Missing in the Carolinas
Take a deeper dive into each case below . . .
Episode 16-Ghostly Tales From the Carolinas
Are you a fan of ghost stories? Join host Renee Roberson as she shares a few of her own and explores haunted high schools, universities, theatres and hotels and much more from North and South Carolina.
Show Notes:
Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing
Cover Art: Mackintosh Multimedia
Omni Grove Park Inn 
The pool at Biltmore Estate 
Cooper River Bridge
Resources:
Haunted Bridges and Bodies of Water:
https://northcarolinaghosts.com/coast/flaming-ship-ocracoke/
http://www.panicd.com/encyclopedia/flaming-ship-of-ocracoke.html
https://www.wtfwanderers.com/home/helensbridgeavl
Haunted Buildings and Landmarks:
https://www.southernliving.com/news/sc-state-museum-haunted
https://wach.com/news/local/the-ghost-of-south-carolina-museum
https://www.thestate.com/article220479045.html
https://northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/biltmore-house-ghosts/
https://northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/pink-lady-grove-park-inn/
Haunted High Schools and Universities:
https://www.strangecarolinas.com/2015/04/erwin-high-school-warrior-mascot.html
https://www.wfae.org/podcast/faq-city/2019-10-23/faq-city-is-queens-university-really-haunted
Haunted Theatres and Auditoriums:
https://www.guilford.edu/news/2017/10/dana-auditorium-haunted-or-simply-spooky
https://www.gandbmagazine.com/article/2018/10/paranormal-usc
https://greensboro.com/life/the-ghosts-around-us/article_532704d2-0e8b-555b-a68e-2dc7be980334.html
Books:
Cursed in the Carolinas: Stories of the Damned, Patty A. Wilson
The Ghosts of Charleston, Julian T. Buxton III and Edward B. Macy
Curse of the Wampus and Other Short Spooky Stories of Piedmont North Carolina by O.C. Stonestreet IV
Episode 15-Missing Real Estate Agents in North Carolina
Fear and confusion struck the Charlotte area real estate industry in the 1980s when two agents went missing after making appointments to show houses. What happened to Bruce Ruffin and Dianne Gabriel?
Show Notes:
Show Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing
Cover Art: Mackintosh Multimedia
Music during Dianne Gabriel’s segment provided by AudryPsyche.com
Resources:
Charlotte True Crime Stories by Cathy Pickens
Dianne Gabriel:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2954dfnc.html
“Warning Issued After Rape,” The Charlotte Observer, Aug. 10, 1983
“Real Estate Agents Grow Wary,” The Charlotte Observer, Aug. 11, 1983
“Missing Woman’s Family Striving for Normal Life,” The Charlotte Observer, Sept. 19,1983
“Lack of Body Complicates D.A.’s Job,” The Charlotte Observer, May 5, 1984
https://www.leagle.com/decision/19861246338se2d90811137
Bruce Ruffin
“Autopsy Shows Shot Killed Killed Charlotte Man,” The Charlotte Observer, May 16, 1986
“Charlotte Police Tracking Unsolved ’86 Killings,” The Charlotte Observer, Jan. 4, 1987
“Police Searching for Midland Man,” The Charlotte Observer, April 21, 1986
“Blood Found in Vacant House,” The Charlotte Observer, April 21, 1986
“Missing Man Found Slain in Wooded Area,” The Charlotte Observer, May 11, 1986
“Theory of Events Emerges in Real Estate Agent’s Slaying,” The Charlotte Observer, May 12, 1986
https://charlottenc.gov/CMPD/Organization/Pages/InvestSvcs/ColdCase-Files.aspx
Beverly Carter
Bruce Ruffin 
Dianne Gabriel
Episode 14-South Carolina Cases Featured on “Unsolved Mysteries”
Two murder victims found on a rural road in 1976 have never been identified, two girls are abducted from their homes, and two other women remain missing with foul play suspected. Explore these cases from South Carolina that were featured on “Unsolved Mysteries” over the years.
