This database currently consists of unsolved homicides from 50 Florida counties, 46 U.S. states, and 3 international countries. Kerry Morgan: She hadnt been stabbed she hadnt been raped she hadnt been shot. "I mean, how do the police keep you informed of anything newYeah, um we dont often get updates. Jennifer: Ethan what are you doing? The false start with the film-making cop from Michigan was forgotten now. They've been in contact with SLED and say witnesses are being re-interviewed. Tom Morgan: And he said your sister died today in a fire and I dont want you to come home until tomorrow and he hung up the phone. 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. If Tom lied about where he lived on the day of the crime, was he lying about his actions that day, too? Fifteen international film festivals asked to screen Among Brothers and in the end, the little independent made with the directors second mortgage got a distribution deal. And didnt Florence County Sheriff Kenny Boone appreciate all of Pat Mougs suggestions about what happened on that warm November day back in 1994? There You Have It - The Places With The Most Murders In South Carolina For 2021. Ill just say that.Morrison: Was there a guard around the place?Jim Morgan: No, I was told they would be guarding and watching the property, but there was no one around. Tom Morgan: I started writing a stream of consciousness. Is part of the reason its hard for you because you actually did it? Pat Moug, the Livonia, Mich., acting cop, looked like a cross between Mr. Kerry Morgan, mother: I had started calling her the line was busy-busy-busy. Or maybe that youve done the same thing with them.Tom Morgan:He had so many opportunities to sit down with us and say, Hey, Im gonna make this little documentary or whatever. Morrison: So, what do you think happened?Pat Moug: He had an unhealthy relationship with his sister. I think Jenny had gotten something to drink. Then a few minutes later, the most damning or outrageous part of Pats theory. One more thing. 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. But what about a motive? How do you like your 15 minutes of fame.Morrison: So far. Florence County double murder victims' family speaks out, Coroner: NC college student hit, killed by car in Myrtle Beach, PHOTOS: Damage reported after Sunday storms move through Grand Strand, Police: 1 dead, another hurt after shooting reported at Horry County bar, Coastal Carolinas Jerrod Clark, Lance Boykin sign with NFL teams, wmbf-publicfile@gray.tv - (843) 839-9623. But remarkably, Pat had even darker suspicions. Snowden: I was there for five, maybe ten minutes. Sheriff Boone: But, one of the suspects that we had was right here.Morrison: In that one right there? Pat Moug: For two years youve been telling me things that put you at your sisters accidentTom Morgan: Pat, this is what Im telling you. The wait, he said, was driving him crazy. This whole thing is surreal. What they uncovered led back to an infamous family murder in Kansas and one very famous true crime book. And all the while, though Tom was utterly unaware of it, the man once pegged to direct his movie was now working against him. As the grim wheel of investigation began to turn, the news was sent to Jennifers family. Pat Moug: I wanna thank everybody for coming out. Families want 'Monster of Florence' serial killer case reopened Tom Morgan: Knowing that this is what it was like that day eight years ago. And Charlotte was just a 2 and a half hour drive from the scene of the crime. It was a friendly crowd for the premiere screening of Pat Mougs film Bold as a Lion offered enthusiastic praise for Pats efforts. And so, here it was, on a winter-frigid night in Livonia, Michigan, in a donated theater in a giant suburban multiplexthe premiere of Pat Mougs Bold as a Lion.. Tom, the budding screenwriter, still doesnt believe the sheriff and still suspects the fraternity boyfriend. A fictional tale to point an accusing finger toward truth. This person who was so in love with her would come and instead of shedding one tear or even saying Im so sorry. He agreed to read his script and said he liked it. One of the weirdest things happened the day after the incident in the trailer park. And the Ethan character is left tortured by what hes done, but unwilling to turn himself in. Both knew who gave her that watch. In the years since, investigators have sent information on the Morgan murder to a group of retired FBI agents who profile cases for other agencies. He said, You know, no matter what happens even if you solve it Tom, even if you find somebody who can solve this case doesnt bring her back.Morrison: Then why dont you just drop it?Tom Morgan: And thats when I looked at him and I said, But somethin just wont let me let go of it. Tom Morgan: I said some not so flattering things in the past in the media about the case. About your 15 minutes? The people I care about know I didnt do it, and thats good enough for me.. While this homicide did not happen in my jurisdiction, I cant walk away. Before long Investigator Boone had heard about Chris Woodson, too. And then came, quite suddenly, another one of those moments. