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Morbidology

291: Dorothy Mayfield

Morbidology

Morbidology

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Just after midnight on September 13, 1990, a security company in Lexington, South Carolina, received an alarm alert from 5037 Sunset Boulevard. Attempts to contact the home’s occupants failed, prompting police to investigate. What they found inside was a horrifying scene that would haunt the town for years. In a place built on tradition and close ties, the crime raised profound questions of justice, family, and forgiveness.

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The

0:07.0

Bees You know, The town of Lexington, which is nestled in the heart of South Carolina, traces its roots back to the early 19th century.

0:52.0

It was named in honour of the Battle of Lexington, began as a modest

0:56.2

agricultural community before blossoming into a thriving suburban area. Today, Lexington is a blend of old

1:03.8

and new, where winding country roads meet bustling neighbourhoods and serene lakeside views give way to

1:09.8

growing commercial districts.

1:11.6

Sunset Boulevard, one of its main thoroughfares, stretches into the town, surrounded by wooded landscapes and a mix of small businesses and storefronts.

1:20.6

Along this busy road, however, stands a house that feels out of place.

1:25.6

At 5037 Sunset Boulevard,

1:28.7

a grand colonial style home is tucked amid the commercial bustle,

1:32.6

standing as an odd relic of another era.

1:35.9

But this house isn't just visually out of place.

1:39.7

In 1990, something happened here

1:41.6

that would forever change its place in the town's memory.

1:46.3

One night, the quiet within its walls was shattered by a brutal crime, and the events of that

1:51.7

evening would spark, years of questions and division in Lexington. What truly happened behind

1:58.2

the front door of 5037 Sunset Boulevard?

2:02.5

Not just on that night, but in the years that preceded it.

2:06.7

In the aftermath, profound questions were raised about justice, forgiveness and the limits of both.

2:13.5

As the town grappled with the tragedy, a single haunting question lingered in the air.

2:19.4

Could anyone ever fully understand or forgive what had happened? It was just after midnight on the 13th of September 1990, when a security system company in Lexington, South Carolina, received a report.

2:49.0

The alarm at the two-story brick home at 503-7 Sunset Boulevard had been blaring,

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