Carolina Crimes

By Matt Hiers and Danielle Myers

What's Carolina Crimes about?

The only podcast dedicated solely to crimes committed in South Carolina!lTwo South Carolina natives and true crime enthusiasts have teamed up to examine some of the most heinous and shocking crimes ever committed in the Palmetto State.

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Carolina Crimes episodes:

05.20.2024
EPISODE 170: “The Reedy River Killer”: Charles Williams
In the early Fall of 1975, two best friends started school together at Greenville High. One Friday night, they left home to go to a football game but they never made it home. Several other teens became missing at this...
05.13.2024
EPISODE 169: "Calling to Check In": The Murder of Mary Ann Elvington
In 2021, the family of an elderly Nichols,SC woman grew concerned when she could not be found. Her normal routine did not include being out at night. When an "onboard" assistance system in her vehicle was contacted, they could not...
05.06.2024
EPISODE 168: "The Tracks Don't Lie": The Murder of Briana Rabon
In early 2014, a hard working, vivacious Elgin 18 year old was just embarking on life's journey. She was caring, full of life, and was very close with her family. When her mother couldn't reach her she became worried and...
04.29.2024
EPISODE 167: "The Ride Share That Wasn't": The Abduction and Murder of Samantha Josephson
In March of 2019, the Spring Semester at USC was in it's final stages. One Thursday night, a group of friends went to Five Points for fun and frivolity, when one young lady got separated from the group. She called...
04.22.2024
EPISODE 166: "Vanished in Liberty" The Abduction and Murder of Tammy Haynes
In December of 1973, a young girl went missing from a Liberty, SC laundromat never to be seen again. It took happenstance to find her and a very odd conversation to find the monster responsible.
04.15.2024
EPISODE 165: "Where Did She Go?": The Disappearance of Gayle McCaffrey
In 2012, a wife and loving mother vanished from her West Ashley home. Little to no clues were left to help investigators besides a cryptic typed letter. On the 12th anniversary of her dissappearance, we discuss the details surrounding this...
04.08.2024
EPISODE 164: "He Chose the Wrong One": Richard Evonitz
In June of 2002, a serial killer was living in Richland County completely undetected. He was cold, calculating, and stealth. His days of killing and sexual assault came to and end when he ran into the wrong girl.Get your Carolina...
04.01.2024
EPISODE 163: "The Evil in Edgefield": Martin Posey
In this "must listen" episode, a man of modest means positioned himself into a position of wealth. He became a sawmill tycoon and a plantation owner in 1850's Edgefield, but his thirst for power and money coupled with his inconsideration...
03.25.2024
EPISODE 162: “Deadly Obsession”: James Earl Reed
In the early 1990's a couple's breakup triggered an ongoing infatuation that had deadly results.Follow us on Social Media:Facebook: Carolina Crimes PodcastTwitter: @SCcrimespodGet you Carolina Crimes gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.com
03.18.2024
EPISODE 161: " Don't Talk About My Wife": The Famous Cash-Shannon Duel
We go way back in this week's episode to 1880 as we discuss a disagreement between two Camden men that started a fatal chain on events. Civil court wranglings, a besmirched woman's honor, offensive poems, and South Carolina's last legal...
03.11.2024
EPISODE 160: “An Unlikely Visitor”: The Assassination of Jonathan Cherol
On an October night in 2015, gunshots rang out in an upscale Bluffton neighborhood leaving a young entreprenuer dead. With little but surveilance footage to go on, police struggled to fit all of the pieces together until someone forgot to...
03.04.2024
EPISODE 159: "Mixing Fire and Gasoline": The Shooting of Bert Reeves
Two strong personalities clash in this tale from Cottageville,SC. In 2011, a beef between the former town mayor and a police officer came to and ugly boiling point leaving one dead. Sled investigations, civil suits, and mental health all come...
02.26.2024
EPISODE 158: "The Killer is Still Out There": The Sumter County Does
