EPISODE 240: "The Peril of the Peddler": The Murder of Abram Surasky

Carolina Crimes

Matt Hiers and Danielle Myers

True Crime

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

At the turn of 20th century, a sucessful peddler in Aiken county was well liked and respected by most, but not all. A customer on his route developed a deep seeded and irrational hatred for the man and acted on it one fateful day in 1903. The episode is chock full of changing stories, alternative narratives, and an unbelievable trial.

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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.
0:14.4	Some have gained global notoriety. Some have been forgotten. And others have been swept under the rug completely.
0:23.0	Now, two South Carolina natives and true crime enthusiasts have teamed up to examine these heinous acts in detail,
0:30.9	giving their perspective of the evil that has resided in the Palmetto State.
0:36.4	You're listening to carolina crimes and welcome back
0:43.8	to carolina crimes episode 240 i'm one of your host matt hires and this week daniel meyers
0:52.3	is on administrative leave.
1:01.6	So filling in for her two special guests that have been on the show before, we greatly appreciate him.
1:01.9	They just both have to be passing like two ships in the night through Rock Hill this week
1:06.5	and stopped.
1:09.1	Please welcome Amanda Hall and Ashley Richards back to the show.
1:12.6	Yay, thank you.
1:14.0	Thank you, Matt, for having us back on.
1:16.0	Yes.
1:16.6	No, and y'all just threw out, hey, we're going to be in Rock Hill Saturday.
1:20.7	I was like, well, if y'all are going to make it a weekend, would you mind staying over?
1:24.6	We had to put Danielle on administrative leave again.
1:26.6	So thank you all very, very much.
1:30.2	Thank you. So glad to be here. And 240, this is going to be a wild one from way back in the day.
1:35.9	Okay. Before we get started, as always, we take care of the housekeeping notes. If you're not already following us on social media, check us out at Facebook at Carolina Crimes Podcast. Also over on Twitter at SC Crimes Pod.
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