UNIDENTIFIED: Sumter County Does
In August of 1976, the bodies of a young man and woman were found in rural Sumter County, South Carolina. Police would infer a lot from their belongings and the state of their bodies. Now more than four decades later, their identities, as well as the identity of their killer, remain a mystery. BUT the Crime Junkies have a chance to change that.
‘Jock’ Doe
Jock’s Grave
Jane Grave
Jock & Jane’s Grave
Episode Information:
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Episode Source Material
- Wikipedia – Sumter County Does
- Unsolved Mysteries Wiki – Sumter County Does
- NamUs – “Jock Doe”
- NamUs – “Jane Doe”
- Doe Network – “Jock Doe”
- Doe Network – “Jane Doe”
- The Sumter (Daily) Item – “Crime Still Unsolved” (August 8th, 2008)
- The Sumter Daily Item – “Two Youths Found Slain Near I-95” (August 9th, 1976)
- The Sumter Daily Item – “Dentist Provides Clues To Slain Man’s Identity” (June 28th, 1977)
- Sumter County Sheriff’s Office – “John & Jane Doe (1976)”
- The Florence Morning News – “Victims Still Unidentified” (August 13th, 1976)
- The Sumter (Daily) Item – “Former Sumter coroner remembered for empathy, dedication” (September 22nd, 2017)
- Sumter Mystery Couple
- Caleb and Linda Pirtle – “Mystery of the Sumter County Does”
- Find A Grave – “Lonnie George Henry” (the only named suspect in case)
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