Ep. 57 - An Interview with True Crime Author Leslie Rule

When 30-year-old mother Mary Ann Willis meets a charismatic airman stationed in Myrtle Beach in 1992, she quickly learns his claims of love were just a facade. Dara Watson is engaged to the man of her dreams until she unexpectedly goes missing in February 2012. What happened on the final days of her life is something her loved ones will never truly know. Renee's Digital Course on Podcasting: https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/classroom/ReneeRoberson_Podcasting.php Skincare by SkinxErin: https://shopxerin.com/collections/fit-rocker-chick-skin Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off your order.

11 Okt 202429min

In 2015, 28-year-old Ashley Pegram goes missing from South Carolina after meeting up with a man she met on a dating app. When she doesn't return home, her family turns to the communication on messaging apps on her phone to help determine what happened to her. A Virginia Tech student lures a 13-year-old to her death by messaging through the Kik app, which attracts millions of teenage users with little oversight. And a 15-year-old teen from Fayetteville, N.C. announces his grisly plans to murder a family member on the same app, just minutes before he followed through with the crime. Finding missing loved ones after Hurricane Helene: redcross.org Buncombe County: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCZbJHoOE5KREOtf22XQAIfevMzEYtpZVOsSlJNnzUP4Lvzw/viewform Renee's Digital Course on Podcasting: https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/classroom/ReneeRoberson_Podcasting.php Skincare by SkinxErin: https://shopxerin.com/collections/fit-rocker-chick-skin Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off your order.

4 Okt 202423min

In 2008, 52-year-old Bonnie Lou Irvine went missing in Cornelius, N.C., and police soon learned she had arranged to meet a man she met on Craigslist before she disappeared. In 2020, 39-year-old Andy Banks set out for an appointment to sell his Range Rover, and quickly dropped out of sight. He had also met his potential buyer in the online classifieds section of a website. Renee's Digital Course on Podcasting: https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/classroom/ReneeRoberson_Podcasting.php Skincare by SkinxErin: https://shopxerin.com/collections/fit-rocker-chick-skin

27 Sep 202423min

In 1992, 23-year-old Michael Hunter was found deceased in his northwest Raleigh apartment. When police take a closer look, they realize a lethal injection of Lidocaine caused his death, and his roommate, medical student Joseph Mannino, admits to injecting him with antihistamines to ease migraine symptoms. But the investigation reveals a motive for murder within a contentious love triangle. We also take a look at the hit-and-run death of Ruth Buchanan in 1989 and how the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police recently solved it. Renee's Digital Course on Podcasting: https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/classroom/ReneeRoberson_Podcasting.php Skincare by SkinxErin: https://shopxerin.com/collections/fit-rocker-chick-skin Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off your order

20 Sep 202423min

As part of Suicide Prevention Month, Renee discusses four deaths attributed to suicide. One involved an elderly man who may have had a psychotic break, a successful doctor and her husband who died of a double suicide, a whistleblower who died unexpectedly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and one death that may have been the result of mental health issues and strain from an abusive relationship. We also give an update on the Asha Degree missing persons case from Cleveland County, North Carolina. Please seek help by calling or texting the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or by chatting online at 988lifeline.org. Renee's Digital Course on Podcasting https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/classroom/ReneeRoberson_Podcasting.php Skincare by SkinxErin: https://shopxerin.com/collections/fit-rocker-chick-skin Use code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for ten pecent off your order

14 Sep 202432min

Twenty-seven-year-old Jeni Gray heads out for an early-morning walk in Boone, N.C. and disappears on September 24, 1989. Law enforcement is still continuing their search for the young woman when a runner named Leigh Cooper from Appalachian State University is abducted and sexually assaulted. What her assailant tells her during the attack might finally explain what happened to Jeni. Renee's Digital Course on Podcasting: https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/classroom/ReneeRoberson_Podcasting.php Skincare by SkinxErin: Use the code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off your order. https://shopxerin.com/collections/fit-rocker-chick-skin

6 Sep 202425min

In 1992, a 13-year-old from Hickory, North Carolina went missing from her home and was discovered murdered a few weeks later. Around the same time, three older women known to have high-risk lifestyles went missing and were found deceased. While two men were eventually arrested in those three deaths, no one was ever charged in the death of Isis Denise “Dee Dee” Dawkins. We also share an update on the Justin Lee Turner murder case from South Carolina, which we featured on Episode 82. Renee's Digital Course on Podcasting https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/classroom/ReneeRoberson_Podcasting.php Skincare by SkinxErin: Use the code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off your order. https://shopxerin.com/collections/fit-rocker-chick-skin

30 Aug 202420min

In the 1980s, televangelist Jim Bakker had grown an impressive broadcasting empire along with his wife, Tammy Faye. Their organization, PTL, built a Christian-theme park on the border between North and South Carolina and the two lived a lavish lifestyle. But behind the scenes, the Bakkers were struggling with marital issues, hoping that material possessions would fill the empty places still in their hearts. Then, a sex scandal opened the doors for the government to begin examining the inner workings of the PTL's finances. Co-Writer for this episode: Mia Roberson Renee's Digital Course on Podcasting: https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/classroom/ReneeRoberson_Podcasting.php Skincare by SkinxErin: Use the code MISSINGCAROLINAS10 for 10 percent off your order. https://shopxerin.com/collections/fit-rocker-chick-skin The Last Trip: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-last-trip/id1715813037

23 Aug 202436min