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The Devil Within

The Lizard Man of Lee County

The Devil Within

EVIO Creative

True Crime

0.00 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Lee County, South Carolina has long boasted a curious resident... a 7-foot lizard man that has a penchant for destroying cars. Is there any truth to the rumors or this just a local legend? Find out this week on The Devil Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Slack presents hands-free conversations.

0:03.2

Hello, car commuter, dog walker, stroller pusher.

0:06.5

Your hands are busy.

0:07.9

It's why we created huddles in Slack, because sometimes talking is easier than typing.

0:12.6

Huddle without the hassle.

0:14.4

In Slack. It was a hot summer night in late June of 1988.

0:34.0

The humid tropical climate of Central South Carolina made the air feel heavy and oppressive.

0:40.0

17 year old Chris Davis was on his way home from a late shift at the diner where he had been working for a few months.

0:48.0

He was about halfway home on the outskirts of Bishopville in Lee County, when he realized he had a flat tire.

0:57.0

He had changed tires before, he was still wide awake, he had no concerns as he stepped out of his

1:01.9

vehicle, opened his trunk, and got to work.

1:06.7

Fifteen minutes later, he was basically done.

1:09.5

He lowered the car off the jack, checked the lugs one last time, and was dropping the old tire into his trunk when

1:17.1

he heard something, rustling in the bushes that separated the road from the edge of a large marshland called the scape ore swamp.

1:27.0

More on this particular swamp in a minute.

1:30.0

The young Mr Davis, although familiar with the area, was nonetheless startled by the noises.

1:37.4

There was always the threat of alligators.

1:40.3

He looked into the darkness and then out into the murky vastness of the swamp and saw nothing.

1:48.0

Just to be sure, he grabbed a flashlight from his glove box and gave a quick look in the direction of the rustling, straining his eyes,

1:57.0

until he was suddenly charged by a massive creature exploding from the depths of the swamp.

2:03.0

Chris screamed, jumped behind the wheel of his car,

2:06.0

and in a scene out of every horror movie you've ever been to,

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