Ep 27 - The Be-Lo Massacre

1993 was a bad year to work in a grocery store in North Carolina. In this episode, we talk about the Be-Lo Massacre, as well as two other shootings that happened in 1993 in the Tar Heel State.

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Sources

• Bohn, J. (2021). Closing Time: The 1993 Be-Lo Murders.
• Audrey Leggett Cold Case: Kristen Hunter Reports (YouTube) https://youtu.be/rOh9zKtIpnI?si=kjIsg_s5r9GYP-cj
• FindaGrave.com – Audrey Lee Hopkins Leggett
• North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation - https://ncsbi.gov/Divisions/Cold-Case-Investigation-Team/Unsolved-Homicides/Be-Lo-Murders-(1)
• State v. McNeill (1998)
• McNeill v. Braker (2009)
• State v. McNeill (2000)

• Allegood, J. (1993, August 29). Town still hurts from triple murder. The News and Observer.

• Eisley, M. (1993, September 21). Victims called hard workers, good friends. The News and Observer.
• Hopkins, F. (1993, September 21). Two killed in robbery at grocery. The News and Observer.
• Babcock, P. (1993, September 25). Friends grieve for grocery manager. The News and Observer.
• Hopkins, F. (1993, September 25). Food Lion worker, brother held. The News and Observer.
• Allegood, J. (1993, November 17). ‘Model prisoner’ sought in Windsor killings. The News and Observer.
• Allegood, J. (1994, May 12). Be-Lo robbery similar to last year’s. The News and Observer.
• Saker, A. (1996, March 4). Trial to reflect loss of Food Lion families. The News and Observer.
• Saker, A. (1996, March 28). Defendant’s brother leaves much unanswered. The News and Observer.

• Saker, A. (1996, April 4). Jury finds Elmer Ray McNeill guilty in Food Lion murder case. The News and Observer.
• Saker, A. (1996, April 10). Death for McNeill. The News and Observer.

• Saker, A. (1996, August 10). Witness credibility queried in Food Lion murder trial. The News and Observer.
• Saker, A. (1996, October 2). Effort afoot to tie killings, theft at Food Lion. The News and Observer.
• Saker, A. (1996, October 3). Defense team in grocery store killings hints at tactics. The News and Observer.

• Saker, A. (1996, October 9). Prosecution rests in Robert McNeill’s double-murder trial. The News and Observer.

• Boyd, J.O. (2015, October 13). Man arrested for driving through front of business for beer. ABC News 12.
• Staff Writer. (2015, January 24). Bertie Sheriff has new lead in killings at Be-Lo grocery. Greensboro News & Record.

• Varnier, J. (2022, February 11). Surfside Beach man sentenced for deadly Intracoastal Waterway boating incident. ABC 15 News.