Episode 117 The Disappearance of Mary Shotwell Little

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 918 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The 1965 disappearance of Mary Little remains one of Georgia’s most mysterious missing person cases. On October 14, 1965 Mary spent the day working, socializing with friends and shopping. Mary Little never made it home. Want more Southern Mysteries? Hear the Southern Mysteries show archive and immediately access exclusive content when you become a patron of the show. Join now at patreon.com/southernmysteries Connect Website: southernmysteries.comFacebook: Southern Mysteries PodcastTwitter: @southernpod_Instagram: @shannonballard_Email: [email protected] Episode Sources The Strange Disappearance of Mary Little. Historic Horrors. October 2022 The Mary Shotwell Little Case. The Southern Voice. Mary Shotwell Little. The Charley Project The Case of the Missing Bride. Buckhead.com What Happened to Mary? The Disappearance of Mary Shotwell Little, Woman's College Alumna. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Episode Music Autumn Sunset by Kevin MacLeod. Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons License Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use

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0:00.0	The 1965 disappearance of Mary Little remains one of Georgia's most mysterious missing person cases.
0:14.6	On October 14, 1965, Mary spent the day as she had countless others working, socializing with friends, and shopping.
0:26.0	But she never made it home.
0:29.0	She disappeared from an upscale Atlantis shopping center. Welcome to... Uppsale Atlanta Shopping Center.
0:33.0	Welcome to Southern Mysteries, exploring history and mysteries of the American South.
0:40.0	I'm your host, Shannon Ballard.
0:43.0	This is the mystery of the disappearance of Mary Shotwell Little.
0:51.0	Mary Shotwell was a native of Charlotte, North Carolina.
0:57.0	She entered North Carolina College for Women in 1958,
1:02.0	when careers for women were still limited.
1:05.0	Her college environment encouraged women to focus on determining their own future
1:10.0	and advancing the status of women. Mary studied secretarial
1:15.9	administration and enjoyed her time on campus. Mary was an attractive young
1:21.6	woman with fair skin, hazel eyes, and light brown hair she wore in a page boy cut.
1:29.0	She was charismatic and active in student life, singing in the college choir, serving as
1:36.4	chairman of the Elections Board and working in several organizations and
1:41.4	committees.
1:43.1	After graduation in the spring 1962, Mary's diploma from the Secretarial Administration
1:49.8	Program helped her land a job at a major bank in Atlanta, Georgia, Citizens and Southern National
1:56.8	Bank, known as CNS Bank.
2:01.3	She moved into a home on University Drive with a group of women she befriended quickly.
2:07.0	Mary adjusted to her new life in Atlanta.
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