On February 12, 1971, a young couple, Patricia Mann and Jesse McBane, disappeared after they left a Valentine’s Day dance at Watts Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, and would never be seen alive again.
The pair had planned to return to Mann’s dorm by the 1 am curfew time, but when they failed to show, their families, along with Mann’s roommate, went to the police. On February 15, McBane’s friend found their car parked at Wayside Place, in a place called “Lover’s Lane.” The vehicle was locked, with a few articles of clothing found inside.
On February 24, a surveyor, roughly three miles away from the lane, found their bodies. It is believed they died by asphyxiation, when ropes were reportedly discovered in the area.
To date, no one has ever been convicted of the murders.
Written By: John G. Clark Jr.
Image Credit: Missing in the Carolinas/ Renee Roberson/ Episode 127 on her podcast