Missing in the Carolinas

The crimes of Durham, North Carolina resident Barbara Stager were so salacious a North Carolina true crime writer wrote a book about them in 1994. When Barbara Stager lost her first husband in an "accidental" shooting, she was emboldened to try it again almost ten years later when her lies and deceit caught up with her. New website: https://missinginthecarolinas.com/ Support the Show! Buymeacoffee.com/reneeroberson Cover Art: Mackintosh Multimedia Sound Editing: Daniel Roberson Sponsors: SkinXErin https://shopxerin.com/collections/fit-rocker-chick-skin Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off your order WOW! Women on Writing www.wow-womenonwriting.com/classes

A Cornelius, N.C. couple fails to report their daughter missing for weeks. Where is Madalina Cojocari? Renee Roberson also looks back at the cases of Zahra Baker and Erica Parsons, who went missing in North Carolina. Support the Show! Buymeacoffee.com/reneeroberson Cover Art: Mackintosh Multimedia Sound Editing: Daniel Roberson Sponsors: SkinXErin https://shopxerin.com/collections/fit-rocker-chick-skin Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off your order WOW! Women on Writing www.wow-womenonwriting.com/classes

Kyle Fleischmann was 24 years old when he went missing from uptown Charlotte after a night of drinking with friends. His disappearance is one of the city’s most troubling mysteries. Renee Roberson dives into some of the theories surrounding this case, and how similar it is to the Brian Shaffer disappearance in Columbus, Ohio. To learn more, visit: www.missinginthecarolinas.com Show Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing WOW! Women on Writing is an e-zine and writing community dedicated to promoting communication between writers, authors, editors, agents, publishers and readers. https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com Case Documents: Crime Watch Daily video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AjQvWl5WwE https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/investigations/parents-of-kyle-fleischmann-convinced-hes-buried-under-noda-apartment-complex/275-51779788-5c09-44ef-95a0-747f25ca8ae3 https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-people/article236156613.html https://www.charlottemagazine.com/what-happened-to-kyle-fleischmann/ https://www.wral.com/nc-wanted-charlotte-family-continues-search-for-kyle-fleischmann/15646408/ https://www.wbtv.com/story/14310327/kyle-fleischmanns-father-releases-new-clues-in-case/ https://charlottenc.gov/CMPD/Organization/Pages/InvestSvcs/MissingPersons-Gallery.aspx https://www.10tv.com/article/what-happened-brian-shaffer-columbus-police-continue-work-case-14-years-after-his https://www.columbusmonthly.com/news/20190422/from-archives-what-happened-to-brian-shaffer Sound Effect Credit: "Construction, Jackhammer Excavator, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

In September 2018, 42-year-old Dean Hair sent a text message to his mom that he was taking a job cleaning and painting apartments in Greensboro, N.C. That was the last time his family heard from him, and when his parents went to visit him at his apartment in Raleigh in October 2018, they discovered no one had seen him for weeks. At the time he went missing, Dean didn't have a phone, and his belongings and car were left behind at the apartment complex. His family is still searching for answers and hopes that someone can give them a definitive answer on whether or not Dean is okay. Show Sponsor: WOW! Women on Writing Cover art by Macintosh Multimedia Sound Editing by Mia Roberson

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