In the early hours of September 24, 1992, a young University of South Carolina student, Dail Dinwiddie, disappeared from a popular college hangout in the Five Points area of Columbia after attending a concert at Williams-Brice Stadium to see the band U2 with some friends. The friends traveled together to the nightclub Jungle Jim’s, but…
The Mysterious 1998 Disappearance of Sheila Ann Carver
Sheila Ann Carver was reported missing by her father on June 20, 1998. Sheila Carver is officially considered missing and last seen on June 16, 1998, near B&B Trailer Park located on the Utica mill hill in Seneca, SC, where it is believed she lived with her boyfriend. Sheila was just 33 years old at…
The 1992 Cold Case of Norsaadah Husain
It has been 33 years this month since a Malaysian graduate student, Norsaadah Husain, at Clemson University was tragically abducted from a laundromat in Central, South Carolina in June 1992. Later, her body was found in the woods near the Oconee Nuclear Station later that summer. To date, her death remains unsolved, and the case…
The Michael Steven Akey Cold Case
Fifty-three years ago, on June 24, 1972, 14-year-old Michael Steven Akey, with two juvenile friends, hitched a ride with an unknown white male in a 1962 or 1963 four-door Chevrolet. The kids visited a watermelon patch at Trammell’s Market in Burton, Beaufort County, South Carolina. When they arrived, two of Akey’s friends were in the…
The Blue Ridge Savings Bank Cold Case
Cold cases capture our imagination for different reasons. Sadly, many of these cases remain unsolved for years, or if they are solved, it is only after extensive investigation. It seems inconceivable in 2024 that so many people would still be on the books, given the availability of modern technology. Unfortunately, some cases will never be…