Crimes & Closets

When Murder Calls: Larry Gene Bell


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When two young girls, Shari Smith and Debra May Helmick, missing in rural South Carolina the police launched the largest man hunt the state has ever seen. The kidnapper continuously called the family of Shari Smith, taunting them, and eventually leading them to both of the girl's bodies. When Larry Gene Bell was finally arrested, police unsuccessfully attempted to link him to 3 other murders of young women. Is he a serial killer? Join us in the closet this week for When Murder Calls.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Gene_Bell
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29343014/sharon-faye-smith
https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/kidnapper-forces-victim-to-write-last-will-and-testament-before-killing-her-da39bff5cc0b
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185320554/debra-may-helmick
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/10/04/Man-who-killed-two-executed/1199844401600/
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/sick-notes-victims-kin-evil-electrician-zapped-article-1.2012209
Investigation Discovery's Murder Calls, "The Devil's Voice"; Season 3, Episode 6, May 24, 2018
TruTV's Forensic Files, "Last Will", season 7, episode 42, July 26, 2003
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84245118/sandra-elaine-cornett
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83996054/denise-porch
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