Episode Summary
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.
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Episode Info
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‘Jock’ Doe
Jock’s Doe Network case can be found here.
Jane Doe
Jane’s Doe Network case can be found here.
Jewelry found on the victims
Jewelry Found on the Victims: Jane Doe - Ring 1
Jewelry Found on the Victims: Jane Doe - Ring 2
Jewelry Found on the Victims: Jane Doe - Ring 3
Jewelry Found on the Victims: Jock Doe - Ring
Jewelry Found on the Victims: Jock Doe - Watch
Jock & Jane’s Graves
Thanks to fellow Crime Junkie Jamie Fischer for finding where Jock and Jane Doe are currently buried and sharing these photos!
Jock's Grave
Photo by Jamie Fischer
Jane Grave
Photo by Jamie Fischer
Jock & Jane's Grave
Photo by Jamie Fischer
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)