Show Notes:
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Cover Art: Mackintosh Multimedia
Resources:
Sumter County Does
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Sumter_County_Does
http://www.sumtersheriff.org/cold/2011/4/6/john-jane-doe-1976.html
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/189ufsc.html
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/198umsc.html
Jessica Gutierrez
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Jessica_Gutierrez
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article190174374.html
Malakia Logan
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Malakia_Logan
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/south-carolina/7-unsolved-mysteries-in-sc/
https://www.wistv.com/story/1002539/indictment-in-14-year-old-disappearance-of-greenwood-girl/
Dana Satterfield/Heather Sellars
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dana_Satterfield
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Heather_Sellars
https://www.wistv.com/story/5754698/man-found-guilty-in-decade-old-spartanburg-county-killing/
https://www.goupstate.com/news/20060518/prosecutors-vick-showed-violent-behavior
Lisa Myers Nuegent
Heather Sellars 
Dana Satterfield 
Malakia Logan 
Lisa Myers Neugent 
Jessica Gutierrez 
Jessica Gutierrez now 
Sumter County Does
Episode 13-An Interview with True Crime Writer Cathy Pickens
Renee Roberson interviews North Carolina writer Cathy Pickens, an attorney turned mystery and true crime writer whose latest release, “True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina,” will be released Sept. 28, 2020. They talk true crime in North and South Carolina, Cathy’s research and writing process, and what readers can expect from the book.
Show Notes:
Visit cathypickens.com for more information about the author.
Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing
Cover Art by Mackintosh Multimedia
Episode 12: North Carolina Cases Featured on “Unsolved Mysteries”
Host Renee Roberson explores five different cases from North Carolina that were featured on the popular TV show “Unsolved Mysteries.”
Show Notes:
Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing
Cover Art by Mackintosh Multimedia
Resources:
Rhonda Hinson
http://www.burkesheriff.org/hinson.htm
https://defrostingcoldcases.com/rhonda-hinson-dec-13-1962-dec-23-1981/
Debbie Wolfe
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Debbie_Wolfe
Sherry Hart/Richard Bare
https://www2.fbi.gov/wanted/fugitives/vc/murders/bare_rl.htm
Leah Roberts
https://www.wral.com/nc-wanted-questions-surrounding-disappearance-of-raleigh-woman/14546488/
Kristen Modafferi
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Kristen-Modafferi-Dennis-Mahon-Onuma-missing-Lampo-12988187.php
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Kristen-Modafferi-cold-case-Oakland-Jayne-DNA-13005068.php
Kristen Modafferi 
Debbie Wolfe 
Leah Roberts 
Sherry Hart 
Richard Bare 
Rhonda Hinson
Episode 11: Four Lost Children of North Carolina
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:
Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing
Cover Art by Mackintosh Multimedia
Resources:
https://www.jdnews.com/article/20140611/News/306119886
https://www.officer.com/home/news/10246823/nc-sheriff-haunted-by-missing-children-case
https://www.wral.com/missing-brothers-case-is-nc-s-oldest-unsolved-disappearance/12176586/
https://www.wral.com/news/local/video/12175708
Diane Moon 
Diane Moon, age progression 
Terry Westerfield 
Terry Westerfield, age progression 
Mark Yoli 
Alan Westerfield 
Mark Yoli, age progression 
Alan Westerfield, age progression
Episode 10: The Unconfirmed Victims of Larry Gene Bell
Larry Gene Bell terrorized two families of two girls in South Carolina in 1985, but over the years, investigators have speculated he may have been responsible for the disappearances of other women in Charlotte, N.C.
Show Notes:
Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing
Cover Art by Mackintosh Multimedia
Resources:
Charlotte True Crime Stories: Notorious Cases from Fraud to Serial Killing by Cathy Pickens
https://www.thestate.com/news/special-reports/state-125/article53496000.html
https://www.goupstate.com/article/NC/19920625/news/605194624/SJ
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/708dfnc.html
https://apnews.com/04ff253e076acd1275b48da94d6bb418
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/priscilla-ann-blevins_n_2059155
https://www.wbtv.com/story/21076744/woman-finds-remain-of-missing-sister/
Episode 9: Top Ten True Crime Podcasts
Host Renee Roberson shares ten of her favorite true crime podcasts.