This nationally known mystery started with a double murder of a young couple in 1976. After years of clues, leads, and the discovery of the murder weapon, the identity of the victims remained unknown for decades until DNA aided in...
02.19.2024
EPISODE 157: “Ambush in York”: The Murder of Melvin Roberts
In 2010, a successful attorney and businessman and his longtime girlfriend were attacked in his driveway costing him his life. The deeper investigatiors dug, the clues and inconsistencies only pointed in one direction.Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.comFollow us...
02.12.2024
EPISODE 156: "Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Wrong Guy?”: The Doorstep Slaying of Jamil Phillips
In 2013, an Abbeville man was shot in cold blood on his parents' doorstep. Several theories arose with nothing more than tire tracks and cigarette butts to go off of. Assumptions came and went until a revelation came from one...
02.05.2024
EPISODE 155: "Injustice of the Past": The Story of George Stinney, Betty June Binnicker, and Mary Emma Thames
In 1944, two young girls in Alcolu,SC never made it home. Police made a quick arrest based on a wintness statement that resulted in the youngest person in Amercan history being sent to the electric chair. In this episode we...
01.29.2024
EPISODE 154: "Downtown Chaos": Marko Drayton
In 2002, a distraught Charleston County teen mourned the loss of his cousin and best friend in a robbery gone wrong. The grief began to mount and affect his behavior. The young man began acting bizarrely until finally an accident...
01.22.2024
EPISODE 153: "The Life Changing Afternoon”: The Murder of Mary Alice Stutts
One afternoon in Dillon, a group of young men made a series of terrible decisions. The life of an elderly resident was senselessly taken and the young men's lives would be virtually ruined.Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.comFollow us...
01.15.2024
EPISODE 152: "Nature vs. Nurture": Joseph Ernest Atkins
Is it possible for a murderer to be manufactured from his environment? You make the call in this tragic tale from North Charleston of domestic abuse, childhood trauma, war, and finally murder.
01.08.2024
EPISODE 151: "The Adulterous Ambush": The Murder of Fred Engel
In 2008, a sucessful businessman vanished while checking his mailbox. The Carolina Forest man was soon found mudered in the nearby woods. Authorities turned to technology to pinpoint exactly who was responsible in his brazen, senseless murder.Get your Carolina Crimes...
01.01.2024
EPISODE 150: "Cruel Blood": The Bigham Family Saga
One of our most often requested episodes is here!!!Spanning two centuries and 3 generations, one family in Marion and Florence Counties terrorized employees, neighbors, and each other. This episodes covers the evil and murder that all emminated from one family.Get...
12.25.2023
EPISODE 149: “Holiday Horrors”: A Christmas Double Episode
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all! This week we cover two crimes that took place this time of year, including a nefarious Santa, and a killer out of touch with reality.Get your Carolina Crimes gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.comSources:https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2014/12/24/anderson-co-deputies-investigating-shooting-victims/20851611/https://www.wistv.com/story/5828773/police-man-dressed-as-santa-charged-with-kidnapping/?outputType=amphttps://www.wspa.com/news/hitchhiker-gets-life-for-christmas-eve-i-85-murder/amp/https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2015/01/06/man-accused-greenville-shooting-subject-app-state-harassment-claim/21353693/
12.18.2023
EPISODE 148: "Luring Their Prey": The Murder of Edwin Diaz-Chirinos
In 2016, a group of young Laurens County residents took part in a deadly "bait and switch". They targeted a bright young man with a promising future and their misdeeds turned into senseless, careless evil.Follow us on Social Media:Facebook: Carolina...
12.11.2023
EPISODE 147: "The Family Feud That Wasn't": The Murder of Charlie and Diane Parker
