Missing in the Carolinas

A teenage girl and a 9-year-old boy mysteriously go missing from their homes in the early 1970s in South Carolina. While the cases don't seem to be related, what happened to Eva DeBruhl and Michael Woodward remains a mystery. Show Notes: Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing Cover Art: Mackintosh Multimedia Sound Editing: Mia Roberson Music used provided by the user SoundFlakes on Freesound.org https://w...

Host Renee Roberson discusses the creation of "Missing in the Carolinas," what she's learned in her first year of podcasting and the most downloaded episodes of the show. Show Notes: Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing Cover Art: Mackintosh Multimedia

Enjoy a spine-tingling campfire tale in the spirit of Halloween. “The Monster in the Woods” is an original short story written by Renee Roberson, inspired by the murders of three Girl Scouts in Oklahoma in the 1970s. All Rights Reserved. Written and produced by Renee Roberson. Sound Editing by Mia Roberson. Music credits: AudryPsyche.com “Awkward Meeting” and “Evening of Chaos” by Kevin McLeod (in...

Are you a fan of ghost stories? Join host Renee Roberson as she shares a few of her own and explores haunted high schools, universities, theatres, hotels and much more from North and South Carolina. Show Notes: Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing Cover Art: Mackintosh Multimedia For a full list of episode resources, visit missinginthecarolinas.com.

Fear and confusion struck the Charlotte area real estate industry in the 1980s when two agents went missing after making appointments to show houses. What happened to Bruce Ruffin and Dianne Gabriel? Show Notes: Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing Cover Art: Mackintosh Multimedia Music provided during Dianne Gabriel's segment by AudryPsyche.com For a full list of episode resources, visit missingintheca...

Two murder victims found on a rural road in 1976 have never been identified, two girls are abducted from their homes, and two other women remain missing with foul play suspected. Explore these cases from South Carolina that were featured on "Unsolved Mysteries" over the years. Show Notes: Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing Cover Art: Mackintosh Multimedia For a full list of episode resources, visit mi...

Renee Roberson interviews North Carolina writer Cathy Pickens, an attorney turned mystery and true crime writer whose latest release, "True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina," will be released Sept. 28, 2020. They talk true crime in North and South Carolina, Cathy's research and writing process, and what readers can expect from the book. Show Notes: Visit cathypickens.com for more informatio...

Host Renee Roberson explores five different cases from North Carolina that were featured on the popular TV show "Unsolved Mysteries." Show Notes: For a full list of resources used to compile this episode, visit missinginthecarolinas.com. Show Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing www.wow-womenonwriting.com

Two stories. Four missing children. What happened to Diane Moon, Mark Yoli and Alan and Terry Westerfield who went missing from North Carolina in the 1960s? Show Notes: For a full list of resources used to compile this episode, visit missinginthecarolinas.com. Show Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing www.wow-womenonwriting.com

Larry Gene Bell terrorized two families of two girls in South Carolina in 1985, but over the years, investigators have speculated he may have been responsible for the disappearances of other women in Charlotte, N.C. Show Notes: "Murder in the Midlands:Larry Gene Bell and the 28 Days of Terror That Shook South Carolina" by Rita Y. Shuler "Charlotte True Crime Stories: Notorious Cases from Fraud to...

Host Renee Roberson shares ten of her favorite true crime podcasts. Show Notes: For a full list of resources used to compile this episode, visit missinginthecarolinas.com. Show Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing www.wow-womenonwriting.com Music used in sponsor message: "Funkorama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/lic...

College is a time for young people to explore their individuality and take on new responsibility. Because of this, it can take days for anyone to realize a student is actually missing. This episode explores the still-unsolved missing persons cases of Jason Knapp, Virginia "Ginni" Wood and Martin Roberts. Show Notes: For a full list of resources used to compile this episode, visit missinginthecarol...

Nikki McPhatter was a hard-working young woman from Charlotte, N.C when she met a charming man on a dating website. But after she announced her plans to confront him on his philandering ways, she went missing. This episode also takes a look at the unconscious bias of media when reporting the disappearances and crime of minorities. Show Notes: For a full list of resources used to compile this episo...

What happened to the investigation into Liz and John Calvert's disappearance from Hilton Head Island once the prime suspect was found deceased? Featuring interviews with the authors of a true crime book written about the case. Show Notes: Book: Deceit, Disappearance & Death on Hilton Head Island by Charlie Ryan and Pamela Martin Ovens Author bios: Charlie Ryan and Pamela Martin Ovens previously co...

John and Liz Calvert were last seen heading to a meeting with their accountant, a man they suspected of embezzling money from their business accounts. In part one of this week's episode, we'll explore the details around that fateful meeting, and why investigators suspected the embezzlement accusations may have cost the Calverts their lives. Show Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing www.wow-womenonwritin...

Last August, Missing in the Carolinas host Renee Roberson attended the most unusual writing conference she had ever been to—Writers’ Police Academy’s MurderCon. She shares the details of the conference, where it took place, and what she learned there. Show Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing Wow-womenonwriting.com Writer’s Police Academy https://writerspoliceacademy.com/ SIRCHIE https://www.sirchie.com...

Kyle Fleischmann was 24 years old when he went missing from uptown Charlotte after a night of drinking with friends. His disappearance is one of the city’s most troubling mysteries. Renee Roberson dives into some of the theories surrounding this case, and how similar it is to the Brian Shaffer disappearance in Columbus, Ohio. To learn more, visit: www.missinginthecarolinas.com Show Sponsor: WOW! W...

Asheville resident Zebb Quinn went missing in January 2000, after meeting up with a friend to look at a car he wanted to buy. Years later, the disappearance of another local couple would help to solve the mystery of what happened to Zebb on that night. To learn more, visit www.missinginthecarolinas.com. Show sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing-An ezine and writing community dedicated to promoting commu...

Missing in the Carolinas is a podcast spotlighting missing persons cases in North and South Carolina. This episode will preview three cases discussed in future episodes: Zebb Quinn, Kyle Fleischmann and Liz and John Calvert. To learn more, visit www.missinginthecarolinas.com. Show sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing-An ezine and writing community dedicated to promoting communication between writers, au...