Looking for that “Hot Summer Read”? We’ve got one for you Carolina Crimes Podcast fans! Tonight, Matt had the opportunity to speak with Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis about his new book and all of the amazing tales of true crime throughout the history of Berkeley County, SC! This is a stellar read that includes in depth detail of each Sheriff’s administration. And yes, there’s a whole lot of information about Hell Hole Swamp for the fans of Episode 52!

In 1980, a teenaged Beaufort couple was enjoying the last few moments of their date before curfew when the unimaginable happened. The two were attacked by an unknown gunman and sexual deviant from the shadows. After a 36 year investigation, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Department finally got the break that they needed to administer justice.

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https://www.wyff4.com/amp/article/dna-leads-to-sc-mans-conviction-35-years-later-of-killing-teen-raping-his-girlfriend/20918215


https://www.wyff4.com/amp/article/dna-leads-to-sc-mans-conviction-35-years-later-of-killing-teen-raping-his-girlfriend/20918215

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt10234414/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_ov_pl

https://public.doc.state.sc.us/scdc-public/inmateDetails.do?id=%2000235912

In the conclusion to our "Operation Jackpot" episode, we examine how the Kingpins and their associates and accomplices were finally brought to justice. We also go into a "where are they now?" portion, as well as tying in a former lowcountry lawyer and his possible involvement in this story.

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https://www.amazon.com/Jackpot-Times-Sting-Launched-Drugs/dp/0762780304

https://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/podcast/372-barry-foy

https://www.fitsnews.com/2021/10/18/murdaugh-murders-saga-more-ties-linking-alex-murdaugh-alleged-drug-smuggler-uncovered/

In the third installment of this icredible story, we discuss how an army of Federal and State Agents, US Customs, the DEA, and the FBI commenced the war on drugs. An upstart US Attorney set his sites on halting drug trafficking in The Palmetto State, but our Gentlemen smugglers would prove to be very slippery.

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Souces:

https://www.amazon.com/Jackpot-Times-Sting-Launched-Drugs/dp/0762780304

https://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/podcast/372-barry-foy

https://www.fitsnews.com/2021/10/18/murdaugh-murders-saga-more-ties-linking-alex-murdaugh-alleged-drug-smuggler-uncovered/

In this portion of the tale, we examine how Barry Foy and Les Riley built a drug smuggling empire and stepped up their game. Hilarity, chaos, scrapes with governmental entities, civil wars, political feuds and Robin Williams all find their way into the story. We also examine the frivolent lifestyle of these two smugglers.

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Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/Jackpot-Times-Sting-Launched-Drugs/dp/0762780304

https://columbiametro.com/article/operation-jackpot/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M6L4aEBNwq0&t=236s&pp=ygUJYmFycnkgZm95

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P-qDwIA_atk&pp=ygUJYmFycnkgZm95

This week we bring you one of our most anticipated episodes, Operation Jackpot. Two native South Carolinians with an entrepreneurial spirt and a thirst for adventure get involved with and eventually spearhead one of the largest marijuana smuggling operations in American History!

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Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/Jackpot-Times-Sting-Launched-Drugs/dp/0762780304

https://columbiametro.com/article/operation-jackpot/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M6L4aEBNwq0&t=236s&pp=ygUJYmFycnkgZm95

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P-qDwIA_atk&pp=ygUJYmFycnkgZm95

On an April night in 2011, a string of unexplicable events in one of Columbia's most well-heeled neighborhoods leaves a rookie cop shot several times. A standoff ensues with a bizarre and tragic ending laced with drugs and explosives..


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Over a span of 20 years, an over the road trucker from Richland County established himself as a serial child predator. Convictions and jail time could not deter him and he continued his monsterous ways. When law enforcement rceived the evidence needed to put him away forever, he vanished. Hopefully one day, he can be brought to the justice that he deserves.

If you have any information about the whereabouts of Elby Hars contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI


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Sources:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2016/06/28/us/the-hunt-john-walsh-elby-hars/index.html

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2016/06/28/us/the-hunt-john-walsh-elby-hars/index.html

https://ucr.fbi.gov/wanted/cac/elby-jessie-hars/@@poster.pdf

https://clefnet.blogspot.com/p/wicked-world-this-man-was-accused-of.html?m=1

https://www.leagle.com/decision/1985415284sc1311392

In 2017, a married couple in Lexington County decide on an "amicable split" with the hopes of having a fresh start. The two got along well while waiting for their divorce and even helped each other out with projects, still caring for each other all the while. Unfortunately, one of them never got the chance to start her life anew due to an apparent home invasion.

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Sources:
https://www.wyff4.com/amp/article/upstate-man-attacked-fatally-assaulted-estranged-wife-as-she-arrived-home-sled-says/9146236

https://amp.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article139094183.html

https://www.coladaily.com/communities/cayce/archive/estranged-husband-charged-in-violent-death-of-lindsey-lee-lexington-sheriff-s-employee/article_97e3ae8a-7bd2-50d0-9e88-e812921701be.html

https://www.wistv.com/story/34934060/neighbors-are-baffled-by-lcsd-employees-death/?outputType=amp

In the 1980's and early 90's, a homegrown law enforcement officer set his focus on ridding the community that he loved of a tragic drug epidemic. The officer stayed hell bent on making a difference by making bust after bust, until the game turned tragic.

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Sources:
SC Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IKBU38oAFgY


https://www.odmp.org/officer/374-chief-deputy-charles-junior-smith