Thirty-seven years ago, two women and longtime friends fell to their deaths from a popular overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Authorities quickly grew suspicious of James Gibbs, the husband of one of the victims. When they took a closer look at the Gibbs marriage, they saw signs of turmoil and a motive for murder. It would take two trials for a jury to make a final decision on what they believe happened to Helen Gibbs and Susan Haire.

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In October 2016, 22-year-old Cati Blauvelt was separated from her husband, John Blauvelt, a recruiter for the U.S. Army. When she went missing and was discovered murdered a few days later, her family knew who was responsible. But before he could be charged, John Blauvelt disappeared with his new girlfriend, a 17-year-old high school student, and it would be six years before he had to answer for his crimes.

If you are a victim of domestic violence and need to seek help, you can visit thehotline.org, call 800.799.SAFE or text START to 88788. There’s also a National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline at 866.311.9474.Other episodes mentioned:

Ep. 45-Across State Lines

Ep. 48-Two Wives, Two Deaths

Ep. 85-Denise Durham, Shelby Wilkie, and Marissa Carmichael

Ep. 116-Mary Ann Willis and Dara Watson, Two Stories of Domestic Violence

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Two stories. Four missing children. What happened to Diane Moon, Mark Yoli and Alan and Terry Westerfield who went missing from North Carolina in the 1960s?Show Notes: For a full list of resources used to compile this episode, visit missinginthecarolinas.com.

In 1937, 16-year-old Elva Brannock vanished into the winter fog of the Blue Ridge Mountains, only to be found murdered four days later. When North Carolina resident Stacy Hawks learned about this unsolved murder in her community, she used her research to explore the possibilities of what happened to the young woman in her historical fiction novel, "Dividing Ridge." Host Renee Roberson interviews Stacy Hawks to learn more about this mystery and the process of researching and writing the book.

This episode originally aired on November 25, 2021.

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Pulling from the catalogue, Renee discusses the cold cases of Nancy Morgan from Madison County, Beverly Sherman and Pamela Murray from Asheville, the solved murder of Denise Durham from East Flat Rock, and the workplace shooting of Michelle Marlowe in Hickory.

In August 1993, 35-year-old Janet Siclari was murdered on the last night of her vacation on the Outer Banks, within walking distance to her hotel room. Based on physical evidence left on her body and at the scene, investigators were able to pinpoint the killer four years later with the help of CODIS. The 1997 murder of 33-year-old Kill Devil Hills resident Denise Johnson remains unsolved.

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In August of 1989, 34-year-old Cynthia Kirk was stabbed in the driveway of home in a suburban Durham neighborhood. While eyewitnesses helped zero in on a suspect, the killer was never found. And what really happened to North Carolina resident Giovanni Pelletier when he fled from a car while visiting family in Florida earlier this month?

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Pulling from the show's catalogue, Renee discusses the disappearance of Kenneth Beasley from 1905, the murders of Carrie Wilkerson and Jean Fewel from the mid-1980s, the abduction and murder of Hania Aguilar from 2018, the unsolved murder of Brittany Locklear from 1998, and stories of paranormal activity from schools and universities in both North and South Carolina.

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The Senator's Son: The Shocking Disappearance, The Celebrated Trial, and The Mystery That Remains A Century Later by Charles Oldham

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He was only 27, but Peter Lucas Moses, Jr. exerted power and control over a small group of women, requiring them to call him "Lord," fathering multiple children with them, and subscribing to the ideology of Black Hebrews. When a woman and small child went missing from this tight-knit circle in Durham in 2010, investigators feared correctly that Peter's control had spiraled into murder.

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Renee discusses the cases of Jeffrey MacDonald, Timothy Hennis, Susie Newsom Lynch and Fritz Klenner, Chris Pritchard, Neal Henderson, and Bart Upchurch. These crimes all appeared in true crime novels by bestselling authors such as Jerry Bledsoe, Joe McGinnis, and then made their way to the networks at CBS and NBC as "movies of the week."

Episode 65 originally aired on Sept. 22, 2023.