Hell and Gone Murder Line: Rhonda Hinson
Hell and Gone
iHeartPodcasts
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🗓️ 8 January 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
On December 22 1981 around 1 to 1:15 am, a driver was going down a dark road MINERAL SPRINGS MOUNTAIN ROAD near the town of Valdese, North Carolina.
It was a dark, snowy night and there was fresh snow on the ground the night before. They saw that the car had run into an embankment, and that the driver's door was open, as they approached the car, they realized that the car was still running. Next to the car, in a ditch, was the body of a young woman, 19 year old Rhonda Hinson.
She was lying on her back with her arms by her side. She looked peaceful like she had been starting to make a snow angel - except for the bullet hole in her chest.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.7 | School of Humans. |
| 0:09.8 | Helen God Murder Line actively investigates cold case murders. |
| 0:13.6 | In an effort to raise public awareness, invite witnesses to come forward, and present evidence |
| 0:18.5 | that could potentially be further investigated by law enforcement. |
| 0:22.3 | While we value insights from family and community members, their statements should not be |
| 0:26.8 | considered evidence and point to the challenges of verifying facts inherent in cold cases. |
| 0:32.9 | We remind listeners that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. |
| 0:38.6 | Nothing in the podcast is intended to state or imply that anyone who has not been convicted of a crime is guilty of any wrongdoing. |
| 0:46.8 | Thanks for listening. |
| 0:51.0 | On December 22nd, 1981, around 1 to 115 a.m., a.m., a driver was going down a dark road, |
| 0:59.2 | Mineral Springs Mountain Road, near the town of Valdez, North Carolina. It was a dark, |
| 1:05.5 | snowy night, and there was fresh snow on the ground from the night before. The driver saw beige Dotson-2-10 parked on the side of the road. |
| 1:14.4 | They slowed down to check out what was happening. |
| 1:17.3 | They were thinking, if another driver was stranded on the side of the road like that, |
| 1:21.5 | they could be in big trouble. |
| 1:23.6 | They saw that the car had run into an embankment |
| 1:26.6 | and that the driver's door was open. |
| 1:29.3 | As they approached the car, they realized that the car was still running. |
| 1:34.3 | Next to the car, in a ditch, was the body of a young woman, 19-year-old Rhonda Henson. |
| 1:42.0 | She was lying on her back with her arms by her side. She looked peaceful, |
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