In the summer of 2004, Vince Gilmer, a physician in Western North Carolina, murdered his 60-year-old father and left his body on the side of a country road in Virginia. When Dr. Benjamin Gilmer (no relation) arrived at Vince's former clinic to accept a new job, he began hearing stories about the former Dr. Gilmer. The now-incarcerated country doctor didn't seem like the type who would have…
This episode originally aired on May 17, 2024. It's always suspicious when a newlywed who turns up murdered or deceased in an accident has a spouse who stands to collect a large life insurance policy. This was the case of Lucille Rinaldi, who was murdered in 1963, and Brenda Anderson, who drowned mysteriously in 1965. We also take a look at one of Chapel Hill's oldest cold cases, the murder of…
This episode originally aired on Sept. 6, 2024. Twenty-seven-year-old Jeni Gray headed out for an early-morning walk in Boone, N.C. and disappears on September 24, 1989. Law enforcement was still continuing their search for the young woman when a runner named Leigh Cooper from Appalachian State University was abducted and sexually assaulted. What her assailant tells her during the attack might…
Four-year-old Skyler Wilson died in January 2023 after injuries he sustained when his adoptive parents used a controversial parenting technique on him. Renee updates listeners on what happened after Jodi and Joseph Wilson were arrested for the crime. She also shares the story of Liz Waddell, a Cary physical therapist who went missing after going for a swim in Grenada while on vacation last week,…
What is a body broker and why is the industry so unregulated? Is it really legal to arrange the sale of human tissue and body parts to be used for medical research? Renee takes a look at four different business owners, including one in North Carolina, who discovered this lucrative industry and took advantage of grieving families in their darkest hours. This episode originally aired on Feb. 2,…
Patrick Burris was a lifelong offender who never should have been released from prison. When he was unable to adjust to life outside of incarceration, he went on a murderous killing spree in Gaffney in 2009. Todd Kohlhepp committed his first offense at age 15, and went on to unleash a reign of violence on victims in South Carolina years later. Full episode on Todd Kohlhepp Social Media…
Pee Wee Gaskins stood only five feet two inches tall but he terrorized the state of South Carolina for years until he was electrocuted on Death Row in 1991. Lee Roy Martin went on a murder spree in Gaffney in the late 1960s, leaving no young woman safe, until community members banded together to catch a killer. Episodes Mentioned: Ep. 135-The Crimes of Lee Roy Martin, The Gaffney Strangler Ep.…
There are so many questions with victims who are missing theiridentities. Where did they come from? Were they just passing through the areas where they were found? A lot of these cases involve suspicious circumstances, because many of them were victims of homicide. Learn more about Lumberton Jane Doe, RT 64 John Doe, Brunswick County John Doe 1977, an unidentified man from Myrtle Beach who may…
Renee shares the stories of Tyler Doyle, Charles Kuebler, Marty Teague, Dr. Leslie and Mark Cargile and Curtis Bane and Thaddeus Hayes from previous episodes. Episodes Mentioned: Ep. 132-The Murders of Curtis Bane and Thaddeus Hayes in North Carolina Ep. 172-The Disappearance of Jimmy Dale Whitfield in South Carolina and Charlotte's Unknown "Boxcar Boy" Social Media Coordinator: Jenna Brouse…
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Join Renee as she chats with fellow podcaster Caitlin Van Mol, host and producer of the survival story podcast, Lived to Tell. Learn how Caitlin got her start producing in the entertainment industry, how she developed her latest podcast, and what she does in her downtime (spoiler: it includes listening to true crime podcasts and audiobooks in the thriller genre!) Check out Caitlin's Podcast, Lived…