When a beloved couple was found murdered on the Horry County form that they called home, all signs pointed to it being an "inside job". A close family member and her significant other had the motive, the means, and a...
12.04.2023
EPISODE 146: "Terror at Home": The Murder of James Smith
In 1987, a Spartanburg County man came home to a horrific scene. Trying to stop the intruder ended up costing him his life. When the case went cold, authorities would have to wait decades for technology to catch up to...
11.27.2023
EPISODE 145 "The Beneficiary": The Murder of Linda and Shaun Williams
In 1991, a Georgia couple were experiencing profound economic hardships. The wife began to become fed up with her husband's excuses, lack of work, and lack of motivation. She had started thinking of leaving when inexplicably she and her 12...
11.20.2023
EPISODE 144: " The Horror Laying in Wait": The Ambush of the Plylers
In 1983, a beloved hard working couple in Lancaster came home after their workday to find the unthinkable. A monster awaited them poised for a violent ambush. With a cloudy motive, and unexcusable brutality, the assailant left the community puzzled.Follow...
11.13.2023
EPISODE 143: " The Ambush of the Principal": The Murder of Dennis Hepler
In 1988, a young, first year Elementary School Principal was preparing for the upcoming school year when tragedy struck and Mr. Hepler never got the chance to lead his own school. This week, we examine the senslessness of this crime...
11.06.2023
EPISODE 142: "No Suspect, No Motive, No Answers": The Murder of Elma Defee
In 1983, a Florence County wife and mother of five, ran a few errands after work. She passed her huisband and waved to him on his way home but she was never seen alaive again. This heartbreaking cold case has...
10.30.2023
EPISODE 141: "The Winnsboro Witch Trials and More": A Halloween Special
This week, we tell several tales ,legends, and examine true "trials" about witchcraft in the Palmetto State. From Winnsboro to Paris Mountain, we get in the Halloween spirit discussing stories that arose from this alleged wicked men and women.Get your...
10.23.2023
EPISODE 140: "Still Searching for Answers": The Robbery of Blue Ridge Savings Bank
On a Friday afternoon in 2003, a small community bank was robbed in Greer ,SC. The worst imaginable scenario took place and three beloved individuals lost their lives. 20 years later, police and the public are still trying to find...
10.16.2023
EPISODE 139: "The Unlikely Bank Robber": The Curious Case of Richard Inman
In 2017, an uncharacteristically polite bank robber pulled a heist in Simpsonville in broad daylight. He wore no mask and even wished the bank employees a good day as he exited. Almost instanly, he was recognized by law enforcement officers...
10.09.2023
EPISODE 138: "Getting Everyone Involved": The Murder, Burial, Burial, and Burial of Jerry Johnson
In the Spring of 2018, a young father went inexplicably missing in Sumter County. It took law enforcement a lot of decipering, questioning, and searching due to the ammount of people involved. Finally, fingers started pointing and people starting talking...
10.02.2023
EPISODE 137: "The Killer Cop": The Elusive Daniel Hiers
A school resource officer prided himself in being a mentor and role model to children in and outside of school. What the public didn't know was that he lived a double life and he was surrounding himself with prey. When...
09.25.2023
EPISODE 136: "The Killing of the Coroner": The Murder of Dr. Joe Smith
In 1979, a well respected doctor and Deputy Coroner in Lancaster unexpectly missed work one Monday morning to the surprise of his staff. Things escalated when he could not be reached the following Tuesday. The upstanding doctor had been brutally...
09.18.2023
EPISODE 135: "The Rogue Realtor": The Tragic Murder of Melinda Snyder
In 1990, a young Winthrop Graduate was beginning a career that she loved,teaching children. Her kindess and beauty were admired by all, including the monster that would end her life. After suspects began to fall off of investigators' list, they...
09.11.2023
EPISODE 134: "Justice Much Too Late": Thomas and Meeks Griffin
In 1913, a Confederate veteran and landowner in Blackstock, SC was inexplicably murdered in his home. With nothing more than rumors, hearsay, and the testimony of a known miscreant, four men were sentenced to death. Almost a century later, the...
