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June 24th, 1972. Fourteen-year-old Michael Steven Akey was near Burton, South Carolina when he got into a car. And then he disappeared. For nearly six years, there was no answer. No goodbye. No explanation. Then on a quiet stretch of Lady’s Island, human remains were discovered. Decades would pass. Technology would change. And eventually, science would put a name to those remains…Michael Akey. But identifying Michael was only the beginning because the person who drove away with him was never identified.
Also, scientists uncovered the fossilized bones of a whale that lived here roughly 24 million years ago near Ridgeville. What was a whale doing in South Carolina?
Plus, out on the dark waters of Lake Hartwell sits a tiny piece of land with a chilling history. A forgotten cemetery surrounded by water and a place locals have come to call Ghost Island. But are the stories of spirits here just legends or is something still lingering among those graves?
Unsolved Carolinas: Michael Akey’s Last Ride
https://www.fitsnews.com/2026/04/15/unsolved-carolinas-michael-akeys-last-ride/
South Carolina's Spooky Island Has An Abandoned Cemetery Rife With Ghostly Tales
https://www.islands.com/2016787/cemetary-ghost-island-lake-hartwell-south-carolina-abandoned-ghosts/
24-million-year-old fossilized whale bones unearthed near Ridgeville
https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/dorchester-county-news/24-million-year-old-fossilized-whale-bones-unearthed-near-ridgeville/amp/
Get your claws on some Spookshow Merch!
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