Richard Etheridge was the first in a long line of Black keepers of the U.S. Life-Saving Station at Pea Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He served during the Civil War and was appointed to his position in 1880. Etheridge hired local black men from the community to serve. They were trained as…
Coley Patterson: Missing
Coley Patterson was 79 years old when he went missing on October 13, 2006, in Kershaw, South Carolina. Mr. Patterson appears as case number 06-23620 at the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. According to NamUs,“On the last day Patterson Sr. was seen, his sister had taken him to the doctor and brought him back to his…
The Disappearance of Silas Sessions Jr.
Silas Sessions Jr. was only 55 years old when he reportedly told his mother, whom he lived with, that he was going out for a pack of cigarettes. He never returned to the residence. According to NamUs, Sessions went missing on July 9, 1999, in Charleston, South Carolina .Sessions is described as a Black male….
The Mysterious and Strange 1997 Disappearance of Judy Smith
Judy Smith was a 50-year-old married nurse, born in Hyannis, Massachusetts, in 1946. Smith was recently married when she and her husband traveled to Philadelphia in April 1997. Judy had reportedly wanted to tour the city to see some historical attractions, while Jeffrey, an attorney, attended a business conference. Nothing seemed odd or out of…
The Great Flood of 1940 in Western, North Carolina
One flood that receives minimal mention compared to Hurricane Helene in 2024 and the Great Flood of 1916 is the devastating 1940 flood. Just 24 years after the flood of 1916, western North Carolina was hit again by a slow-moving system, a Category 2 hurricane that made landfall along the South Carolina coastline. The storm…
The Unsolved Homicide of Charles Ellis “Tubby” Raines in Oconee County
Charles E. “Tubby” Raines, aged 45, was reportedly found deceased at his home at 299 Worth Street on August 29, 2002. According to Crime Stoppers of Oconee County, SC, his residence was “located just off of Hwy 123 in Seneca, SC. Mr. Raines was in a wheelchair when he was shot to death. Investigators believe that…
Who Killed Carolyn Potter
The unsolved homicide of Carolyn Potter still looms over the northern South Carolina town of Campobello like a blanket of thick fog from the nearby mountains. Life moves a little slower around the mountain town, and in the early 1980s, someone being murdered was unthinkable. The Potters had recently relocated from North Carolina to South…
Steven “Tyler” Roberts is missing from Enoree, South Carolina.
Roberts reportedly was last seen by his girlfriend on July 28, 2021, according to NamUs. The website states that Roberts was seen “at approximately 2000 hours, at 2951 Hwy 92 in Enoree, South Carolina, in Spartanburg County. Robert’s red Ford F-150 truck was located on August 21, 2021, on Harrington St. in Enoree, South Carolina,…
The 2005 Disappearance of Jonathan Holley
Johnathan Holley mysteriously disappeared and was last seen on October 26, 2005. Holley had attended a social gathering on Old Vienna Road in Abbeville County, South Carolina. At some point, Holley fled on foot from the residence and has never been heard from again. Few details are known in his case, but someone knows something….
The 1986 Cold Case of Marcus “Mark” Lee of Oconee County
The unsolved homicide of Marcus “Mark” Lee is the oldest unsolved or cold case in Oconee County, South Carolina. Lee was well-known in the community and owned a lawnmower and motorcycle repair shop beside his home. Mr. Lee’s home was near the intersection of Richland Road and North Seed Farm Road in Westminster. According to…