And you know, it bothered me. But, what about that watch? Just never came. She started seeing other guys, I started seeing other girls. His name was Pat Moug. Very ambitious. The melted television and a few pieces of jewelry left behind, fused by the heat, seemed to rule out robbery. And when he brought the young man in for questioning, his suspicions only intensified. Besides, all Tom knew about making movies is that he didnt know anything about making movies. It's obviously someone they know and knows the area very well.. What the family needs now are more witnesses. So he took his frustration to the next level of law enforcement, the state police. Six children; they were going to have a basketball team (laughs)Morrison: They were in love?Berg: yeah, they were in love. Jim Morgan: It just takes time for it to really sink in and say yea you know it really is true and you know youre never gonna see her again. And we would always ask the people who were close friends of hers, oh did you lay the flowers, and we could never account for who had put them there over and over again. It wasnt at all surprising, said Boone, that Tom seemed to know things about the crime that perhaps only the killer would have known. Keith Morrison, Dateline correspondent: Still suspicious but not enough to take him in?Sheriff Boone: Right. Is it gonna be tomorrow? And, in rebuilding our lives. Morrison: When you called them, what was the response?Tom Morgan: I had called the lead investigator at the time and he would always assure me we were working on this, not a day goes by that I dont think about the case. The two were found dead the night of June 25 at 3119 Nicklaus Court in the Country Club of South Carolina. He had made an independent film, directed and starred in it himselfa movie called The Ugly One.. Itll soon be time for that part of the story. A good video, suggested Pat, could attract investors. Right then and there, the complexion of Toms world changed. Investigator Boone confirmed Snowden couldnt have been the killer. And when they were finished he sat waiting, somewhat impatiently, to be dismissed. She was like, you know, quit nothing aint gonna never happen to me..And it did.. And yet, there is not much doubt: these are friends, and theyre hugely supportive. Pat says his colleagues agreed he was right to be suspicious. His name was Chris Woodson, a science major Jennifer met at her college campus. Id love to be able to solve it.. A charming college campus in Florence, South Carolina, November 9, 1994. Tom Morgan: It kept me awake at night, just thinking about it and thinking about it. Nine years after Jennifers death, her father, Jim, was tending her grave, clearing away weeds. That this staged event at the murder scene isand the ring is possibly staged.Morrison: Did you ever ask Tom about that?Pat Moug: No. She worked as nurse at McLeod Hospital and was raising her toddler son, Jai, at home in the Country Club of South Carolina. Pat Moug: They can say whatever they want to me. I made her pure for my family. The story was based on fact, but Tom had made some significant changes to real events and added lots of speculation. The audience saw that character hide in the bushes, growing jealous as Jennifer characters meets a male visitor. I would want justice.. Pat Moug: Im on your side, but theres people out there that are telling me stuff. 9 charts that show where home sales are headed in South Carolina; . He went in and we got to the door and I blew her a kiss and she winked at me and smiled real big and we said, Ill talk to you later and that was it. It was time to take that test. Though he does claim Tom didnt even have the courtesy to tell him he was dumped. One year after the murders, all charges in the case were dropped. If you're looking at the places in South Carolina with the most murders, and where residents have the highest chances of being killed themselves, this is an accurate list. Morrison: Hes fictionally writing about him being there with ice cream.Pat Moug: And you think its a coincidence that he shows up in his script that he places himself at the murder scene minutes before his sisters murder and hes bringing a substance that after fire could be melted down and be a milky white substance. And guess what? So this certainly wasnt a non-fiction movie. This Category is reserved for Unsolved Mysteries cases that occurred on South Carolina. Punam and Vinaben checked in with family weekly on Skype, usually when Jai would come and go from the home for custody arrangements. Gopaldas murder unsolved. Darlington County, SC Area Cold Cases | SpotCrime The thing that made the story suspicious, said the Morgans, was that when Chris told it, just one day after Jennifers death - no one knew she was dead before the fire. Why Woodson? It was the last night Scott saw Jennifer, at her trailer, when Chris showed up. (It was a Fossil watch.). On December 19, 1959, the entire Walker family was brutally murdered in their home in Osprey, Florida. There must be other people out there, who may be afraid of coming up previously, who would like to furnish more information which will help in this case, Bhav Patel said. Some terrible accident but you killed her.Tom Morgan: No. This is the last home video of Jennifer Morgan, recorded the summer before her death. Another experienced set of eyes to consider the evidence. The wait, he said, was driving him crazy. 310 S. Dargan Street Florence, SC 29506 . Unannounced. This person who was so in love with her would come and instead of shedding one tear or even saying Im so sorry. Tom Morgan: And he, oh, by the way, happened to be a police detective in Michigan. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Morrison: Be careful what you wish for.Tom Morgan: Thats right. Pat speculates that Tom lingered at his parents house in Myrtle Beach for several days after a family reunion ended, and then - on his drive home to Charlotte, stopped off to kill his sister. Fraternity brothers help him cover up the crime by setting fire to the sceneagain, the circumstances of the firesomething Tom imagined. A charming college campus in Florence, South Carolina, November 9, 1994. The Patel family traveled from England, Missouri and Illinois to speak with WMBF News about the case. And I would have said, Pat, listen. Pat Moug: He does not use the wording that this was the weather in Charlotte or this was the weather in Michigan or that he was told that this was the weather like that day.. (emotional). Investigator Boone alerted the polygrapher. This whole thing is surreal. Jennifer: what? Pat Moug: I believe that a police officer from another state should be able to work with police officers in other states to take a murderer off the street. Brother: something you wouldnt know much about right? But Pat offers no evidence that this actually happenedno receipts, or eyewitnesses along the way that can place Tom anywhere on this