Searching For Ghosts: The Case Of Nancy Lynn Blankenship

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**Searching For Ghosts: The Case Of Nancy Lynn Blankenship**

Fourteen year-old Cayce Lynn McDaniel returned to her family’s home in Milan, Tennessee at approximately 12:30 a.m. on August 16, 1996 after a church party. A chaperone dropped her off and watched her go into the house.

Other family members arrived at their residence at approximately 1:30 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. and discovered that the TV in Cayce’s bedroom was on, a bowl of cereal was left on the kitchen table and the back door was open. There was no sign of McDaniel inside the house and she has never been heard from again.

This is a podcast that is trying to answer the question: What happened to Cayce Lynn McDaniel?

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26 Years!!! Aug 15, 2022

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Tomorrow will be 26 years that Cayce Lynn McDaniel has been missing. You can now watch her story on YouTube!

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S3 Episode One: The Red Head Murders May 24, 2022

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This episode of Searching For Ghosts is brought to you by The Uncommon Podcast With B-Pop and Duff

In the mid-1980s, law enforcement was scrambling to figure out if a series of murders of red-haired women from Texas to Pennsylvania was the act of a serial killer. The state of Tennessee, specifically, seemed to be a hotbed for the murders. Law enforcement was even questioning Henry Lee Lucas, the convicted serial killer, but stopped when an article was released claiming that Lucas fabricated more than 200 confessions to murders he claimed to partake in. There is little doubt that if the article had not been released, Lucas would have confessed to the red head killings as well.

This sets the stage for the climate that was West Tennessee in the 1980s when Nancy Lynn Blankenship, a woman with red hair, disappeared.

A very special thanks to WBIR Channel 10, Knoxville, Tn, for their reporting over the years on the Red Head Murders.

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A special thank you to LOLFIELDANDLOVE for the Henry Lee Lucas clip.

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https://twitter.com/ameangelofsin for the woman screaming sound effect.

Thank you to Voice Actor Julia Hamra for voicing The Jackson Sun article.

Thank you to Voice Actor Zack Taylor for his reading of the AP article on Lucas.

How You Can Help SFG: What This Patreon Thing Is All About Sep 29, 2021

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SFG Season 3 Case Reveal: The Case Of Nancy Lynn Blankenship Sep 27, 2021

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Just a week before Christmas in 1993, a couple of fishermen who were undoubtedly on the hunt for striped bass in the cold December waters of the Tennessee River got more than they bargained for when they discovered human remains near a boat dock in Decatur County. They didn't know it at the time, but those fishermen just closed one chapter and opened another in a ten year old mystery. They had found Nancy Lynn Blankenship. Ten years earlier and fifty miles away in Lavinia, Tennessee, John and Rachel Sanders didn't think too much of it when Nancy didn't come to the door to catch a ride to Wednesday night church service. The Sanders' just thought that the twenty-year old newlywed who suffered from epilepsy and couldn't drive, had gotten a ride with someone else. But when Nancy never showed up to church that night, people started to worry. The Blankenship home was found with freshly made brownies, Nancy's pocketbook, coat and her recently filled epilepsy medicine all in the kitchen area. Further inspection revealed Nancy's curling iron in the bathroom—still plugged in and hot to the touch. Oh and it should be noted: Nancy found out that she was two months pregnant the day before she went missing. Theories have come and gone about what happened to Nancy over the course of 38 years, including her being one of the Red Head Murders—which is an unconfirmed theory of serial killer that hunted down women with ginger hair…many of them in Tennessee. I'm Brandon Barnett, and this is Searching For Ghosts: Season Three—The Case of Nancy Lynn Blankenship Be a part of the team and support Season 3 by becoming a member of The Searching For Ghosts Patreon page where you will get early access to episodes, case discussions from all three seasons, as well as exclusive interviews and episodes. Come get in on the action at patreon.com/searchingforghosts

Support Season 3 of SFG on Patreon Sep 17, 2021

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Please head over to patreon.com/searchingforghosts for exclusive bonus material because Season 3 is a coming!

Season One Update: The Indictment Of Pete Hill Nov 01, 2019

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A reading of the indictment against Pete Hill, plus a timeline of events leading up to the charge.

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Season One Update: A Suspect And A Search Dec 03, 2018

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New developments in the Cayce McDaniel case. And why we've been quiet.

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S2 Update: The Petition Apr 08, 2018

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Please sign and share this petition to request that District Attorney General Jody Pickens re-examine the Bethany Markowski case and call a grand jury.

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