Show Notes:
Show Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing
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Music used in sponsor message:
“Funkorama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Cover art by Mackintosh Multimedia
Resources:
https://www.nicoleweisenseeegan.com/chasingcosby
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/04/9648587/tiger-king-podcast-vs-netflix-documentary-series
https://www.glamour.com/brokenharts
https://www.wmur.com/article/case-timeline-man-known-as-bob-evans-connected-to-6-killings/8643018
Episode 8: Missing College Students in the Carolinas
College is a time for young people to explore their individuality and take on new responsibility. Because of this, it can take days for anyone to realize a student is actually missing. This episode explores the still-unsolved missing persons cases of Jason Knapp, Virginia “Ginni” Wood and Martin Roberts.
Jason Knapp in 1998
Show Notes:
Show Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing
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Cover art by Mackintosh Multimedia
Resources:
Jason Knapp:
Virginia “Ginni” Wood
https://411gina.org/cases/woodvirginialynne.htm
“Disappeared”: The Road Not Taken, Season 5, Episode 1
Martin Roberts
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/michelle-cold-case/275-c88f50fa-89e8-4b2d-be2e-ec7ac025f31f
http://www.highcountrycrimestoppers.com/crime-database/167256-james-martin-roberts
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/michelle-cold-case/275-c88f50fa-89e8-4b2d-be2e-ec7ac025f31f
Episode 7: Nikki McPhatter
Nikki McPhatter was a hard-working young woman from Charlotte, N.C when she met a charming man on a dating website. But after she announced her plans to confront him on his philandering ways, she went missing. This episode also takes a look at the unconscious bias of media when reporting the disappearances and crime of minorities.
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Sound Effect Credit
“Airplane, Boeing, Flyby, Right to Left, A.wav” by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
Cover Art Designed by MackIntosh Multimedia
Resources:
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article14343878.html
https://www.wral.com/police-s-c-man-confesses-to-killing-charlotte-woman/5284021/
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/friends-of-slain-woman-angry-over-verdict/275-374209127
https://clclt.com/charlotte/a-double-standard-nikki-mcphatter-matters/Content?oid=2153047
https://www.goupstate.com/article/NC/20090605/News/605177849/SJ
Episode 6: Liz and John Calvert Part 2
What happened to the investigation into Liz and John Calvert’s disappearance from Hilton Head Island once the prime suspect was found deceased? Featuring interviews with the authors of a true crime book written about the case.
Show Notes:
Book: Deceit, Disappearance & Death on Hilton Head Island by Charlie Ryan and Pamela Martin Ovens
Author bios:
Charlie Ryan and Pamela Martin Ovens previously collaborated on The Pullman Hilton, A Christmas Mystery and My Life with Charles Fraser, chronicling the recollections of the men and women who worked for and knew Fraser, the iconic founder of Sea Pines Plantation.
Charlie Ryan was, over a span of eighteen years, a radio and television news director and anchor, Associated Press state broadcast editor and newspaper columnist. He reportorial years were spent in West Virginia and St. Louis. In his journalism career he focused on politics and interviewed notables including Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Eleanor Roosevelt and Robert Kennedy. He is a recipient of numerous honors and a member of the West Virginia Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
Following his broadcast career, Charlie founded and grew four media firms in West Virginia, Virginia and Washington, DC. After 35 years he sold the firms and became the founding dean of the Graduate School of Business at the University of Charleston in Charleston, WV.
Charlie and his wife Becky moved to Hilton Head where he served three years on the board of directors of the Sea Pines Plantation Community Services Association as chairman and the Association of Property Owners. They now reside in Charlotte, NC.
Charlie has also written Dead Men’s Clubs and Alacrity, his memoir.
Pamela Martin Ovens has lived on Hilton Head Island for almost 40 years. She and her husband, legendary boat captain Peter Ovens, are widely known for their charter sailboat business of 16 years, hosting hundreds of tourists on the 62-foot yacht Schooner Welcome. Pamela is the chief executive and owner of Single Star Publishers. She was a radio and television professional in Cincinnati prior to her move to Hilton Head Island and hosted an island radio show on WHHR. Today she is an accomplished “voice over artist” for radio and television commercials.
Additional sources:
www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/ju….calvert/index.html
www.cbsnews.com/news/man-linked-t…ouple-found-dead/
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Episode 5: Liz and John Calvert Part 1
In March 2008, Liz and John Calvert were last seen heading to a meeting with their accountant, a man they suspected of embezzling money from the businesses they owned on Hilton Head Island, S.C. In part one of this episode, we’ll explore the details around that fateful meeting, and why investigators suspect the embezzlement accusations may have cost the Calverts their lives.
