In the summer of 2008, two people were murdered during a robbery at the Sun Drop Bottling Company offices in Concord, N.C. Now, almost 18 years later, authorities have arrested a 43-year-old Washington state resident named Johnny Steven Talbert and charged him with the murders. Renee also shares an update on why South Carolina resident Alex Murdaugh is getting a new trial.

Previous Episodes Featuring the Murdaugh Murders:

Ep. 50-A Review of "Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty"

Ep. 56 - Reflecting On The Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial

Ep. 72-Preview of "Blood on Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty"

Ep. 123-A Review of "The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty"

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Renee shares a behind-the-scenes look at how her podcasting journey has evolved over the past six years., including intriguing listener e-mails and unearthing cases with virtually no digital footprint.

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On May 25, 1989, 10-year-old Cora Lee Hamby left her home in Statesville and walked to a nearby grocery store to buy candy. She never made it home, and her deceased body was discovered a few days later on the shores of Lake Norman. Eyewitnesses said they saw Cora get into a car with three adults in the parking lot of the grocery store. Investigators zeroed in on a suspect in town, but he was never officially charged with the murder. Her case has never officially been solved.

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Renee pulls cases from the show catalogue that include coastal mysteries and murders--Leila and Mary Rachel Lewis, Gloria Kim Smith, Brian "Neil" Hooks, Enrique Roman-Martinez, and Crystal Faye Todd.

Episodes Mentioned:

Ep. 58: Missing and Murdered in Wilmington

Ep. 92: Brian Neil Hooks and Andy Tench Missing and the Murder of Mary Collins

Ep. 104: Case Updates and the Enrique Roman-Martinez Cold Case from North Carolina

Ep. 91-Jeremy Grice Missing and the Murders of Crystal Faye Todd and Ann Fox Smith

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This week's episode originally aired on April 26, 2024.

On the afternoon of July 30, 1965, 21-year-old Suellen Evans was taking a summer session at the University of North Carolina when she was attacked and murdered in the Coker Arboretum. While police quickly utilized bloodhounds and organized group searches to help find the murder weapon, their efforts failed confirm a solid suspect or turn up any other leads. The case remains cold, but Suellen's hometown of Mooresville and the college campus have never forgotten the frustrating details of this this story.

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In the 1990s, two female students from Clemson University in South Carolina were murdered. One involved a random kidnapping from a laundromat and the other occurred after the victim went four-wheeling with two male classmates. Despite years of investigations, both remain unsolved. What happened to Norsaadah Husain and Stacey Brooke Holsonback?

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When 36-year-old Gayle McCaffrey went missing from West Ashley, South Carolina in 2012, her family knew she wouldn't have willingly abandoned her children. Her husband Bob's description of an argument beteen the couple that night also concerned them and investigators. While Bob McCaffrey served time for obstruction of justice charges related to his wife's disappearance, he never stood trial for murder as her body was never found. Now, he's been arrested for a 1990 cold case in New Jersey, where a 27-year-old woman went missing from her home and was later found murdered.

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On April 26, 2005, Raven Abaroa returned home from a recreational soccer game to find his 25-year-old wife, Janet, murdered in their home. Their six-month-old infant son was unharmed in a nearby bedroom. Police quickly announced they didn't think the murder was a random attack, and Raven Abaroa's misdeeds as an employee and a husband would lead to his arrest for murder five years later.

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Renee shares three stories of springtime disappearances from the show catalogue, along with one new story of two teenagers who were lost at sea and rescued in 2005.

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Ep. 20-Missing from the Front Yard

Ep. 21-Missing After a Night Out

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In March of 1987, 29-year-old Jimmy Dale Whitfield went missing from his home in Seneca, S.C. after his wife told police they had an argument. Now the oldest missing persons case from Oconee County, is a John Doe discovered in Fountain Inn, S.C. in 1997 tied to Jimmy's disappearance? Renee also discusses the efforts to finally identify Charlotte's unknown "Boxcar Boy" who was discovered deceased on a train that arrived in the city in 1932.

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