601 // Shelton Sanders - Part 2 - Sister Wilveria

Missing

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🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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In this new episode Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Wilveria about the disappearance of her brother Shelton Sanders from Columbia, South Carolina on June 19th, 2001. Part 1 was released as episode 584. 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? If you have any information in the case please call the Richland County Sheriff's Dept at 803-576-3000. Recent 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. Family FB: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/findingsheltonsanders⁠⁠. Official Twitter: https://x.com/FindingShelton. ⁠⁠https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP10231⁠⁠ 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	The
0:07.0	The In today's new episode of missing, we speak with Wilveria, the sister of missing person Shelton Sanders.
0:42.0	Shelton Sanders went missing from Columbia, South Carolina on June 19th, 2001, and has not been located.
0:49.4	We recently met Wilveria at CrimeCon, and we invited her back onto the show.
0:55.0	She gives us a great recounting of the story of his disappearance and we hope you find it
1:01.4	informative and helpful.
1:03.6	Please share if you can and if you have any information, please call the Richland County
1:09.6	Sheriff at 803-5776-3,000.
1:15.4	We're going to break quick for commercial here, and we'll be right back with Wilveria.
1:43.0	We'll be right back with Wilveria, welcome back to the podcast. How are you today? I'm doing great, Tim. Thank you.
1:45.2	It's great to have you on. First of all,
1:52.2	you have top three of my favorite names of people who have come on the show. It's an amazing name. Oh, thank you, Lance. Oh, no. Just stating the obvious over here. We met at CrimeCon,
1:59.9	and it's always rough to say, like, welcome to the show, you know, because what we talk about is centered on a tragic moment in your life.
2:10.1	So when we say welcome to the show, we really do mean it.
2:13.2	Like, welcome to the show.
2:14.6	Thank you for taking this story on to this show so that we can get as many eyes and ears on it as possible.
2:21.4	But can you introduce yourself to the listeners a little bit about your background?
2:25.9	I sure can. Thank you, Tim, and thank you, Lance, for this opportunity to speak with you all today.
2:31.3	My name is Wilberia Sanders. I am from Rembert, South Carolina. I was born and
2:36.7	raised in Rembrandt, South Carolina. I am 35 years old, and I have an amazing family. I'm on this
2:44.2	journey to help search for my brother, get justice for his case. I'm also here to help other victims, families that have
2:54.5	either have a missing loved one or have a case that is unsolved and they are the voice for their
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