09.04.2023
EPISODE 133: "The Deadly Stranger": The Murder of Kate Waring
In 2009, a young Charleston woman was finding her way and becoming established in life. She was overcoming challenges and making her mark on the world as a truly caring individual. But unfortunately, there are people who take advantage of...
08.28.2023
EPISODE 132: "The Model Hunter": Serial Killer and Rapist Reinaldo Rivera
As the 1990's drew to a close, a man in a white van unabashedly approached young attractive women in Aiken and Augusta parking lots. His pitch was simple; pose for a few photos and he would pay them. What he...
08.21.2023
EPISODE 131: " Caught by a Bonus Card": Serial Killer Daniel Printz
In the very recent past, the Traveler's Rest community became alarmed when a beloved 81 year old bail bondswoman went missing. Several inconclusive clues came up before law enforcement officers could piece them together. When the clues led them north...
08.14.2023
EPISODE 130: "The Backdoor Killer”: The Ax Murder of Orangeburg
In 1955, a caretaker for an elderly couple found them bludgeoned and beaten inside their home. The lone survivor would be the key to finding whomever could commit such a crime.Get you Carolina Crimes Apparel at www.carolinacrimesstore.comFollow us on Social...
08.07.2023
EPISODE 129: "The Week of Terror in Manning": The Crime Spree of 2003
20 years ago this Summer, Manning, SC experienced the tragedy and chaos unleashed by one man. Rapes, robberies, and a murder of a popular teacher frightened the community. Authorities connected the dots and eventually caught the "lifelong criminal" before more...
07.31.2023
EPISODE 128: " Hostages, Hold Ups, and Escapes Abound": The Teenager Bank Robberies of 1995
In 1995, a family was taken hostage in their own home, not to rob them, but to obtain a much bigger score. The well thought out plan of a 19 year old led police on a manhunt up and down...
07.24.2023
EPISODE 127: "Assassination In Broad Daylight": The Murder of N.G. Gonzales
In the late 1800's a SC newspaperman came to prominence by publishing his own daily editions while also become embroiled in a bitter feud with a political dynasty. Scathing editorials and lost elections caused tensions to come to a head...
07.17.2023
EPISODE 126: "Murder for Hire, Again, and Again, and Again": The Bill Prince Story
In the late 1980's, a business relationship that had soured left one man believing that the only way out was to eliminate the other party. Once this was done, paranoia set in and anyone with knowledge of the crime made...
07.10.2023
EPISODE 125: "Taken Much Too Soon": The Murder of Marisha Jeter
At the beginning of 2008, a brilliant and vivacious Union High School student disappeared during what was supposed to be a fast food run. After frantic searching, her family reported her missing. Tales of an old romance brought suspicion to...
07.03.2023
EPISODE 124: " Torture on James Island": The Murder of Gerard Roper
In 2006, a James Island man was overtaken by an erratic and irrational episode aimed at one of his aquaintances after an alleged sex tape emerges. In a drug filled rage, the hysterical man then doles out over 24 hours...
06.26.2023
EPISODE 123: "The Colonial Cult": The Murderous Weberites
This week, we go way back to the mid 1700's to examine a religious movement led by a man that declared himself God. He and his henchmen preyed on back country families starved for spirtuality. Besides spreading his own doctrine,...
06.19.2023
EPISODE 122: "Disgusting, Hateful, and Evil": The Murder of Betty Gardner
In 1978, a Pennsylvania fugitive and his gang chose a South Carolina Sea Island to "visit" and hideout. What was initially a day trip to the beach turned into a grisly murder motivated by hate and facilitated by evil. This...
06.12.2023
EPISODE 121: "A Family Affair": Double Homicide in Green Sea, SC
In the Summer of 2000, the Horry County Sheriff's Office received a frantic call reporting a home invasion. Two men were found dead in a Green Sea home. From the start of the investigation, stories from one of the men's...

