EPISODE 142: "No Suspect, No Motive, No Answers": The Murder of Elma Defee

Carolina Crimes

Matt Hiers and Danielle Myers

True Crime

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In 1983, a Florence County wife and mother of five, ran a few errands after work. She passed her huisband and waved to him on his way home but she was never seen alaive again. This heartbreaking cold case has continued to baffle law enforcement even after her body was discovered. Our hope is that someone somewhere can help bring information to authorities that will result in justice.

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0:00.0	Towards the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
0:03.2	now the creature was stirring, not even amongst.
0:06.1	The quiet at home was blissful and calm.
0:09.0	The quiet in Gaza was a deadly alarm.
0:12.0	It followed a bang in a home race to the ground,
0:14.9	through the rubble he dug, until she was found.
0:17.6	For hours she thought she tried to be brave,
0:20.9	but without the right care, she couldn't be saved.
0:23.8	She takes her last breath, her mom by her side.
0:27.0	Her dad holds her hand as they bid her goodbye.
0:30.6	For children in Gaza, every minute is a battle of survival.
0:34.8	Please visit unicev.ie to donate today and help save a child's life.
0:39.7	Thank you.
0:46.8	For over 350 years, the state of South Carolina has been the
0:51.6	setting for some of the most horrendous crimes ever committed.
0:55.6	Some have gained global notoriety.
0:58.4	Some have been forgotten, and others have been swept under the rug completely.
1:04.4	Now, two South Carolina natives and two crime enthusiasts
1:08.3	have teamed up to examine these heinous acts in detail,
1:12.0	giving their perspective of the evil that has resided in the Palmetto state.
1:17.6	You're listening to Carolina Crimes.
1:20.9	And welcome back to Carolina Crimes episode 142.
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