# EPISODE 291: "Closing Early": The Lowcountry Gas Station Murders

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Podcast: [Carolina Crimes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/carolina-crimes-1387671)
Published: 2026-09-14T01:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

In 1980, a service station in North Charleston,SC was found unmanned. No sign of struggle was found, the two employees were gone and so was the cash. Little did police know that the same scenario was playing out just 17 miles North as well at the same time.

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