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Resources:
Deceit, Disappearance & Death on Hilton Head Island by Charlie Ryan and Pamela Martin Ovens.
https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article239712958.html
https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article239713243.html
https://www.islandpacket.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/liz-farrell/article203307484.html
https://www.thestate.com/news/state/article203307199.html
https://www.wmbfnews.com/story/9498450/new-information-in-calverts-disappearance/
Episode 4: MurderCon
Last August, Missing in the Carolinas host Renee Roberson attended the most unusual writing conference she had ever been to—Writers’ Police Academy’s MurderCon. She shares the details of the conference, where it took place, and what she learned there.
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Writer’s Police Academy
https://writerspoliceacademy.com/
SIRCHIE
https://www.sirchie.com/
Episode 3: Kyle Fleischmann
Kyle Fleischmann was 24 years old when he went missing from uptown Charlotte after a night of drinking with friends. His disappearance is one of the city’s most troubling mysteries. Renee Roberson dives into some of the theories surrounding this case, and how similar it is to the Brian Shaffer disappearance in Columbus, Ohio.
Sound Effect Credit: “Construction, Jackhammer Excavator, A.wav” by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
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Episode Highlights:
Kyle Fleischmann disappeared after a night out with friends on Nov. 9, 2007. He found himself locked out of the Buckhead Saloon after last call, leaving his wallet and coat behind. After several attempts to call friends and family, he walked off into the night after his cell phone died. His family believes he is deceased and met foul play that evening. Tragically, a similar thing may have happened to a young man in Columbus, Ohio, a year before Kyle went missing.
Case Research Sources:
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-people/article236156613.html
https://www.wral.com/nc-wanted-charlotte-family-continues-search-for-kyle-fleischmann/15646408/
https://www.wbtv.com/story/14310327/kyle-fleischmanns-father-releases-new-clues-in-case/
https://charlottenc.gov/CMPD/Organization/Pages/InvestSvcs/MissingPersons-Gallery.aspx
https://www.columbusmonthly.com/news/20190422/from-archives-what-happened-to-brian-shaffer
Episode 2: Zebb Quinn
In a small mountain town in Asheville, North Carolina, a young college student goes out after work to check out a car he’s interested in buying. The friend who accompanies him is the last person to ever see him, and his story just isn’t adding up. Fifteen years later, that friend’s name will come up in a separate high-profile homicide investigation, leaving North Carolinians to wonder if there will ever be justice for Zebb Quinn.
Episode Highlights:
Zebb Quinn was an 18-year-old community college student working at Wal-Mart on Hendersonville Road in Asheville when he disappeared in early 2000. According to family and friends, he had been saving up money to buy a car. On the night of January 2, 2000, Zebb finished up his shift at Wal-Mart and met fellow co-worker, 21-year-old Jason Owens, to go look at a Mitsubishi Eclipse that was for sale. He was never seen again after that night.
To Zebb’s loved ones, it seemed the mystery of his disappearance would never be solved. That is, until a couple with ties to Hollywood also went missing in North Carolina. The link between Zebb Quinn and this couple, JT and Cristie Codd, was none other than Jason Owens.
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Case Research Sources:
https://wlos.com/news/local/20-years-after-the-disappearance-of-zebb-quinn-still-very-few-answers
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321168/
Episode 1: Three Mysteries in the Carolinas
We are excited to introduce our new true crime podcast, Missing in the Carolinas. As a longtime resident of the state of North Carolina, I’ve been a freelance journalist and writer for the past sixteen years. I’ve always been drawn to cold case investigations and missing persons cases. I was one of those girls reading Ann Rule back in high school, and I’ve written several short stories inspired by actual cases I’ve read about in the news. You can imagine my delight when true crime podcasts came onto the scene several years ago. Some of my favorites include Broken Harts, Dr. Death, The Vanished, Unsolved Murders, The Minds of Madness and The Man in the Window. It was while listening to the South Florida Sun Sentinel podcast “Felonious Florida” that I first got the idea to create a podcast focusing solely on cases in North and South Carolina. This episode will serve as a teaser episode for the first cases I’ll be discussing.
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