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[South Carolina] Edna Suttles

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True Crime

4.75.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

When an 80 year old woman goes missing, police learn pretty quickly that something nefarious happened. What they didn’t expect, was just how many victims the investigation was going to uncover.

Contributing research and writing: The Queen of All Things Haley Gray

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Big Mad True Crime,

0:04.0

where we get Big Mad over True Crime.

0:06.5

I'm your host Heather Ashley, and today's case is out of North Carolina and South Carolina.

0:12.7

Small talk sucks, so let's dive in.

0:15.5

I'm

0:28.2

Edna Suttles was born on January 11, 1941 in Travelers' rest South Carolina just below the

0:35.2

North Carolina and South Carolina border.

0:37.8

According to WBTV, she became the first female bail bondsman in South Carolina and was

0:43.6

the owner of A1Bailbonding, a name that would have put her right at the top of the phone

0:48.4

books, which were still relevant at the time.

0:51.5

According to the state, a publication, not the actual state, Edna also owned a restaurant

0:56.7

at one point, but wound up burning it down when she couldn't get a liquor license.

1:01.5

Girl could bond people out of jail, but they wouldn't give her a liquor license.

1:05.3

I don't support burning down your own business, but it is what it is, and Edna had sass.

1:10.7

She was known for being fun, flamboyant, and iron-willed as seen previously, and her Facebook

1:16.6

in no uncertain terms showcased her sense of humor.

1:20.3

She posted Maxine Comics or photos with sayings like,

1:23.7

My fashion style is called Whatever the Heck Still Fits Me, and five stages of a woman's

1:28.7

life to grow up, to fill out, to slim down, to hold it in, to hell with it.

1:36.3

On August 28, 2021, Edna, now an 80-year-old grandmother of six, who on no planet looked

1:43.3

like she was 80, was reported missing after she failed to show up for a prior commitment.

1:48.7

Edna regularly volunteered with a program where she sat with elderly members of her community,

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