Ep 19 - The Blue Ridge Savings Murders
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01/20/24 • 41 min
Murders during the commission of a robbery are rare, so what would bring someone to kill 3 people in a South Carolina bank in 2003?
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Sources
- FBI Bank Crime Statistics 2003 - https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/stats-services-publications-bank-crime-statistics-2003/view
- MacDonald, V. (2006, February 3). Robbery suspect ‘person of interest’ in 3 slayings. The Index-Journal.
- Lundeen, N. (2008, May 6). Family’s pain lingers 5 years after murders in Greer bank. The Greenville News.
- Connor, E. (2009, November 1). I believe someone knows something. The Greenville News.
- Unsolved Mysteries Podcast – Three Dead at Blue Ridge Bank – Season 1 Ep. 19 – 6/23/21
- Catch My Killer Podcast – Episode 41: The Unsolved Sylvia Holtzclaw Homicide Case – July 19, 2020
- Gross, D.J. (2018, May 16). 15 years later: Blue Ridge Savings Bank triple murders still unsolved. The Greenville News.
- Riddle, L. (2015, May 22). Family, investigators still hope for answers in Blue Ridge Savings Bank murders. The Greenville News.
- Spencer, J.S. (2003, May 17). Spartanburg couple, Greer woman killed in a bank heist. GoUpstate. https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2003/05/17/spartanburg-couple-greer-woman-killed-in-bank-heist/29445337007/
- True Crime Daily. (2016, March 3). Unsolved: Bank robbery ends with town’s first triple murder. https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/03/03/unsolved-bank-robbery-ends-with-towns-first-triple-murder/
- Leonard, R.E. (2007, June 12). Police seek info in Greer ’03 slayings. GoUpstate. https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2007/06/12/police-seek-info-in-greer-03-slayings/29442281007/
- True Crime Daily. (2016, February 11). Cold case: 4 murdered mid-day in South Carolina motorsports shop. https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/02/08/4-people-massacred-in-motorsports-shop-in-middle-of-day/
- Wikipedia – Todd Kohlhepp - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Kohlhepp
- Dailymail. (2016, November 11). 'My son is not a monster': Mother of South Carolina serial killer accused of murdering seven people after a woman was found chained in a metal container says he's 'misunderstood.’ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3928682/My-son-not-monster-Mother-South-Carolina-serial-killer-accused-murdering-seven-people-woman-chained-metal-container-says-s-misunderstood.html
- LaFleur, E., & Gross, D.J. (2019, July 22). In new TV special, serial killer Todd Kohlhepp says public knows only 10% of his crimes. The Greenville News.
- James Elbert Barnes, Ph.D [Obituary] – GoUpstate. https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2003/05/20/james-elbert-barnes-ph-d/29669762007/
Murders during the commission of a robbery are rare, so what would bring someone to kill 3 people in a South Carolina bank in 2003?
Come follow us on Instagram: @itsmurderyall
Sources
- FBI Bank Crime Statistics 2003 - https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/stats-services-publications-bank-crime-statistics-2003/view
- MacDonald, V. (2006, February 3). Robbery suspect ‘person of interest’ in 3 slayings. The Index-Journal.
- Lundeen, N. (2008, May 6). Family’s pain lingers 5 years after murders in Greer bank. The Greenville News.
- Connor, E. (2009, November 1). I believe someone knows something. The Greenville News.
- Unsolved Mysteries Podcast – Three Dead at Blue Ridge Bank – Season 1 Ep. 19 – 6/23/21
- Catch My Killer Podcast – Episode 41: The Unsolved Sylvia Holtzclaw Homicide Case – July 19, 2020
- Gross, D.J. (2018, May 16). 15 years later: Blue Ridge Savings Bank triple murders still unsolved. The Greenville News.
- Riddle, L. (2015, May 22). Family, investigators still hope for answers in Blue Ridge Savings Bank murders. The Greenville News.
