, the discovery of a deceased young woman on Folly Beach shocked the community and her husband of two months. After an autopsy, what seemed to be a tragic drowning proved to be anything but.

A real estate disagreement between a West Ashley stepfather and stepson turned fatal in 2019. Multiple scuffles, calls to the police, and a turbulent home life build up to the unthinkable.

Recently, media worldwide has covered the execution of Brad Sigmon. In this episode, at the request of our listeners, we discuss the backstory and crimes that led to his execution while honoring the memory of his victims .

In 2018, officers in Florence were serving a warrant for heinous crimes against children. When they arrived at the residence, they were welcomed by a hail of gunfire. A two hour standoff and shootout ensued resuklting in the tragic deaths of 2 beloved officers.

A young couple in the 1980's were just starting out in life. They started a family. The husband started a promising career. They moved to a new home. But one night in February of 1989, it all came crashing down and "Danny" Starrett's world of deviance was exposed to all.

In April of 1956, a platoon of Marine Recruits were being put through the paces at Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island. On a fateful Sunday, some of the recruits were trying the patience of their Drill Instructor, which was ill advised. Diciplinary corrections were doled out, but unfortunately the discipline resulted in mutiple fatalities.

In 1990, the body of a reclusive 72 year old was found inside his home. No fould play was suspected, but as the Sheriff's Office and the Probbate Courts dug deeper, the more questions arose about a man that was way more than a mild mannered retiree.