# EPISODE 266: "You Can't Burn Secrets": The Murder of Ernest Gibson

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Podcast: [Carolina Crimes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/carolina-crimes-1387671)
Published: 2026-03-23T01:00:03+00:00
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## Resource

In 1985, a mysterious house fire in Hartsville,SC led investigators to a deceased elderly man who they believed to be a victim of the fire. While technically he was, there was much more to the story and the condition in which he was found.

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