EPISODE · Jun 29, 2026 · 53 MIN
EPISODE 280: "The Borrowed Car”: The Thompkins Murder
from Carolina Crimes · host Matt Hiers and Danielle Myers
In November of 1990, a physical therapist performing a home visit got a gruesome surprise. He found his patient's wife in a pool of blood near their back door. An obscure chain of events ensued once investigators pieced the clues together, including an unlikely story, a bizarre breakup, and culminating in a manhunt.
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