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Hed reverted from filmmaker to cop. Besides, all Tom knew about making movies is that he didnt know anything about making movies. That was the day he said he admitted his deepest feelings for her, even though she didnt want to hear them. I said promise me you that you know I love you. Tom Morgan: No, I wasnt.Pat Moug: Tom, listen. Weve tried to give the family closure, and were trying to find the suspect, and you have these two people saying different things.. HORRY COUNTY, SC (WBTW) - Since 1978, the Criminal Investigations Division of the Horry County Police Department reports there are 49 unsolved homicides. Authorities linked a total of 14 murders to Gaskins, more than any other man in South Carolina. And as many independent films do, you know, never came. It was the morning of November 6, 2001, when a. Name. I just didnt want to feel like that anymore. But what about that failed lie detector test? Pat Moug, the actor-cop from Livonia, Michigan is out there with his own cinematic point of view that Tom may have killed his sweet sister, helped out by his own father and brother. Ethan: Wondering if you wanted to see a movie or something with me tomorrow: Jennifer: Ethan, thats really sweat but, like I said I just wanna ..Ethan: Please stop, before you use the f word again Jennifer: great. I had complete confidence that they were doing all the right things. What set it off was that phrase. (from Bold as a Lion)Tom: Thats the kind of person she was. At least now in this unconventional way, Tom had put all of his suspicions and the evidence he thought had been overlooked out there in public for all to see. Gopaldas murder unsolved. First, Pat looked through the interviews hed shot before he was dropped from the movie project. Crime . Face down, and dead. The audience saw that character hide in the bushes, growing jealous as Jennifer characters meets a male visitor. You couldnt smell the gasoline in this mobile home. For Pat, this was the way to justice a film crammed with insinuation, accusation and an angry challenge to the sheriff of Florence county. He goes in and he kills her. And then, said Tom, he virtually collapsed, went numb, cried. Unsolved Morgan murder still haunts Florence County sheriff 20 years later. She was not a small girl. Heres a quote from the transcript of the interrogation: I said Jennifer promise me one thing. Pat Moug says he got the story from Florence County Sheriff Kenny Boone, who said he learned about it from the forensic pathologist. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. And lo and behold the detective has this milky white substance in the vagina.Morrison: But arent you taking two and two and coming up with five?Pat Moug: No, I dont think so. So the project languished for a couple of years until, again, a happy accident. Keith Morrison, Dateline correspondent: How long were you at this Reed Institute.Pat Moug: Well, its a weeklongI think its a weeklong training for the first class. Ill forget about it you could have done that why didnt you?Pat Moug: I firmly believed that Tom was a suspect. At least they had that watchthe old boyfriends giftfound in Jennifers hand. Or a DVD. RightrightSheriff Boone: At the time I think the fire was set, right before it was called in at 12:28.Morrison: So, if that was a deliberately set fire, you can put him right hereSheriff Boone: I can put him in this street. I just remember how excited she was that weekend, and I just remember my little sister, and I miss her. Six children; they were going to have a basketball team (laughs)Morrison: They were in love?Berg: yeah, they were in love. It just didnt make sense. >> Anyone with information about the Jennifer Morgan case is asked to call the Florence County Sheriffs Office at (843) 665-2121 or Crime Stoppers of the Pee Dee at (843) 667-TIPS (8477) or (866) 369-TIPS (8477). Hed just moved there from Michigan and was staying with a friend. As a man whod gone to the media to criticize the police, whod written a script and made a movie in an effort to re-start an investigation. What could the substance have been? Morrison: What are you worried about now?Jim Morgan: I worry about Tomlaw enforcement can really turn the screws down if they want to. A whole list of suspicions for one thing, his obsessive phone calls, almost like a stalker, they felt. Here, Pat seems to have caught Tom, as he tries not to reveal that hes been lying about his moving date from Michigan. Jim Morgan: I could tell at the time that in my mind that there was not an accidental death. Nothing to do with it, responds Pat. I made her pure because she was a good person. . Now, it looked as if Pat Mougs policemans passion had paid off. Pat Moug: The narcissistic sociopath will find a way of placing themselves near the crime scene of the victim. And thats exactly what he does in his script. Pat Moug: The assistant director of SLED, he told me straight up front he said, Were only assisting jurisdiction andbut well see what we can do.. And even when Detective Kenny Boone decided not to arrest Chris Woodson, the Morgans remained deeply suspicious. 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This, he was convinced, would not be so hard to solve. Now he sees hes got something to lose and now hell leave us alone. The watch, Boone discovered, had been a gift from Scott Snowden. Less than a week after the murder, Boone felt sure he had his man. Investigators told the family this attack was personal. Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone discusses some of the evidence photos from the Jennifer Morgan murder case at his office in this 2008 file photo. So we took pictures of it and we sent it to Florence County. But she told us simply this: As far as she remembers, there never was any milky white substance. Pat Moug: See thats what shocking to him is what his dad said, dont come home tonight. It seemed like he was just glossing over what shoulda been the shocking moment to him is that he called me and said my sisters dead.. It was on a Wednesday. 