# EPISODE 282: "Not Open and Shut": The Murder of Trooper George Radford

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Podcast: [Carolina Crimes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/carolina-crimes-1387671)
Published: 2026-07-13T01:00:04+00:00
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## Resource

In 1988, a veteran State Trooper made what seeemed to be a pretty typical traffic stop for a headlight violation. When he was found killed several hours later and his patrol car submerged, what seemed like an open and shut case was anything but.

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