EPISODE 284: "The Real-Life Horror Movie": The Murder of Josylin Ballenger

In 2014, 911 dispatchers in Pickens County,SC were called to the scene of a murder which looked to be the work of an intruder. Indeed it was an intruder, but a phone fauxpas revealed something much more sinister was at play.

In 1980, a service station in North Charleston,SC was found unmanned. No sign of struggle was found, the two employees were gone and so was the cash. Little did police know that the same scenario was playing out just 17 miles North as well at the same time.

After returning home from the Civil War, and Anderson County man was met with tragic news. That coupled with the state of his community riled his anger and the results were deadly. Folklore, legends and truth surrounds this story and we examine the tales and questions that still exist to this day.

In 2001, an Easley,SC gold and silver trader began contacting his friends about a safe investment opprotunity. After a decade, his true plan began to unravel and the only beneficiary of his his investments was himself!

In 1996, a young lady in North Myrtle Beach,SC was trying to get her life together. She was finally found a loving fiance and was contemplating a move away from risky work. Just as everything seemed to be turning around, the worst happened. It took decades for authorities to get the break they needed and they finally got it in an unlikely place.

In the Summer of 1957, Spartanburg patrol officers were called to what was at first a tresspassing complaint but quickly involved into a shooting. With differing stories, a coroner's inquest, and an ambulance getting pulled over for speeding this tale hastily became a series of what if's.

In 2009, a marriage that was ending left a Salley,SC woman wondering about her financial security. She hatched a plot that was beyond belief. Luckily, the conscience of the man she wanted to be her co-conspiritor saved two lives.

At a Greenville hotel in 2014, noise complaints came in left and right late one night and into the early morning. It was thought to be just a squabble beyween a couple, until there was smoke.

In 1990, a young, horse loving resident of Spartanburg County had a new love interest. He treated her well but had the tendency to run with a rough crowd. One night while hanging out, one of his friends took offense to Josylin and what unfolded was sheer evil.

In the late 70's and 80's, Jackson Station in Hodges,SC became one of the preeminent locales for music and good times. Bands from all over would come to play at the station until one fateful night, an arguement with an uncooperative patron led to the end of the music for good.