Gina Renee Hall: Virginia's First "No Body" Murder Trial
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06/22/21 • 59 min
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On June 28th, 1980, 18-year-old Gina Renee Hall went on a night out and was never seen again. The last person to see her alive was Stephen Epperly, a 28-year-old former football player from Virginia Tech. Evidence of foul play emerged in the days following her disappearance, but no body was ever found. In an unprecedented move, Commonwealth Attorney Everett Shockley charged Epperly with first-degree murder. Join Briana and Brittany as they walk you through the details of the case that led to a landmark decision for the state of Virginia.
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Sources we used for this episode:
- “Under the Trestle: The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial” by Ron Peterson Jr.
- https://law.justia.com/cases/virginia/supreme-court/1982/810626-1.html
- https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/epperly-stephen.htm
- https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2021/05/17/the-only-way-he-should-ever-leave-prison-is-in-a-pine-box-offical-pleads-to-keep-stephen-epperly-incarcerated/
- https://roanoke.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/gina-hall-murder-case-pulaski-co-prosecutor-opposes-parole-for-epperly/article_dcd72a6c-a153-11eb-90e4-bb107af9416c.html
- https://www.facebook.com/2182181272046951/posts/on-this-day-in-1978-stephen-epperly-graduated-from-virginia-tech-he-had-been-cha/2277188295879581/
- https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1991/rt9103/910301/03010437.htm
- https://www.wdbj7.com/2020/07/13/40-years-later-some-of-gina-halls-remains-found-in-pulaski-county/
On June 28th, 1980, 18-year-old Gina Renee Hall went on a night out and was never seen again. The last person to see her alive was Stephen Epperly, a 28-year-old former football player from Virginia Tech. Evidence of foul play emerged in the days following her disappearance, but no body was ever found. In an unprecedented move, Commonwealth Attorney Everett Shockley charged Epperly with first-degree murder. Join Briana and Brittany as they walk you through the details of the case that led to a landmark decision for the state of Virginia.
A big thank you to this week's sponsors:
- Anchor
- Finders Seekers
Be sure to check out our friends at The REal Crime Podcast!
Sources we used for this episode:
- “Under the Trestle: The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial” by Ron Peterson Jr.
- https://law.justia.com/cases/virginia/supreme-court/1982/810626-1.html
- https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/epperly-stephen.htm
- https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2021/05/17/the-only-way-he-should-ever-leave-prison-is-in-a-pine-box-offical-pleads-to-keep-stephen-epperly-incarcerated/
- https://roanoke.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/gina-hall-murder-case-pulaski-co-prosecutor-opposes-parole-for-epperly/article_dcd72a6c-a153-11eb-90e4-bb107af9416c.html
- https://www.facebook.com/2182181272046951/posts/on-this-day-in-1978-stephen-epperly-graduated-from-virginia-tech-he-had-been-cha/2277188295879581/
- https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1991/rt9103/910301/03010437.htm
- https://www.wdbj7.com/2020/07/13/40-years-later-some-of-gina-halls-remains-found-in-pulaski-county/
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Sources we used for this episode:
- https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/2/22/dorothy-jane-scott
- https://thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/dorothy-scott/
- https://tntcrimes.com/dorothy-jane-scott/
- https://www.buggedspace.com/the-unsolved-murder-of-dorothy-scott-and-the-mystery-stalker-who-killed-her-and-taunted-her-family/
- https://www.crimetraveller.org/2020/10/the-tragic-death-of-dorothy-jane-scott/
- https://www.clermontsun.com/2018/10/11/marc-hoover-is-dorothy-jane-scott-at-home
- https://kympasqualini.medium.com/taunted-by-an-anonymous-caller-the-murder-of-dorthy-jane-scott-4
- https://crimeblogger1983.blogspot.com/2017/05/update-dorothy-jane-scott.html?m=1
- https://brenmar71.medium.com/update-more-information-on-the-murder-of-dorothy-jane-scott-d2ba6fabb97
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This week, Brittany and Briana discuss the abuse and murder of Terrell Peterson, A 5 year year old boy who died at the hands of many people who were involved with his case. Listen in today as we discuss his case in detail.
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Be sure to check out our friends at True Crime Buzz!
Sources we used for this episode:
- https://www.thejoyousliving.com/p-terrell-peterson/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/state-of-neglect/
- https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ga-supreme-court/1406309.html
- http://www.gahsc.org/terrell/terrell.html
- https://www.newkidscenter.org/4-and-5-Year-Old-Development.html
- https://alchetron.com/Terrell-Peterson
- https://accesswdun.com/article/2003/1/184357
- https://accesswdun.com/print/2002/12/186500
- https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/georgia-election-deal-defeats-714575.html
- http://www.gahsc.org/terrell/trial2.html
- http://www.gahsc.org/terrell/trial1.html
- https://www.georgiapolicy.org/issue/one-little-boy-one-little-girl-two-unspeakable-child-murders/
- https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/placement.pdf
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