Carolina Crimes

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EPISODE 225: "Date with a Monster": The Murder of Ashley Pegram Jun 09, 2025

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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.

EPISODE 224: "The Foiled Plan": The Bennettsville Kidnappings Jun 02, 2025

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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.

EPISODE 223: "From Bloody Edgefield to the Halls of Congress": The Road to War May 26, 2025

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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.

EPISODE 222: "Graduation Day Tragedy": The Murder of Michael McCuen May 19, 2025

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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.

EPISODE 221: "The Resurrection Man": Grandison Harris May 12, 2025

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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?

EPISODE 220: "Killer On The Run": The Murder of Cati Blauvelt May 05, 2025

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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?

EPISODE 219: "The Fatal Confrontation": The Death of Davis McClendon Apr 28, 2025

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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.

EPISODE 218: "The Root Doctor Assassinations": Murders at the Harkless Home Apr 21, 2025

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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.

EPISODE 217: "Mob Mentality": The Lynching of Willie Earle Apr 14, 2025

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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.

EPISODE 216 "The Deadly Ride": The Boyter Murders Apr 07, 2025

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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.

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