1999 cold case baffles detectives in two counties - WMBF News In 2007, NBCs Dateline profiled the case, but the broadcast didnt generate any new leads. And able to laugh again, though the gaping hole left by Jennifers death is, they tell us, just as painful as ever, along with the newer wound that comes from being accused. And, in rebuilding our lives. I think she sat down on the couch had opened a book, set a drink down on top of a coaster on a coffee table.Morrison: Cause theyre there.Sheriff Boone: We found those things. Why? But there it was. And you know what they say about first impressions. What do you do? And at the glacial pace the investigation has moved, the new generation of the Morgan family may be in college themselves before Tom can finally let it go. We cut the carpet and picked it up. And yes, the woman who was having her baby the day Jennifer was killed. We felt we couldn't talk about certain subjects and if we had, then we would lose our rights and it would have a detrimental effect on custody of the child, Patel told WMBF News. An autopsy revealed there was no soot or carbon monoxide in Morgans lungs, meaning she was dead before the fire. Sheriff Kenny Boone: I can remember it just like it was yesterday. To Pat Moug, they were evidence that Tom Morgan had staged those items to direct attention away from his own guilt. Spears discusses book on 1952 Darlington County murder - SCNow He didnt want it to seem like his beloved sister had a steady stream of men visiting her trailer. You have permission to edit this article. It was late afternoon when Toms dad called. A mother has been trying to phone her daughter, her daughter Jennifer, at the mobile home park which was her off-campus residence. She was a few months from her college graduation and a degree in marketing. IE 11 is not supported. My dad called and I remember his exact words, his exact words: And just do me a favor and dont come down tonight.. But Pat came to a different conclusion. Jump to a detailed profile, search site with google or try advanced search. Everything in this documentary is Tom saying it and Im just putting it together. And guess what? All along, something Tom told Pat had made him very suspicious. Ethan: What does it look like? They buried her, or what was left of her after the fire, in this garden-like cemetery, in the finest casket they could find. You know that was a red flag and we just werent sure. When I read his script. For two days, police and citizen volunteers searched the area for the missing workers. I dont agree with that. Pat Moug: Right now if he was in our state, I believe I have enough evidence for probable cause to arrest him. There were approximately 17,721 homicides in South Carolina between 1980 and 2019, according to the Project: Cold Case website for unsolved homicide statistics. Jim Morgan: Before we ever met him, he would call 25-30 times on a Saturday when she came home from college.Kerry Morgan: Clingy, protective, stalky like he just stalked her.Morrison: How long did this go on?Jim Morgan: Six months, yeah probably six months. Sheriff Boone: Now, and, you know, now, in our mind, you know, Im thinking, you know, Jenny, are you trying to send us a message? Some terrible accident but you killed her.Tom Morgan: No. There's new DNA technology [investigators] are saying they are very excited with it, and they'll be applying those techniques, Bhav Patel told WMBF News. Tom Morgan: Then were sitting and waiting for funding. Well, there was no arrest. Why Woodson? 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. Florence, SC Area Cold Cases | SpotCrime Pat Moug: Were you already back in Michigan? But then Ethan loses his temper and accidentally kills her, and that part is Toms speculation. South Carolina's Number One Unsolved Mystery - OnlyInYourState Audience member: Were you able to verify any of his so-called alibis?Pat Moug: Well, the lastwell, the last alibiI did not. She was very close to freeing herself from the day-to-day tensions she had, Patel continued. (It was a Fossil watch.). Pat Moug: I felt that being a police officer, someone that was a detective in sex crimes, that I thought Id be able to bring something to Jennifers story that other filmmakers might not be able to do. It was an apparent success. I mean youre just cruisin through life, living life, everythings fine. And said, How are you possibly working on this case when you dont even have any of the information? Pat Moug: The detective from Florence county would not return any of my calls. Pat Moug: Tom, I know you were at your sisters accidentJens accident.Tom Morgan: No, I wasnt.Pat Moug: Tom, I know you were. This was a fictional story, based on real events, yes, but spun together with altered names and faces and speculations and shifted timelines. 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. Once again,. Now, family members are finally opening up about the gruesome crime with hope the case will finally be solved. And so surely, that investigator down in Florence county, South Carolina, Kenny Boone, would jump all over what Pat had learned. 0:04. That was histhat was his background.Morrison: The acting detective?Tom Morgan: Yeah, he worked on the SWAT team. No. Professors proved he was three hours away at his college the morning of the Jennifers death. Yeah. And Moug had already done it. But to lay out his case, piece by piece, that Tom Morgan should be a prime suspect in the murder of his sister Jennifer. I figured that there would absolutely be no resolve.Morrison: So that the investigation was what?Jim Morgan: It was botched. . Because, says Boone, both Tom Morgan and his nemesis Pat Moug have likely been looking in all the wrong places from the very beginning. And remember that watch police found in Jennifers hand after the fire? Tom Morgan: Its surreal. Over the months they worked together, Pat says he discovered other worrisome discrepancies. This boy, Chris, and one of his fraternity brothers came over to the Morgan house. Pat Moug: They can say whatever they want to me. Morrison: What were the questions?Tom Morgan: Were you there when Jennifer Morgans trailer caught fire. Finally I had gotten someones attention. Pat is moving in for the kill for what he hopes will be Toms confession. The story was based on fact, but Tom had made some significant changes to real events and added lots of speculation. And waited until the next morning to make the four-hour drive to his parents home in Myrtle Beach. Tom Morgan: He said dont come home until tomorrow. Yeah. And angry, said Toms dad, that police would consider his son a suspect based on what Jim Morgan claimed were Pats lies. Tom Morgan: That last weekend that I saw her, the phone rang at least 10 times. "We're optimistic, we just want justice," said Hansa Patel, sister of Vinaben Patel and aunt of Punam Gopaldas.
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