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This episode first aired on Feb. 7, 2025. In 1991, 84-year-old Mabel Seymour walked away from a nursing home in Chatham County. A year later, two workers discovered the deceased body of an elderly woman by the side of a road in Petersburg, Virginia. A note found with her body said her name was "Wilma." But as news about the undentified woman in Virginia began to spread across the South, some wondered if the two women were one in the same. Show Notes:Skincare by SkinxErinUse code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off your order Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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 Link⁠⁠⁠ Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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 available on Darlene's murder investigation, investigators zeroed in on a person of interest in the early 2000s, and are still seeking information that may help solve this cold case. Episode Writer: Mia Roberson Show Affiliates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Skincare by SkinxErin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off yourorder. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Weight Watchers Referral Link⁠⁠ Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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 question remained--was this a murder for hire or retaliation for a botched drug deal? Show Affiliates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Skincare by SkinxErin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off yourorder. ⁠⁠⁠Weight Watchers Referral Link⁠ Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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. Investigators wondered if the murders were related to a series of other crimes that had taken place within the vicinity. Despite numerous tips, they didn't receive a solid lead until a DNA sample tied to another case helped pinpoint the killer 36 years later. Episode Writer: Mia Roberson Related Episode: Ep. 127-The Murders of Patricia Mann and Jesse McBane Show Affiliates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Skincare by SkinxErin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off yourorder. ⁠⁠Weight Watchers Referral Link⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Dateline: Missing in America⁠⁠⁠⁠ Season 5 Out Now Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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 committed a violent crime, especially against a family member, and Benjamin had questions. He shared what he learned about what was really ailing Vince Gilmer on NPR and a book he published in 2024. Renee shares Vince's medical diagnosis and where he is today. Related Listening: Episode 41 - Interview With Benjamin Gilmer, author of "The Other Doctor Gilmer" Show Affiliates: ⁠Weight Watchers Referral Link ⁠⁠Dateline: Missing in America⁠⁠⁠ Season 5 Out Now Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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 murder of 71-year-old Rachel Crook.Co-Writer: Mia Roberson Show Affiliates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Skincare by SkinxErin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off yourorder. ⁠⁠Dateline: Missing in America⁠⁠ Season 5 Out Now Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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 finally explain what happened to Jeni. Show Affiliates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Skincare by SkinxErin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off yourorder. ⁠Dateline: Missing in America⁠ Season 5 Out Now Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠

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, and the baffling disappearance of South Carolina native Zelig Williams in 2024. Show Affiliates: Dateline: Missing in America Season 5 Out Now Weight Watchers Referral Link Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook

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.For a full list of articles related to this episode, visit www.missinginthecarolinas.com

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: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook

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-Interview with Dick Harpootlian, Author of "Dig Me a Grave" Ep. 164-The Abduction and Murder of Peg Cuttino from South Carolina Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse Find Us on Social Media! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠

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 have served in the military, the solved cases of Ruth Allen and Betty Benton, and more. John and Jane Does from this Episode Lumberton Jane Doe RT 64 John Doe Brunswick County John Doe 1977 Myrtle Beach John Doe 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 Media! ⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook