In the early 1900's, the position of State Game Warden was established in South Carolina to protect our natural resources. This seemed like a great idea to most, but certainly not to poachers, miscreants, and a certain group of men in Dorchester County who took the Game Warden doing his duty personally.
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SCDNR
The Orangeburg Times and Democrat
gunmemorial.org
The Post and Courier

In this heartbreaking tale from 2009, a High School Junior traveled to Myrtle Beach from Chili, NY to celebrate Spring Break. Yearning for fun in the sun, the seventeen year old's trip was not living up to her expectations but no one would have ever fathomed that she would never be heard from again.

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myhorrycountynews.com
www.themurdersquad.com
WCIV-TV4
The Dr. Phil Show/ CBS/OWN Network
WMBF
WHEC-TV
SCDC

In 1989, a budding star in the Sumter community was found brutally murdered in her home after a vicious fight. After exhausting all leads, false confessions, and a mysterious bent fork, science finally lead police to her killer.
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Small Town Slayings in South Carolina By: Rita Y. Shuler
The Sumter Item
SCDC
SingletonFamily.org

In Columbia,SC, seemingly random acts of violence and murder started to cause alarm in 2002. The randomness ended when a young man had a deadly altercation at his place of employment and he began to live out his sick aspirations.
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The State
WIS-TV
Justialaw.com- South Carolina vs. Allen
SCDC

In the early 2000's, a family of "Sovereign Citizens" relocated from New Hampshire to Abbeville,SC. Their hatred for any form of government was well documented. When the SCDOT presented their plans to widen a highway, thanks to an easement on their property, things did not end well to say the least.

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Associated Press: boston.com
WIS-TV
Pre Incident Indicators of Terrorist Incidents By: Brent L. Smith
The Steate of South Carolina Court of Appeals
To Learn more about Sovereign Citizens, check out The Failure to Stop Podcast Episode 5.

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In 1998, a mutilated female body is discovered in a rural field. Fortunately for police, they found a wallet nearby which lead them to a ruthless group of people responsible for torture, rape, and more murder.

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Orangeburg Times and Democrat
WSPA
caselaw.com/SC Supreme Court

In Prohibition Era South Carolina, two things were certain: the best corn liquor orginiated in Hell Hole Swamp and so did the meanest people. In this episode we examine the deadly trade in illegal liquor with a special cameo appearance by the most infamous gangster in American History.
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The Post and Courier
The Berkeley County History Project
The Charleston City Paper
US Senate: Brooks Comission Reports

In 2013, the bodies of a Jonesville,SC couple were found in their home; the victims of brutal murders. Police could not determine a motive for the quiet couples gruesome demise until they dug into the husband's past. It was quickly discovered that two locals with a penchant for hate were capable of committing this heinous act.
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CNN.com
The State
Northeastern University Pshychology Dept.
Invisible Choir
NY Times

After the abduction and murder of Shari Faye Smith, the midlands were on high alert. Unfortunately, for good reason. The same monster struck again, this time abducting 10 year old Debra May Helmick while she played in her family's yard. This time, the perpetrator had been seen and investigators were already busy unlocking the key to catching the man that terrorized the midlands for 28 days.

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Murder in The Midlands by Lt. Rita Shuler
Small Town Slayings by Rita Shuler

In 1985, a Lexington High Senior is kinapped right in front of her family's home. For days the kidnapper toyed with her family with taunting and cryptic phone calls until finally leading investigators to her final resting place.

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Lexington County Sheriff's Department
Murder in the Midlands by Lt. Rita Shuler
Small Town SLayings by Lt. Rita Shuler