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The Disappearance of the Gospel Trio

Sarah W. Boyd, Kimberly Boyd, and Linda McCord mysteriously disappeared together in the Lowcountry of South Carolina without a trace on April 3, 1987. The two women and a young child attended a gospel concert in Walterboro, South Carolina, in a blue Lincoln Continental belonging to McCord’s husband, which began at 7:30 p.m. in the…

The Phantom Hiker of Clingmans Dome

The phantom hiker of Clingmans Dome is similar to the story of the ghostly hiker of Grandfather’s Mountain, but has a slight variation between the tales. Clingmans Dome is the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, standing at 6,643 feet. The legend states that a hiker, named Jacob, disappeared on the trails…

The Cold Case of Pamela Michelle Murray

Some of you may remember this case. Pamela Michelle Murray was 23 years old and was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County, North Carolina, when she was found murdered on Saturday, February 14, 1987. According to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s website, Murray disappeared from the parking lot of the Asheville Mall. A…

The Cold Case of Kathi Goff Kennedy in Kernersville, North Carolina

On Monday, October 17, 1994, around 7 p.m., Kathi Goff Kennedy was last seen alive. This year marks 31 years since Kennedy was found murdered inside her apartment off Salisbury Street in Kernersville, North Carolina. According to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the crime remains the Kernersville Police Department’s only unsolved murder case….

The 2004 Cold Case of Joshua Matthew Davis

According to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, on Tuesday, January 6, 2004, Joshua Matthew Davis and his cousin were walking in a Garner, North Carolina, neighborhood toward Davis’s home. They had recently left Davis’s cousin’s house when his cousin had to return to his home to retrieve something. When the cousin returned a…

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