- Spencer, J.S. (2003, May 17). Spartanburg couple, Greer woman killed in a bank heist. GoUpstate. https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2003/05/17/spartanburg-couple-greer-woman-killed-in-bank-heist/29445337007/
- True Crime Daily. (2016, March 3). Unsolved: Bank robbery ends with town’s first triple murder. https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/03/03/unsolved-bank-robbery-ends-with-towns-first-triple-murder/
- Leonard, R.E. (2007, June 12). Police seek info in Greer ’03 slayings. GoUpstate. https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2007/06/12/police-seek-info-in-greer-03-slayings/29442281007/
- True Crime Daily. (2016, February 11). Cold case: 4 murdered mid-day in South Carolina motorsports shop. https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/02/08/4-people-massacred-in-motorsports-shop-in-middle-of-day/
- Wikipedia – Todd Kohlhepp - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Kohlhepp
- Dailymail. (2016, November 11). 'My son is not a monster': Mother of South Carolina serial killer accused of murdering seven people after a woman was found chained in a metal container says he's 'misunderstood.’ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3928682/My-son-not-monster-Mother-South-Carolina-serial-killer-accused-murdering-seven-people-woman-chained-metal-container-says-s-misunderstood.html
- LaFleur, E., & Gross, D.J. (2019, July 22). In new TV special, serial killer Todd Kohlhepp says public knows only 10% of his crimes. The Greenville News.
- James Elbert Barnes, Ph.D [Obituary] – GoUpstate. https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2003/05/20/james-elbert-barnes-ph-d/29669762007/
Previous Episode
Ep 18 - Black & Missing in Georgia (Pt. 2)
In Part 2 of our Black & Missing in Georgia series, we discuss the abduction of Monica Bowie from Atlanta, Georgia, in 2007.
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Sources
- Nouraee, A. (2007, July 25). Monica Bowie kidnapping falls through cracks. Creative Loafing. https://creativeloafing.com/content-170444-monica-bowie-kidnapping-falls-through
- Reid, S.A. (2007, July 11). Victim’s lawyer shocked by abduction. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- Websleuths. Monica Bowie, 34, DeKalb County, 5 July 2007. https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ga-monica-bowie-34-dekalb-county-5-july-2007.51158/
- Reddit – u/colorcodedcards - "Someone help. I need help": Where is Monica Renee Bowie––a 34-year-old woman who was abducted in the parking lot of her upscale apartment complex in Atlanta, GA on the night of July 5, 2007? https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/i8tr14/someone_help_i_need_help_where_is_monica_renee/
- Reddit – u/Beardchester – Missing in Georgia #11: Monica Renee Bowie - https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/66p1y8/missing_in_georgia_11_monica_renee_bowie/
- US Attorney’s Office – South District of Texas – October 2, 2012 – Houston Man Handed 20-Year Sentence in Drug/Money Laundering Conspiracy - https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/houston/press-releases/2012/houston-man-handed-20-year-sentence-in-drug-money-laundering-conspiracy
- The Charley Project – Monica Renee Bowie - https://charleyproject.org/case/monica-renee-bowie
- Prince, C. (2021, December 9). Arrest made in DeKalb convenience store shooting that killed 61-year-old man. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. https://www.ajc.com/news/arrest-made-in-dekalb-convenience-store-shooting-that-killed-61-year-old-man/R76SK4WMXBB6PCHL2E2C5HBUXA/
- Johnson, J. (2015, February 7). Athens man at center of Milford Hills mortgage fraud scheme indicted for new fraud. Online Athens. https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/state/2015/02/07/athens-man-center-milford-hills-mortgage-fraud-scheme-indicted-new-fraud/15503957007/
- YouTube - Missing Monica Bowie “Find Our Missing” TV One: Psychic Vincent Sisters/Atlanta Serial Killers https://youtu.be/W1BuCjUwnNQ?si=8GJj0RItKG2neyV7
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Ep 20 - Keep Your Clothes On & Don't Annoy Your Neighbors
There isn't a description good enough to adequately describe the ridicularity of this case, but if you go to about the 1 hour & 20-minute mark, you can hear it summed up in 3 words that Rob wanted us to use as the title, but I didn't think the podcast apps would approve of.
WARNING: If you don't like banter, you may want to stop at around the 1 hour mark. Also, although we do make light of some aspects of the story, especially at the end of the podcast, we are not making light of anyone's death. No one deserves to die, even if their own actions led to their demise.
I also misspoke at about the 50 minute mark--I said "His beef was with Johnny" but I mean to say "His beef was with Harold."
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Sources
- Fear Thy Neighbor - Lust to Dust - Season 4 Episode 1
- Staff Reports. (2014, April 9). Lever charged with murder in Waterloo shooting. GoLaurens.com.
- FOXCarolina. (2015, April 17). Mistrial declared in case against Waterloo man accused of killing neighbor. WSMV.com.
- Anderson, C. (2015, June 24). Waterloo man sentenced to life for murder. WSPA.com.
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