EPISODE 224: "The Foiled Plan": The Bennettsville Kidnappings

Carolina Crimes

Matt Hiers and Danielle Myers

True Crime

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In January of 1971, two young men hatched a plan to kidnap noteworthy and wealthy people from Bennettsville,SC. Their plan was going well until they picked the wrong house and the wrong man. Their plan was futile but their motives weren't just for ransom. They were looking to make waves on a national scale.

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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 horrendous crimes ever committed.
0:15.0	Some have gained global notoriety. Some have been forgotten. and others have been swept under the rug completely.
0:24.5	Now, two South Carolina natives and true crime enthusiasts have teamed up to examine these
0:30.2	heinous acts in detail, giving their perspective of the evil that has resided in the
0:35.9	Palmetto State.
0:37.6	You're listening to Carolina Crimes.
0:42.6	Yeah.
0:43.8	And welcome back to Carolina Crimes, episode 224.
0:48.7	I'm one of your host, Matt Hires, along with special guest today, Steve Raneshesey.
0:55.1	There we go.
0:55.8	Yeah, one of my classmates, fantastic guy. He spent some years and years and years and years
1:02.8	in the U.S. Navy. He's back. Danielle is on administrative leave today. Just kidding.
1:09.9	Our schedules couldn't really match up.
1:12.9	But we're over the moon.
1:14.2	Thrill that you joined us here today.
1:15.6	Yes, sir.
1:16.8	Yes, sir.
1:17.8	Yes, sir.
1:18.4	Welcome, brother.
1:19.3	We appreciate you being here.
1:20.9	Filling in for Danielle.
1:22.1	And he's glad to be here.
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