EPISODE 270: "Gone in Garden City": The Abduction of Ernest Vereen

In 2015, a Summerville couple that owned their own small businesses were experiencing challenges financially and mentally. On a May night, they stopped at one of their jewlery stores which resulted in the mysterious death of one of them.

In 1984, a stalwart in the Garden City,SC community was living out his golden years while continuing to have a hand in his property management business. His daily routine was fairly consistent and predictable until his son received an unbelievable phone call one night from a man claimhing to "have" his father.

In the Summer of 1978, a young vivacious waitress from Massachusetts was establishing her roots and enjoying her youth in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She had a solid circle of friends, a cool job, and lived steps away from the beach. It was a shock when she went missing but an even more heartbreaking one when a construction worker made an awful discovery. Please help her family find justice.

In the 1990's the Hispanic population of Greenwood,SC was growing rapidly. Church Leaders needed to find an individual to connect them to the community and perform outreach missions. They thought they had the perfect candidate while in reality he was the perfect monster.

This week, we are joined by Machinery Technichian Chief Perry Sutton USCG retired,who enlightens us about what it was like protecting South Carolina's Coast for over 30 years.

In 1985, a mysterious house fire in Hartsville,SC led investigators to a deceased elderly man who they believed to be a victim of the fire. While technically he was, there was much more to the story and the condition in which he was found.

This week we dive into two cases from South Carolina's history that prove that your past will always come back to haunt you. One from 1959 in Beaufort County and the other a very recent financial crime.

In 2002, a college football player was visiting a Columbia, SC nightclub when he fell victim to being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and around the wrong people. When the investigation settled and justice was served a weak spot in the justice system was exposed 20 years later.

In 2003, a beloved member of the Johnsonville community was found murdered in her driveway. Suspects were hard to come by until they started peeling back layers and hearing rumors that turned their attention to two people very close to the deceased.

Job opportunities in 1907 Norway,SC were few and far between. Families that did not own land were destined to be sharcroppers for the wealthy. One sharecropper tried to excercise his right to freedom and choice of whom to work for which resulted in one dead, two injured annd a historic court case in American history.