<p>Lt. Frank Looper might have changed Greenville, South Carolina forever. An honest cop surrounded by corruption and crime, he was on the verge of something big that might have shocked the southern mill city he called home. One day in January 1975 made sure Looper never had that chance. </p>

Lt. Frank Looper might have changed Greenville, South Carolina forever. An honest cop surrounded by corruption and crime, he was on the verge of something big that might have shocked the southern mill city he called home. One day in January 1975 made sure Looper never had that chance.

<p>Lt. Frank Looper might have changed Greenville, South Carolina forever. An honest cop surrounded by corruption and crime, he was on the verge of something big that might have shocked the southern mill city he called home. One day in January 1975 made sure Looper never had that chance.&nbsp;</p>

January 31, 1975

Investigative true crime podcast: After 40 years of secrets, a celebrated Southern city is reckoning with its dark past.

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January 31, 1975

January 31, 1975

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