EPISODE 162: “Deadly Obsession”: James Earl Reed

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.

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 case with hopes that the truth will one day be known.Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.comFollow us on Social Media:Facebook: Carolina Crimes PodcastTwitter: @Sccrimespod

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 Crimes gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.comFollow us on social media:Facebook: Carolina Crimes PidcastTwitter:@SCcrimespod

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 for everyone but himself proved deadly. A true narcissist, Martin Posey ran his affairs like a mob boss and forced his charges to do his bidding.Get your Carolina Crimes gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.comFollow us on Social Media:Facebook: Carolina Crimes PodcastTwitter: @Sccrimespod

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

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 duel ensue.Get your Carolina Crimes gear at : www.carolinacrimesstore.comFollow us on Social Media: Facebook:Carolina Crimes Podcast Twitter: @SCcrimespod

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 empty their pockets.Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.comFollow us on Social Media:Facebook: Carolina Crimes PodcastTwitter: @Sccrimespod

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 into play in this week's episode.Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.comFollow us on Social Media:Facebook: Carolina Crimes PodcastTwitter: @SCcrimespodSources:http://jimfishertruecrime.blogspot.com/2011/11/small-town-policing-shooting-people-you.html?m=1https://www.live5news.com/story/14850307/cottageville-residents-demand-answers-about-former-mayors-death/https://www.superlawyers.com/articles/south-carolina/loyalty-after-death/

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 the investigation. This unsolved mystery continues to baffle those close to the case. Hopefully, justice will eventually be served.Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.comFollow us on Social Media:Facebook: Carolina Crimes PodcastTwitter: @SCcrimespod

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 on Social Media:Facebook: Carolina Crimes PodcastTwitter: @SCcrimespodSources:https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article88178427.htmlhttps://www.wyff4.com/article/woman-featured-in-dateline-death-in-the-driveway-dies-in-prison/7023144https://www.wbtv.com/story/23330402/witness-relationship-strained-before-former-york-mayor-murdered/?outputType=amphttps://amp.heraldonline.com/news/local/article88295367.htmlDateline NBC Season 23 Episode 10