584 // Shelton Sanders

Missing

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🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this episode Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna, and Jennifer Amell speak about the disappearance of Shelton John Sanders from Columbia, South Carolina on June 19th, 2001. This episode was originally published on Missing on March 24th, 2022. Shelton Sanders was 25 years old and going places. He was responsible, driven, and a dedicated systems manager well on his way to earning his bachelor’s degree and working in the IT field. But, on a hot June night in 2001, while planning a bachelor party with his friend Mark Richardson, Shelton disappeared. Two years later, his car is found abandoned leaving more questions than answers. What happened to Shelton Sanders that night? New media on the case: https://www.wistv.com/2025/06/20/someone-out-there-knows-something-search-continues-missing-usc-grad-student-24-years-later/. https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/shelton-sanders-missing-student-sister-b2567945.html. SOURCES: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/findingsheltonsanders⁠ ⁠https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP10231⁠ ⁠https://www.abccolumbia.com/2020/10/29/nearly-two-decades-after-his-disappearance-the-family-of-shelton-sanders-still-searching-for-his-remains/⁠ ⁠https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9622250⁠ ⁠https://ncmissingpersons.org/shelton-john-sanders/⁠ ⁠https://www.wistv.com/story/8171998/midlands-murder-trial-begins-without-a-body-located/⁠ ⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/discovering-shelton-j-sanders-remains⁠ ⁠https://www.wistv.com/story/8205807/mistrial-declared-in-columbia-murder-case-with-no-body/⁠ ⁠https://www.wltx.com/article/news/man-charged-with-murder-in-cold-case/101-384119886⁠ ⁠https://www.wltx.com/article/news/bond-set-for-murder-suspect/101-384124642⁠ ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembert,_South_Carolina⁠ ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumter_County,_South_Carolina⁠ ⁠https://www.rcsd.net/cold-case-unit/⁠ ⁠https://www.wistv.com/story/3947600/family-of-missing-rembert-man-looks-for-answers/⁠ ⁠https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/family-holds-event-hope-finding-answers-20-year-disappearance-usc-n1272453⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/unresolvedpod/posts/i-am-reaching-out-to-you-concerning-my-brother-shelton-sanders-whom-went-missing/4067804356563410/⁠ Main podcast theme by Kevin Macleod. Check out his work at ⁠⁠https://incompetech.com/⁠⁠. Additional music by David Williams. See his work at ⁠⁠http://williamsflutes.com⁠⁠. Follow Missing: IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm. FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM. X: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447. Follow Crawlspace: IG: https://www.instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast. FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast. X: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340. Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Shelton Sanders was 25 years old and going places.
0:04.0	He was responsible, driven, and a dedicated systems manager well on his way to earning his bachelor's degree and working in the IT field.
0:13.0	But on a hot June night in 2001, while planning a bachelor party with his friend Mark Richardson, Shelton disappeared. Two years later, his car was found abandoned,
0:24.8	leaving more questions than answers. What happened to Shelton Sanders that night?
0:30.7	My name is Wilberius Sanders. I am 31 years old. I'm the youngest of four children. I was born and raised in Brimbert,
0:41.4	South Carolina. I am a professional. I have three older brothers and I have two small children,
0:49.8	five and thirty. And I am the sister of Shelton Sanders who went missing on June 19, 2001. And right now I'm on the
0:57.7	journey to seeking justice from our brother. Welcome back to missing. I'm Tim here today with
1:06.5	Lance. Lance, how are you today? I'm doing pretty well today, Tim. I hope everyone out there is doing great, but the big question, the $63,000 question is, how are you?
1:15.4	I'm doing fantastic.
1:16.8	Thank you very much for making that the $63,000 question today.
1:21.9	Lance, in today's episode, we speak about the heartbreaking disappearance of Shelton Sanders from Columbia,
1:29.0	South Carolina on June 19, 2001. At the time of his disappearance, Shelton was 25, and by all
1:35.5	accounts, he was extremely smart, and it's frustrating, but you know, you've got to get the word
1:39.9	out there, so listen to this, and anyone who's got information on Shelton's disappearance,
1:44.8	you are instructed to contact the Richland County Sheriff's Department at 803-576,000.
1:52.1	And there's also a family tip line, 803-427-4209.
1:57.7	And Jennifer Amel spoke with Shelton's sister Wilveria in an emotional interview.
2:03.1	This episode initially aired on Missing in March of 2022.
2:08.5	And we want to replay it here because we met Willveria at CrimeCon 2025.
2:13.4	And we're hoping to have her back on the show.
2:15.4	So please follow us on social media at Missing CSM.
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