The Beast of Bladenboro began in the winter of 1953-1954 when an alarming number of dead livestock and animal mutilations surfaced in Bladenboro, North Carolina, putting residents on heightened alert. The animals were found with their jaws either broken or removed, with blood drained from their bodies, with witnesses describing the beast as a panther…
The Great Depression, Public Enemies, and the Number One “G-Man”
Many may be shocked to learn that the person who was responsible for bringing down more public enemies was Melvin Purvis from South Carolina. Purvis was born in 1903 in the small town of Timmonsville, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina’s law school in 1925 and passed the bar. After 20…
The Valentine’s Day Murders in North Carolina
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,…
Remembering The 1997 Loomis Fargo Bank Heist
On October 4, 1997, David Ghantt, a vault supervisor for Loomis Fargo, was finishing his shift when he began loading $17 million into a company van. Ghantt resided in Kings Mountain at the time when he made the dash for cash, and soon headed to Mexico. .Ghantt was joined by accomplices, coworker Kelly Campbell, as…
The 1997 Cold Case of Stacey Brooke Holsonback
Holsonback was a freshman at Clemson University when she disappeared in February 1997. She was reportedly last seen on February 19 of that year when she went “mud-bogging” near Seneca, South Carolina, with two male friends or classmates, when the vehicle(s) they were in became stuck. It’s alleged that Holsonback left on foot after the…
The 1923 Cleveland School Fire
The Cleveland School Fire occurred in May 1923 near Camden, South Carolina. It is one of the deadliest school fires in American history, killing 77 people during a school play. The incident should have never happened, as the school was set to close permanently after the 1923 school year. The two-story school, which employed only…
This Old Abbeville South Carolina Cemetery is Said to Be Haunted
Abbeville County is the second most haunted county in the state, behind Charleston. Every time we turn around, a new place appears with reported ghostly activity. Abbeville is packed with history and is known as the birthplace of the Confederacy and as the deathbed of the Confederacy. One cemetery, Upper Long Cane Cemetery, located on…
The Baffling Disappearance of Little Jeremy Grice
On the morning of November 22, 1985, a four-year-old little boy disappeared from his home in North Augusta, South Carolina. The circumstances surrounding Jeremy Grice’s disappearance remain a mystery, almost forty years later. He was reportedly last seen that morning in his yard by a neighbor, who was possibly the last person to see Jeremy…
Faith Roach is Still Missing in Walhalla
Pamela Faith Roach was last seen on February 4, 2019, in the area of Corey Road and Coffee Road in Walhalla, South Carolina, and has not been seen since. Faith was just 26 years old at the time of her disappearance. Faith is described as having strawberry-blond hair with blue eyes, standing at 5 feet…
The 1976 Cold Case: Pamela Buckley and James Freund
The 1976 cold case in Sumter County, South Carolina, involved two murder victims, James Paul Freund and Pamela Mae Buckley, who were found shot to death on August 9, 1976. They were initially known as “John Doe” and “Jane Doe,” with their identities remaining a mystery for nearly four decades until they were identified in…