Davina Buff Jones // 351

Going West: True Crime

Dark West Productions

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🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In October of 1999, a police officer reported near a lighthouse on a North Carolina island, when she was killed after arrival. With her fellow officers botching the crime scene, years of speculation followed about the circumstances regarding her death. Was it a murder? An accident? A suicide? To her loved ones, the conclusion was clear. This is the story of Davina Buff Jones. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Davina's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26388583/davina-elaine-jones 2. Charlotte Magazine: https://www.charlottemagazine.com/shadows-by-the-sea/ 3. Asheville Citizen-Times: https://www.newspapers.com/image/198711857/?terms=davina%20buff%20jones&match=1 4. The Herald-Sun: https://www.newspapers.com/image/794046853/?terms=davina%20buff%20jones&match=1 5. Still A Mystery: https://www.amazon.com/North-Carolina-Unsolved/dp/B09NV5GDRN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CTIVXGAMLORD&keywords=still+a+mystery+davina+jones&qid=1696367772&sprefix=still+amaystery+davina+jone%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1 6. Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/crime/2012/06/25/analysis-of-13-year-mysterious-death-of-cape-fear-police-woman/?sh=7083fc336ebd 7. Casetext: https://casetext.com/case/buff-v-nc-law-enforcement-offices 8. Star News Online: https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2003/10/25/officers-death-still-leaves-questions/30528827007/ 9. Harriet's Obituary: https://coastalcremationsnc.com/obituaries/harriet-emily-buff/ 10. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1ofb16/murder_of_officer_davina_buff_jones/ 11. ABC11: https://abc11.com/archive/8661279/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What is going on true crime fans? I'm your host Teeth and I'm your host
0:17.8	Daphne and you're listening to Going West. Hello everybody big thank you to Sierra for recommending today's case.
0:26.0	This is a very interesting, very mysterious story that takes place in autumn on an island off the coast of North Carolina.
0:35.0	Yes, an extremely puzzling case we have for you guys today and if you want to see
0:39.8	photos from this case and all the other cases that we've covered thus far.
0:44.1	Check out our socials. We're on Instagram at Going West Podcast on Twitter or X
0:49.6	at Going West Pod. We also have about 10,000 of you in our Facebook discussion group
0:55.9	which is just so amazing. It's a place where you can talk about these cases and
0:59.7	maybe throw out some theories of your own. Absolutely well without further ado shall we?
1:04.8	Yes we shall.
1:05.8	All right guys this is episode 351 of going west
1:10.6	so let's get into it. Oh, yeah. Yeah, you're just a one.
1:24.0	You're... In October of 1999, a police officer reported near a lighthouse on a North Carolina
1:50.7	island when she was killed after a rival.
1:55.9	With her fellow officers botching the crime scene, years of speculation followed about the circumstances regarding her death.
2:04.0	Was it a murderer, an accident, a suicide?
2:08.0	To her loved ones, the conclusion was clear.
2:12.0	This... the conclusion was clear.
2:47.2	This is the story of Devina Buff Jones. Oh, Devina Elaine Buff was born on July 29th, 1966 in Charlotte,, Carolina as the middle of three daughters born to Harriet and Lloyd Buff. She was described by her tight-knit family as loyal to a fault and a great friend and supportive sister.
2:56.1	The family spent their days working together at their restaurant, The Pedler Steakhouse, and
3:01.0	when the girls weren't in school school they were helping out at their parents
3:04.3	business which was situated just outside of Charlotte. So this restaurant
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