The family taunted by a sadistic killer (Part 1/2)

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For Shari’s mum to hold out hope enough to prepare an overnight hospital bag is heartbreaking. The cruel, psychopathic manipulation Bell poured upon this family is gut wrenching.

I love this channel. But now we have to wait another week to find out what happens.

cant believe how many watch but dont leave a like...having being a sub for a while...i like before even listening...i know its going to be worth it x

omg what a bizarre case and now i have to wait til next week!?!

I live right down the road from where this happened. Still so eerie to think of it

Outrageous! Just when my interest was piquing, you make it a 2 parter?!?! Luckily, I'm a fan of daytime drama & enjoy a good cliffhanger- I must know what happens! 🙂
Thanks for all your work.

I love Casefile.

The entire case is culty and creepy, including the family. Her letter screams "fundie cult."

I love this channel as well. I literally go to sleep listening to his cases he covers. His accent is really cool and makes the case more serious.

Subscribed ❤

Ohhh that cliff hanger made me gasp 😂

I kept trying to listen to this on my Spotify but kept falling asleep as I listen to this at night. However, I always listen get past the bit where her dad thinks she’s pissing behind the bush somehow

"Disorientated" is not a word; It's disoriented.

I remember this case

When will part two be released

Dont ever go into a car even if they have a gun

Is there a part two ?

Despite the subject matter, I find the narrative so peaceful sounding. Am I the only one mesmerised by the coffee steam swirling?

Where's part 2

I remember this crime very well. I was in archaeology field school in Conway, SC. My best friend was in Columbia, SC at the time and I learned from her about what was going on back home. Once the bodies of Shari and Debra were found, SLED contacted our professor, Dr. Ted Rathbun, who was a forensic anthropologist. He helped to indentify the remains.

Thank you. Where is part 2

Adding "Part 1" and "Part 2" to these titles would be helpful. I was listening to part 2 and was extremely confused.

Why do I get the feeling
the Pastor is involved

Best channel to chill and sleep

Your narrative and stories are excellent But can you add some visual aids,such as pictures,video,etc Just staring at a screen wh a title gets monotonous.Its good if youre just listening.

Damn thats an intense intro.

Did Shari Smith help Kara Robinson escape from Richard Evonitz?

If Larry didn’t call the Smith family, could he still have been caught? Would he have gotten to Dawn instead of Debra?

Ahh so this is the true story behind the criminal minds episode..

Evil monster

If it had been a poor person or a member of a minority they wouldn't have looked into it right away. They would have said that she had run away and would possibly have looked into it in a few days.

wow, excellent writing and narration. can't wait to hear the rest of the story

All I can hear is tazz coming to the ring. Dannnt dannnt dannnnnnnnnnntttt dun uh dun uh dun duuuu..... OMG it's tazzzzzzz

I can't believe John Douglas didn't say religious fanatic

Sheriff Metts later found himself in serious trouble:

Columbia, South Carolina----April 7, 2015
United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that James R. Metts, age 68, was sentenced today in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for Conspiracy to Harbor Illegal Aliens, a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(I).  Chief United States District Judge Terry L. Wooten sentenced Metts to 12 months and one day in prison, 2 years of supervised release, and a $10,000 fine.

Evidence presented throughout the prosecution established that Metts was the forty-two year sheriff of Lexington County.  Beginning in September 2011, Metts agreed with a City Councilman, and an owner of local restaurants, to assist restaurant employees to avoid identification and processing by a federal immigration program housed at the Lexington County Detention Center.  As one example, on September 16, 2011, a restaurant employee who was an illegal alien was arrested and transported to the detention center.  The restaurant owner contacted the City Councilman who in turn called Metts and requested assistance.  Metts contacted a member of his command staff about the illegal alien. Based on Metts’ early intervention, this alien was released improperly on a state bond prior to being identified or processed by federal immigration authorities as reflected in the federal immigration logbook with the notation, “Release per Sheriff Metts.”

No I've learned my lesson on this channel about watching things that have two parts. After I watch the first part I won't be able to find the second part. It's happened to me several times on this channel.

That is one perverted sob

Privileged bitch, you people just can't talk about this woman without mentioning how good she looks, fucking bitch

Type 1 diabetes should really be called "diabetes insipidus". People might care more about it.

this is very strange to listen to as a 17 year old also named Shari

Anyone know where I can find the show notes? I think I need some of the resources mentioned….

So, it seems to me from this episode, the killer is in law enforcement or has an inside source, somehow. How did he know to call before the scheduled shutdown of the pay phone?

I'm very impressed by the family's ability to handle those phone calls and calmly attempt to manipulate the killer. I don't know if I could have held myself together enough to be able to do that.

One of the saddest episodes of forensics files

There is no 2

The criminal profile is very generic and would fit so many ppl it’d be pretty much impossible to find!