MISSING: Dail Dinwiddie

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

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True Crime, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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This week, we're discussing the mysterious disappearance of Dail Dinwiddie, who vanished after a U2 concert in 1992. We’ll cover her background, the immediate search efforts, the ongoing investigation, and the emotional toll on her family. Additionally, we’ll explore various leads and suspects over the years, including a serial killer, while ultimately highlighting the unresolved nature of the case and the enduring hope of Dail's family for answers.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	A heavy breather on the line, or maybe a hang-up phone call. A cold letter mailed to taunt police
0:05.8	or a victim's family. A mean-spirited email meant to inflict pain on its recipient.
0:11.9	What do all these things have in common? They're all various modes of communication connected
0:16.6	to shocking crimes going back decades. I'm Mike Morford, host of the podcast Killer Communications, and in every episode, I tell
0:24.6	the story of a case involving some form of sinister contact, whether it's to a victim,
0:29.5	their family, police, or the press.
0:32.3	For the senders of these communications, it's bold and brazen.
0:35.9	For the recipients, it can be frightening or downright terrifying.
0:40.0	And you won't believe just how often it happens. Check out killer communications right now
0:45.0	everywhere you listen to podcast. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.
0:50.3	On the night of September 23rd, 1992, 23-year-old Dale Dinwiddie had plans to attend a U-2 concert with around a dozen of her friends in Columbia, South Carolina.
1:02.0	After the concert, the group went out for drinks and ended up at one of their favorite bars, jungle gyms.
1:07.7	At around 1 o'clock in the morning, Dale was separated from her friends after getting lost in a large crowd.
1:13.3	One by one, her friends headed home in separate vehicles, each of them assuming that Dale had caught a ride with someone else.
1:20.6	But the next morning, panic spread as Dale's parents realized she never made it home.
1:31.6	Okay. parents realized she never made it home. Hey guys, and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast, a true crime podcast featuring
1:36.8	myself, Mandy, and my dear friend, Melissa. Hi, Melissa. Hi, Mandy. How are you? I am doing wonderful.
1:42.9	How are you? Good. I don't know why I said it that way. As soon as I said it, I was like, I said something wrong, but I don't even know what it was. I'm good.
1:49.5	It wasn't wrong. It was a little unsure. True. Mandy, I have to say, you have maybe found the secret to life. And I've been hearing you say this for years. I know. Don't be
2:01.9	shocked. It's getting up like two hours earlier than everyone in your house. I swear by it.
2:09.3	Footloose and fancy free. My house is clean eye. It truly is. And I started to tell my husband about and I was like, absolutely not. I can't have you
2:18.1	ruining this time for me. No. Oh my gosh. I know. I know. I've been waking up early forever.
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