route. Sheriff Boone: But at the time the polygraph examination came back inconclusive which coulda went either way. Tom Morgan: That tells you what kind of investigator he is to come to that conclusion without having the preponderance of the evidence, not all the evidence. It wasnt even that hard, even though he was a real estate broker, not a writer, the words just fell to page. Unsolved Morgan murder still haunts Florence County sheriff 20 - SCNow Most of his victims in the 1970s were buried in shallow graves in southern Florence County. But early on it didnt look like that precaution would be needed. Cold case: Myrtle Beach murder with no suspects FILE - Sandy Smith holds a photo of her late son, 19-year-old Stephen Smith, on June 24, 2021, in Hampton, S.C. A second autopsy was completed on the exhumed body of . Tom Morgan, the brother whod been pestering investigators for years to solve his sisters murder, had been hauled in for questioning, and now seemed to be a suspect himself. And then a decision that would come back to haunt him: Tom wrote himself into his screenplay. By now, Tom had spent well over a decade trying to get police to investigate his sisters 1994 killing. I was thinking about it in the car, on the way over here.and what probably happened. Several synthetic fibers in the sofa ulpostery are highly flammable. Here, Pat seems to have caught Tom, as he tries not to reveal that hes been lying about his moving date from Michigan. He had left, he says, feeling like a suspect but not knowing why. The family court judge put a gag order on the case -- leaving the family, and they say some investigators, at a standstill with the criminal case. For it to happen so early in the morning it shows that it mustve been somebody she knew. The Florence Murders 20 years later - KPAX Map Browse By State. Whats interesting about his interview is that wed all had conversation, and Pat as a police officer says, Well what do you think about this? Florence County, SC Area Cold Cases Crime Map Trends Analytics Cold Cases Missing Persons Daily Archive Name Janice Wessinger Age 47 Cause of Death Homicide Info Homicide Agency South Carolina Crime Stoppers View Source Name Christopher Jordan Age 23 Cause of Death Murder Info Murdered Agency South Carolina Crime Stoppers View Source Name And that was this: Based on nothing more than his own analysis of a fictionalized story, Pat surmised in his very public film that Jennifers father and brother helped Tom get away with her murder. Two men were charged in the crime, but a lack of evidence forced investigators to drop the charges. And I just sat there and I just said dad what are you talking about? The reason Tom was hauled in for questioning was because somebody had offered new evidence that suggested the real suspect all along should have been Tom Morgan. Jump to a detailed profile, search site with google or try advanced search. Kerry Morgan: Tom was a protector, Tom always wanted to take the role over his dad; wanted to know who she was seeing what she was doing, taking care of her.Morrison: So you felt you could go to bed at night if she was out because Tom?Kerry Morgan: Tom was right there waiting for herExactly. How do you like your 15 minutes of fame.Morrison: So far. Please subscribe to keep reading. Here Tom has no idea that a microphone and two cameras are placed in the room. Over the months they worked together, Pat says he discovered other worrisome discrepancies. (scenes from "Bold as a Lion") Tom Morgan: I remember that day I was at a friends house in CharlotteI flew in to Charlotte and then I drove on the way down to my parents house at the beach. But she told us simply this: As far as she remembers, there never was any milky white substance. Tom Morgan: No. South Carolina's Number One Unsolved Mystery - OnlyInYourState And we had - for years - been asking some, well, difficult questions. And soon they had their answer: Tau Kappa Epsilon, a new and small fraternity then at Francis Marion. So, he could see outside right over to her trailer?Sheriff Boone: Right.Morrison: And see that she was home alone.Sheriff Boone: We can put him leaving this mobile home, walking in front of this mobile home right here, and walking down four mobile homes on the right to use the telephone to call his girlfriend.Morrison: What? Chris readily admitted he loved Jennifer, and knew she did not love him the same way. With technology and stuff like it is today, you never know. It wasnt his harping about the police that had him in a polygraphers clutches. ThatsMorrison: You mean an incestuous relationship?Pat Moug: I haveI dont know. Jennifer: Ethan what are you doing? Maybe. It wasnt even political. Investigators told the family this attack was personal. And the person who he told me in real life that he based the script on, this fraternity brotherhe goes to the trailer and when he gets there theres a man already there and he listens from underneath the window and the man leaves. Kerry Morgan, mother: I had started calling her the line was busy-busy-busy. It wasnt payback. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities. I mean, theres still a possibility. But, as we took a stroll through Jennifers woodsy trailer park, the sheriff gave us some graphic reasoning for his view that the murderer was none of the suspects youve heard about, but someone else altogether. Though there is no particular rush to find the man. I figured that there would absolutely be no resolve.Morrison: So that the investigation was what?Jim Morgan: It was botched. "I mean, how do the police keep you informed of anything newYeah, um we dont often get updates. There was no identification on them, but it was surmised they were traveling or 'backpacking'. Pat Moug: If I step on somebodys toes, so be it.Morrison: If you ruin their reputation, so be it?Pat Moug: Well, theres a lot of people in prison whose reputations I ruined, and I dont care.Morrison: Yeah, but if theyre innocentPat Moug: Well, youre saying if. And what did Pat Moug do? I said promise me you that you know I love you. Dina remembers Jennifer complaining that Chris would come over and stay for hours even when she begged him to leave. And they believed Jennifer must have been attacked by someone she knew. And both the guys were there on Monday night. About 26% of Grand Strand and Pee Dee 2021 homicides remain unsolved For Pat it was crucial. Not in the audience that night was, of course, the very person Tom hoped would be compelled to admit what really happened.the real fraternity boy, Chris Woodson. They were murdered in their car as Locci's six-year-old daughter was sleeping in the back seat, according to The Atlantic. Now, family members are finally opening up about the gruesome crime with hope the case will finally be solved. Same weapon, same circumstances and according to detectives in both counties, same shooter.
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