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Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Windsor: Be-Lo Grocery Store Aftermath

Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.5992 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

I‌n the last episode, we talked about this little town called Windsor in North Carolina and the Be-Lo grocery store where six workers were taking care of closing shift tasks on Sunday, June 6, 1993. They just were unaware of the 7th person, a stranger that was observing them from a hiding place, waiting for the right moment to strike. Find us ⁠⁠online.⁠⁠ Support the show by joining our Black Label to support the show and unlock exclusive benefits. You can join on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Apple Podcast Premium⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠. Join ⁠⁠Shane's Facebook Group⁠⁠. Hosted by ⁠⁠Shane Waters⁠⁠. Listen to his other crime podcast ⁠⁠Mystery Inc⁠⁠, or his history podcast ⁠⁠Hometown History⁠⁠! Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Mood and use my code SHANE for a great deal: https://mood.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

In the last episode, we talked about this little town called Windsor in North Carolina.

0:16.5

In the Beelow grocery store, where six workers were taking care of closing shift tasks

0:22.4

on Sunday, June 6, 1993, they just were unaware of the 7th person, a stranger that

0:29.9

was observing them from a hiding place, waiting for the right moment to strike.

0:35.8

So despite the fact that there were three times more people in the store than expected,

0:41.4

the man eventually decided to act.

0:46.2

The store manager, Cecil, was still making his checks around the store, and Joyce was

0:52.2

all alone in the front.

0:54.4

It was her who the stranger first pointed out with his pistol.

0:58.8

But this person didn't shout or move rapidly, instead the stranger calmly and clearly

1:05.5

telling Joyce not to panic and summon the manager.

1:09.5

His every moment was smooth and carefully considered.

1:13.8

This man had not come for just a rushed robbery of a small town grocery store.

1:19.3

He was taking his time.

1:23.8

Soon, Cecil returned to the front of the store and was ordered into the cash office with

1:28.8

Joyce.

1:29.8

There, he opened the safe while the stranger pressed the gun to his back and took out cash

1:36.5

and money orders, worth a total of $3,000, around $6,100 today.

1:44.6

Cecil placed the contents of the safe in a canvas bag and handed it over to the stranger, hoping

1:50.9

he would take it and leave without anyone getting hurt.

1:55.3

The man got what he came for, so surely he would now just make his escape.

2:01.7

But as if it would soon be clear, this person was far from done.

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