MISSING: The Gospel Trio
In 1980, two women and a two-year-old girl seemingly vanish into thin air on their way back from a gospel concert in Lowcountry, South Carolina, and their mysterious disappearance leaves their families pushing for justice for decades.
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From left to right: Sarah Boyd, Kimberly Boyd, and Linda McCord.
Credit: The Doe Network, The Charley Project, Missing People In America
Linda’s scratched yearbook photos.
Credit: Linda’s cousin
Timeline:
Sarah Boyd, Kimberly Boyd and Linda McCord are last seen heading to a gospel concert.
Linda’s car is found at Wells Crossroads.
Wells Crossroads, Orangeburg County, SC
Where Linda’s car was found
Harleyville, SC
Where Linda lived.
Dorchester, SC
Where Sarah and Kimberly lived.
Walterboro, SC
The location of the gospel concert.
Additional Resources:
Contact the authorities if you have any information
Anyone with information regarding the disappearance of Sarah Boyd, Kimberly Boyd and Linda McCord can contact the Dorchester County sheriff’s office at 843-832-0300.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE.
Black and Missing Foundation’s report
To learn more about the disproportionate coverage and disparities in black missing persons cases in the United States, please view the Black and Missing Foundation’s report from 2023.
Related episode
Click here to listen to our episode covering the disappearance of Korrina Malinoski and Annette Sagers from Lowcountry, South Carolina.
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Episode Source Material
- Original reporting by Mallika Dhaliwal and Lorelai Sykes.
- Mel Orlins’ reporting for ABC4 News.
- ABC 4 News (Charleston, SC): Bring Them Home: The decades-long search for the ‘missing three’, by Mel Orlins. Published April 3, 2024. Updated April 4, 2024. Accessed December 13, 2024.
https://abcnews4.com/features/bring-them-home/bring-them-home-the-case-of-the-missing-three-south-carolina-crime-news-abc-news-4-true-crime-charleston-dorchester-county-2024 - The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC): Missing women’s car found in county, by Joyce W. Milkie. Published April 10, 1987. Accessed December 13, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/344474529 - The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC): Few leads in case of missing trio, by Joyce W. Milkie. Published April 11, 1987. Accessed December 13, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/344475670 - The State (Columbia, SC): Sheriff schedules search for Sunday, by John Collins. Published April 24, 1987. Accessed December 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/751565891 - The State (Columbia, SC): Searchers have no luck in finding women, child, from Staff Reports. Published April 27, 1987. Accessed December 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/751568175/ - The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC): Search yields no clues about missing trio, by Tom Inman. Published April 28, 1987. Accessed December 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/344510158 - The State (Columbia, SC): Dorchester search again proves futile, by John Collins. Published May 3, 1987. Accessed December 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/751519110 - The State (Columbia, SC): Dorchester sheriff offering reward in search for women, from Staff Reports. Published May 6, 1987. Accessed December 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/751519999 - The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC): No leads in missing Dorchester trio, by Joyce W. Milkie. Published June 4, 1987. Accessed December 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/344415587 - Fits News (Irmo, SC): Unsolved Carolinas: The Gospel Show Trio, by Jenn Wood. Published August 18, 2023. Accessed December 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
https://www.fitsnews.com/2023/08/18/unsolved-carolinas-the-gospel-show-trio/
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