Carolina Crimes

In 2009, a young Charleston woman was finding her way and becoming established in life. She was overcoming challenges and making her mark on the world as a truly caring individual. But unfortunately, there are people who take advantage of those with a heart of gold and the subject of our story met one of those vultures on a train from D.C. to Charleston. The situation turned grave when the con art...

As the 1990's drew to a close, a man in a white van unabashedly approached young attractive women in Aiken and Augusta parking lots. His pitch was simple; pose for a few photos and he would pay them. What he had in mind for the subjects of his photographs was more depraved than one could ever imagine. Get your Carolina Crimes Podcast Apparel at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow us on Social Media...

In the very recent past, the Traveler's Rest community became alarmed when a beloved 81 year old bail bondswoman went missing. Several inconclusive clues came up before law enforcement officers could piece them together. When the clues led them north of the state line, that's when they were really horrified. Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow us on Social Media: Fa...

In 1955, a caretaker for an elderly couple found them bludgeoned and beaten inside their home. The lone survivor would be the key to finding whomever could commit such a crime. Get you Carolina Crimes Apparel at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: Carolina Crimes Podcast Twitter: @SCcrimespod Sources: Small Town Slayings in South Carolina by Lt. Rita Y. Shuler

20 years ago this Summer, Manning, SC experienced the tragedy and chaos unleashed by one man. Rapes, robberies, and a murder of a popular teacher frightened the community. Authorities connected the dots and eventually caught the "lifelong criminal" before more lives were lost. Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: Carolina Crimes Podcast...

In 1995, a family was taken hostage in their own home, not to rob them, but to obtain a much bigger score. The well thought out plan of a 19 year old led police on a manhunt up and down the eastern seaboard until finally the perpetrator was apprehended..... and reapprehended, and then reapprehended again. Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow us on Social Media: Faceb...

In the late 1800's a SC newspaperman came to prominence by publishing his own daily editions while also become embroiled in a bitter feud with a political dynasty. Scathing editorials and lost elections caused tensions to come to a head in 1903 resulting in one dead and a controversial trial. Special Thanks to: Madison Bolin and Laney McDowell Get your Carolina Crimes gear at www.carolinacrimessto...

In the late 1980's, a business relationship that had soured left one man believing that the only way out was to eliminate the other party. Once this was done, paranoia set in and anyone with knowledge of the crime made his "list". Finally, a cunning sting operation by the FBI put an end to his deadly plans. Get your Carolina Crimes Apparel at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow us on Social Media:...

At the beginning of 2008, a brilliant and vivacious Union High School student disappeared during what was supposed to be a fast food run. After frantic searching, her family reported her missing. Tales of an old romance brought suspicion to a young couple and then the evidence started to mount. Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: Caroli...

In 2006, a James Island man was overtaken by an erratic and irrational episode aimed at one of his aquaintances after an alleged sex tape emerges. In a drug filled rage, the hysterical man then doles out over 24 hours of grisly torture to the man that was "suppossed to be" in the video.

This week, we go way back to the mid 1700's to examine a religious movement led by a man that declared himself God. He and his henchmen preyed on back country families starved for spirtuality. Besides spreading his own doctrine, the self professed god and his crew engaged in wild orgies, coercive recruiting, and eventually murder. Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow...

In 1978, a Pennsylvania fugitive and his gang chose a South Carolina Sea Island to "visit" and hideout. What was initially a day trip to the beach turned into a grisly murder motivated by hate and facilitated by evil. This one is extremely graphic. Please listen at your own discretion. Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: Carolina Crimes Podcast Twitter: @Sccrimespod Get your Carolina Crimes appar...

In the Summer of 2000, the Horry County Sheriff's Office received a frantic call reporting a home invasion. Two men were found dead in a Green Sea home. From the start of the investigation, stories from one of the men's in laws just didn't seem to coincide with each other. It took a lot of unraveling to serve justice...eventually. Get your Carolina Crimes apparel at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Fol...

Looking for that “Hot Summer Read”? We’ve got one for you Carolina Crimes Podcast fans! Tonight, Matt had the opportunity to speak with Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis about his new book and all of the amazing tales of true crime throughout the history of Berkeley County, SC! This is a stellar read that includes in depth detail of each Sheriff’s administration. And yes, there’s a whole lot of...

In 1980, a teenaged Beaufort couple was enjoying the last few moments of their date before curfew when the unimaginable happened. The two were attacked by an unknown gunman and sexual deviant from the shadows. After a 36 year investigation, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Department finally got the break that they needed to administer justice. Get you Carolina Crimes gear at www.carolinacrimesstore....

In the conclusion to our "Operation Jackpot" episode, we examine how the Kingpins and their associates and accomplices were finally brought to justice. We also go into a "where are they now?" portion, as well as tying in a former lowcountry lawyer and his possible involvement in this story. We donot own the rights to any musical clips used. Get your Carolina Crime apparel at www.carolinacrimesstor...

In the third installment of this icredible story, we discuss how an army of Federal and State Agents, US Customs, the DEA, and the FBI commenced the war on drugs. An upstart US Attorney set his sites on halting drug trafficking in The Palmetto State, but our Gentlemen smugglers would prove to be very slippery. We donot own the rights to any musical clips used. Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www....

This week we bring you one of our most anticipated episodes, Operation Jackpot. Two native South Carolinians with an entrepreneurial spirt and a thirst for adventure get involved with and eventually spearhead one of the largest marijuana smuggling operations in American History! Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow us on Facebook at Carolina Crimes Podcast Follow us...

In this portion of the tale, we examine how Barry Foy and Les Riley built a drug smuggling empire and stepped up their game. Hilarity, chaos, scrapes with governmental entities, civil wars, political feuds and Robin Williams all find their way into the story. We also examine the frivolent lifestyle of these two smugglers. We do not own the rights to any music used in this podcast. Get your Carolin...

On an April night in 2011, a string of unexplicable events in one of Columbia's most well-heeled neighborhoods leaves a rookie cop shot several times. A standoff ensues with a bizarre and tragic ending laced with drugs and explosives.. Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: Carolina Crimes Podcast Twitter: @Sccrimespod

Over a span of 20 years, an over the road trucker from Richland County established himself as a serial child predator. Convictions and jail time could not deter him and he continued his monsterous ways. When law enforcement rceived the evidence needed to put him away forever, he vanished. Hopefully one day, he can be brought to the justice that he deserves. If you have any information about the wh...

In 2017, a married couple in Lexington County decide on an "amicable split" with the hopes of having a fresh start. The two got along well while waiting for their divorce and even helped each other out with projects, still caring for each other all the while. Unfortunately, one of them never got the chance to start her life anew due to an apparent home invasion. Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at ww...

In the 1980's and early 90's, a homegrown law enforcement officer set his focus on ridding the community that he loved of a tragic drug epidemic. The officer stayed hell bent on making a difference by making bust after bust, until the game turned tragic. Get you Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: Carolina Crimes Podcast Twitter: @SCcrimespod So...

In the midst of The War of 1812, the First Lady of South Carolina embarks on a voyage by sea to New York. Unfortunately, she is never seen or heard from again........maybe. In this episode we examine the theories and folklore that surround the vanishing of South Carolina's 44th First Lady, Theodosia Burr Alston. Get Your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow us on Social Media...

In 2015, a Jackson, SC couple embracing their golden years is not heard from for several days. This couple regularly contributed to the community and even ran a rehab for injured animals. When officers are sent for a welfare check, the inexplicable and the unimaginable have taken place. Who on Earth would do this? Get you Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.com Follow us on Social Medi...