Episode 168: The Missing Couple - John and Elizabeth Calvert

On March 3rd, 2008, John and Elizabeth Calvert walked into a meeting with their accountant and were never seen again. Had they left town? Maybe something had simply been missed. But within days, their silver Mercedes was found abandoned in a parking lot, covered in debris, with no sign of the couple inside. investigators began looking everywhere. The Calverts’ credit cards had not been used. Their private plane never left the ground. Their boat was still in the marina, no signs of struggle or papers with plans of travel. Attention quickly shifted to the last known point of contact. Surveillance footage and phone records began to paint a more complicated picture of what may have happened to the Calverts, a phone turned off for hours, strange late-night movements and a series of actions that didn’t match this accountants' original statements. Although circumstantial, enough evidence was obtained to execute a search of this accountant’s home which turned up even more circumstantial evidence. But the most critical items he had been seen purchasing were missing. Even with mounting suspicion, all the evidence remained circumstantial. And still, no sign of John and Elizabeth Calvert. What investigators believed happened during that final meeting remains one of the most closely examined questions in the case, which still remains open to this day.    Sources: “Elizabeth and John Calvert” by Cold Case Investigations, Missing Persons on Beauford County Sheriff’s Office website on March 17, 2021 (https://bcso.net/2008-elizabeth-and-john-calvert/) “Calvert Investigation discovers ‘things of interest’” by Tim Donnelly in The Island Packet on August 10, 2008 “Missing couple enjoyed life aboard their yacht” by Rupa Mikkilinent, Nancy Grace Producer on CNN.com (https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/justice.grace.coldcase.calvert/index.html) “Calverts, missing 9 months, dead and long-time suspect likely killed them, sheriff says” by Daniel Brownstein on The Island Packet on February 12, 2020 (https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article239710733.html) “S.C. police quiet in missing couple case” by The Associated Press on Police 1 on March 13, 2008 (https://www.police1.com//investigations/articles/sc-police-quiet-in-missing-couple-case-Ub0ILh8L6eYpn35j/?) “Where are the Calverts? Disappearance of prominent island couple prompts massive investigation” by Daniel Brownstein, Jim Faber and Tim Donnellyy on July 8, 2020 (https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article239683138.html?) “What happened to the Calverts? Many questions remain years after Hilton Head couple's disappearance” by Graham Cawthon on WJCL 22 on December 11, 2025 (https://www.wjcl.com/article/john-elizabeth-calvert-hilton-head-island/46752200) “Police search home of missing Hilton Head couple’s business associate” by Tim Donnelly on The Island Packet on February 12, 2020 (https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article239711193.html) “Calvert Case Update” by Daniel Brownstein in The Island Packet on March 24, 2008 “Police: Man in missing couple case kills self” by The Associated Press on NBC News on March 13, 2008 (https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23610966#.Xp5UYi3Mw1I) “Person of Interest Found Dead” by The Associated Press in Florence Morning News on March 12, 2008 “What happened to John and Liz Calvert? After 17 years, search continues for Hilton Head couple” by Brooke Butler on WJCL 22 on December 11, 2025 (https://www.wjcl.com/article/john-elizabeth-calvert-hilton-head-island-missing/63906500) “Suicide Notes don’t Lead to Couple” by Clif LeBlanc in The State on March 14, 2008 “Timeline: Hilton Head couple's disappearance and the death of the man detectives say killed them” by Graham Cawthon on WJCL 22 on December 11, 2025 (https://www.wjcl.com/article/calverts-hilton-head-cold-case-timeline/63871427) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244113970/john_lewis-calvert https://charleyproject.org/case/elizabeth-w-calvert https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173381852/elizabeth_ann-calvert                Beaufort County Sheriff Office contact information: Phone: (843) 255-3200 Website: https://bcso.net/ Submit a tip form: https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=1017&C=&T= Victorianbourg Wine Estate website: https://www.victorianbourg.com/visit/ “In Too Deep” on Hometown Homicide Season 2, Episode 3 on Discovery+