Larry Gene Bell: The Murders of Shari Smith and Debra Helmick

It was May 31, 1985, and schools across the United States were finishing up for the summer. Seventeen-year-old Shari Smith, of Lexington, South Carolina, had just completed her final year at Lexington High School. The following days were going to be busy, but Shari was excited.

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QAnon Isn't Helping Children. It's Hurting Them.

If you haven’t heard of QAnon, consider yourself lucky. But if you've spent much time on the Internet in 2020, which you probably have given the pandemic and being stuck inside your house, it's likely that you've come across it while scrolling through social media.

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The Unsolved Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott

“I have something for you,” the unknown man said when Dorothy picked up the phone, “go outside.”

Doing as the man instructed, Dorothy opened the front door to the still evening air. After taking a few steps out of the house, she noticed something lying on the windscreen of her car: a single dead rose.

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Skidmore, Part Two - The Disappearance of Branson Perry  

The second segment in the Skidmore, Missouri series.

April 11, 2001 - 20-year-old Branson Perry decided to spend the day cleaning his house in preparation for his father’s return from hospital. His friend Gena came over to help him. At one point, he went to put something in the outdoor storage shed, telling Gena he would be right back. He was never seen again.

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Skidmore, Part One - The Murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett

The first segment in the Skidmore, Missouri series.

December 16, 2004 - Bobbi Jo Stinnett was waiting for the arrival of Darlene Fischer, who had contacted her online enquiring about adopting one of her rat terrier puppies. Little did she know, the woman wasn’t Darlene Fischer at all, but Lisa Montgomery. And Lisa wasn’t interested interested in a puppy at all...

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