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Carolina Crimes

EPISODE 122: "Disgusting, Hateful, and Evil": The Murder of Betty Gardner

Carolina Crimes

Matt Hiers and Danielle Myers

True Crime

51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In 1978, a Pennsylvania fugitive and his gang chose a South Carolina Sea Island to "visit" and hideout. What was initially a day trip to the beach turned into a grisly murder motivated by hate and facilitated by evil. This one is extremely graphic. Please listen at your own discretion.


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0:00.0

For over 350 years, the state of South Carolina has been the setting for some of the most

0:13.4

horrendous crimes ever committed, some have gained global notoriety, some have been forgotten,

0:21.3

and others have been swept under the rug completely.

0:25.0

Now, two South Carolina natives and two crime enthusiasts have teamed up to examine

0:30.3

these heinous acts in detail, giving their perspective of the evil that has resided in the Palmetto

0:36.8

state. You're listening to Carolina Crimes.

0:43.6

And welcome back to Carolina Crimes episode 122, and I'm one of your host Matt Hires along with

0:52.4

Daniel Myers. And we're over the moon happy that you joined us here for this episode, and this is

0:59.5

there's no other way to put this is a disgusting one. Yeah, this is...

1:04.4

Well, it's good to be honest and put that out. This is pretty rough, and we're doing this because

1:09.9

we're on location this week. We've been here all week and it's going to be from Saint Helena,

1:15.1

Island, South Carolina. But before we get started, I just wanted to remind folks if you're not

1:20.8

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1:41.2

Yeah, hats because... That's fun. That's something to get you.

1:45.5

The Sun got us this week. It did. It did. But we're happy to relax and enjoy a nice week.

1:52.5

And folks, if you're listening on Apple, sorry, I was looking at my notes and this,

1:59.7

again, this is ruffling. But before we get into that, also, if you're listening on Apple iTunes

2:05.8

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