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Case 261: Shari Smith & Debra May Helmick (Part 1)

2023/9/22
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匿名主持人：本集讲述了1985年17岁少女Shari Smith失踪案的调查过程。Shari患有罕见疾病，需要定期服药，她的失踪引发了大规模搜捕。警方排除了离家出走的可能性，认为她被绑架。调查过程中，警方接到多个来自绑架犯的电话，电话内容包含勒索、威胁以及Shari的状况信息。最终，警方根据绑架犯提供的线索找到了Shari的尸体，并通过电话追踪和犯罪侧写锁定了嫌疑人。 Bob Smith和Hilda Smith：作为Shari的父母，他们积极配合警方调查，并多次在媒体上呼吁绑架犯释放Shari。他们承受着巨大的精神压力，但始终没有放弃希望。 Dawn Smith：作为Shari的姐姐，她同样积极配合警方调查，并多次与绑架犯通话，试图获取Shari的信息。她与绑架犯的通话内容为警方提供了重要的线索。 Richard Lawson：作为Shari的男朋友，他为Shari的失踪提供了不在场证明，并积极配合警方的调查。 Betty Harris：一位目击者，她在案发当天看到了Shari被一名男子带走，并向警方提供了关键线索。 Edward Robertson：拨打恶作剧勒索电话的男子，他的行为浪费了警方的宝贵时间和资源。 Sheriff James Metz：Lexington县警长，他领导了大规模搜捕行动，并多次在媒体上发布信息，呼吁嫌疑人自首。 John Douglas：著名的FBI犯罪侧写师，他根据绑架犯的电话录音对嫌疑人进行了侧写，为警方提供了重要的破案线索。 Charlie Keyes：当地新闻记者，他接到了绑架犯的电话，并协助警方调查。 其他证人：提供了关于嫌疑车辆和嫌疑人外貌特征的线索。

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**** Content warning: Sexual assault *** [Part 1 of 2] *When 17-year-old Shari Smith disappeared from the end of her family's driveway in Lexington, South Carolina, there were immediate concerns for her wellbeing. Shari had a rare medical condition that could turn fatal without her medication. 

But any concerns that Shari’s illness could have caused her disappearance were quickly quashed after the Smith family received an odd phone call, prompting the largest manhunt in South Carolina’s history. As the taunting calls continued, the question remained - where was Shari? And was she still alive?

Narration – Anonymous Host) Research & writing – Elsha McGill  Creative direction – Milly Raso Production and music – Mike Migas) Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn)

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