# EPISODE 280: "The Borrowed Car”: The Thompkins Murder

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Podcast: [Carolina Crimes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/carolina-crimes-1387671)
Published: 2026-06-29T01:00:03+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3182

## Resource

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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