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Carolina Crimes episodes:

EPISODE 170: “The Reedy River Killer”: Charles Williams

EPISODE 169: "Calling to Check In": The Murder of Mary Ann Elvington

EPISODE 168: "The Tracks Don't Lie": The Murder of Briana Rabon

EPISODE 167: "The Ride Share That Wasn't": The Abduction and Murder of Samantha Josephson

EPISODE 166: "Vanished in Liberty" The Abduction and Murder of Tammy Haynes

EPISODE 165: "Where Did She Go?": The Disappearance of Gayle McCaffrey

EPISODE 164: "He Chose the Wrong One": Richard Evonitz

EPISODE 163: "The Evil in Edgefield": Martin Posey

EPISODE 162: “Deadly Obsession”: James Earl Reed

EPISODE 161: " Don't Talk About My Wife": The Famous Cash-Shannon Duel

EPISODE 160: “An Unlikely Visitor”: The Assassination of Jonathan Cherol

EPISODE 159: "Mixing Fire and Gasoline": The Shooting of Bert Reeves

EPISODE 158: "The Killer is Still Out There": The Sumter County Does

EPISODE 157: “Ambush in York”: The Murder of Melvin Roberts

EPISODE 156: "Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Wrong Guy?”: The Doorstep Slaying of Jamil Phillips

EPISODE 155: "Injustice of the Past": The Story of George Stinney, Betty June Binnicker, and Mary Emma Thames

EPISODE 154: "Downtown Chaos": Marko Drayton

EPISODE 153: "The Life Changing Afternoon”: The Murder of Mary Alice Stutts

EPISODE 152: "Nature vs. Nurture": Joseph Ernest Atkins

EPISODE 151: "The Adulterous Ambush": The Murder of Fred Engel

EPISODE 150: "Cruel Blood": The Bigham Family Saga

EPISODE 149: “Holiday Horrors”: A Christmas Double Episode

EPISODE 148: "Luring Their Prey": The Murder of Edwin Diaz-Chirinos

EPISODE 147: "The Family Feud That Wasn't": The Murder of Charlie and Diane Parker

EPISODE 146: "Terror at Home": The Murder of James Smith

EPISODE 145 "The Beneficiary": The Murder of Linda and Shaun Williams

EPISODE 144: " The Horror Laying in Wait": The Ambush of the Plylers

EPISODE 143: " The Ambush of the Principal": The Murder of Dennis Hepler

EPISODE 142: "No Suspect, No Motive, No Answers": The Murder of Elma Defee

EPISODE 141: "The Winnsboro Witch Trials and More": A Halloween Special

EPISODE 140: "Still Searching for Answers": The Robbery of Blue Ridge Savings Bank

EPISODE 139: "The Unlikely Bank Robber": The Curious Case of Richard Inman

EPISODE 138: "Getting Everyone Involved": The Murder, Burial, Burial, and Burial of Jerry Johnson

EPISODE 137: "The Killer Cop": The Elusive Daniel Hiers

EPISODE 136: "The Killing of the Coroner": The Murder of Dr. Joe Smith

EPISODE 135: "The Rogue Realtor": The Tragic Murder of Melinda Snyder

EPISODE 134: "Justice Much Too Late": Thomas and Meeks Griffin

EPISODE 133: "The Deadly Stranger": The Murder of Kate Waring

EPISODE 132: "The Model Hunter": Serial Killer and Rapist Reinaldo Rivera

EPISODE 131: " Caught by a Bonus Card": Serial Killer Daniel Printz

EPISODE 130: "The Backdoor Killer”: The Ax Murder of Orangeburg

EPISODE 129: "The Week of Terror in Manning": The Crime Spree of 2003

EPISODE 128: " Hostages, Hold Ups, and Escapes Abound": The Teenager Bank Robberies of 1995

EPISODE 127: "Assassination In Broad Daylight": The Murder of N.G. Gonzales

EPISODE 126: "Murder for Hire, Again, and Again, and Again": The Bill Prince Story

EPISODE 125: "Taken Much Too Soon": The Murder of Marisha Jeter

EPISODE 124: " Torture on James Island": The Murder of Gerard Roper

EPISODE 123: "The Colonial Cult": The Murderous Weberites

EPISODE 122: "Disgusting, Hateful, and Evil": The Murder of Betty Gardner

EPISODE 121: "A Family Affair": Double Homicide in Green Sea, SC

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