While investigators zeroed in on the person they believed was the main suspect in Brenda Holland's 1967 murder, Outer Banks locals floated other theories, one that involved a prominent member of the community. Renee discusses these other suspects and what their motives might have been.

Check out John Railey's book,⁠ "The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks: Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland."⁠

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In the summer of 1967, 19-year-old Brenda Holland took a job as a makeup supervisor with The Lost Colony outdoor drama in Manteo, N.C. Excited to continue training for a potential career in the theatre, she embraced the opportunity with joy and enthusiasm. But after only a month on the island, Brenda disappeared after a date with a Lost Colony cast member. Her deceased body turned up five days later in the Albemarle Sound, and despite an extensive investigation, the murder remained unsolved until a journalist dug into the case and provided his personal theory of what happened. This week we'll discuss Brenda Holland's life and background along with the details of her disappearance and cause of death, and next week's episode will cover the list of suspects and who was likely the young woman's killer.

Check out John Railey's book, "The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks: Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland."

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Today we're pulling from our catalogue to discuss cases that took place during the summer months. Learn about Sherri Lee Truesdale, Eva Debruhl, Galvin and Garry Sidden, Jr., Jessica Gutierrez, Dianne Gabriel, Douglas Simmons, and Franklin "ReRe" Freeman.

Episodes Featured:

Ep. 14-South Carolina Cases Featured on "Unsolved Mysteries"

Ep. 15: Missing Real Estate Agents in North Carolina

Ep. 20-Missing From the Front Yard

Ep. 21-Missing After a Night Out

Ep. 28-Unresolved in North Carolina

Ep. 32: Missing Teen Girls in North Carolina

Ep. 36: Missing From Wilkes County

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For seven years, the same thieves targeted banks in the Myrtle Beach area, eventually stealing $700,000 in total. While there were many witnesses and clues leading to the identities of the robbers, the community was still stunned when three men were arrested. There was a reason these thieves seemed to know the inner workings of banks and crime scene investigation. We'll also discuss the tragic explosion of a fallout shelter that killed five children in Valdese, N.C. in the summer of 1972.

Episode Writer: Mia Roberson. Visit her on Instagram at ⁠mixology_with_mia⁠

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In October of 1997, a guard named David Ghantt at Loomis Fargo, Inc. in Charlotte decided to see if he could get away with robbing the company of $17 million dollars. Unfortunately, he involved several other people in his plan, and while he absconded to Mexico with a small amount of cash, this unusual cast of characters began spending the remaining millions so quickly they attracted the attention of almost everyone they knew in the Charlotte area. The heist inspired the 2016 movie "Masterminds," starring Zack Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, and Kristen Wiig.

Episode Writer: Mia Roberson. Visit her on Instagram at mixology_with_mia

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Renee shares a conversation with Shellie Taylor, the Local History Program Specialist at the Iredell County Public Library. They discuss the mysterious case of Virginia Sneed, a young woman who died in police custody in Asheville in 1939. Because she refused to give her name, no one knew her true identity until months after her death. Shellie also talks about Ruth Horton, an Iredell County woman who was accused of murdering her husband, fire captain Leroy Horton, in 1967, and Shellie's work with cemetery preservation.

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Shellie’s blog post about the Stearn’s Temple Cemetery.

In November of 1986, 28-year-old Mary Kathryn Ennis disappeared from the home she shared with her young son in Hillsborough, N.C. While everyone who knew the single mom insisted she never would have willingly left her son, the search yielded few clues besides her vehicle located a short distance away. Two years later, prison inmates would be the key to solving this mysterious case. We'll also discuss the death of UNC college student William McMichael III, who was killed when he tried to enter the home of a family he didn't know in the middle of the night in January of 1989.

Special Thanks to Co-Writer Mia Roberson

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In 1999, fresh out of Harvard University, Helen Zuman began seeking out a place where she could practice communal living and learn more about organic farming and homesteading. The place turned out to be Zendik Farm in Western North Carolina. When she left five years later, she slowly realized the leader had been operating the farm as a cult.

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There have been many cases of murder by poison in North Carolina. Renee shares the stories of Sandy Coulthard, whose husband used arsenic to slowly poison her in High Point, Eric Miller, whose wife utilized her position as a research scientist to access arsenic that she then used to kill him in Raleigh, and Stacy Hunsucker, whose husband allegedly used the active ingredient in Visine eyedrops to murder his wife in Charlotte.

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Over the past five years, Missing in the Carolinas has shared stories of missing people and perpetrators of crimes who were struggling with their mental health. Today's episode revisits stories of people missing while on spiritual journeys, battling relationship issues, adolescents seeking help at a residential treatment center, a family feud that ended up with nine people dead, and two shooters on the same university campus almost twenty years apart.

Episodes Mentioned:

Ep. 12-North Carolina Cases Featured on "Unsolved Mysteries"

Ep. 24-South Carolina Cases Featured on "Disappeared"

Ep. 63-The 1995 Shooting on the UNC Campus

Ep. 65-Made-for-Tv Movies Based on North Carolina Crimes

Ep. 88-The Deaths at Trails Carolina

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