Blue Ridge Savings Bank Triple Homicide - Sylvia Holtzclaw, Eb Barnes and Maggie Barnes
Episode 101
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On May 16th, 2003, an unknown gunman walked into the Blue Ridge Savings Bank in Greer, South Carolina. After producing a 40 caliber glock handgun, he robbed the bank and then gathered one employee, Sylvia Holtzclaw and two customers, Eb and Maggie Barnes and led them into a back room. There, the gunman opened fire, killing all three. For the past seventeen years, Sylvia's son David has fought to keep this case in the public eye in hopes that the killer would be found. Despite three prominent suspects over the years, the truth of what happened that day remains concealed and the killer remains unknown.
Listen to 101 - Blue Ridge Savings Bank Triple Homicide
Sources:
Sylvia Sudduth Holtzclaw, FindAGrave.com
“Unsolved” - Greenville News, June 3, 2015
“Couple Remembered for Many Kinds Deeds” - GoUpstate.com, May 20, 2003
Sylvia S. Holtzclaw Obituary, Legacy.com
“Murder and Bank Robbery” - FBI.Gov
“45 Seconds that Forever Changed Norfolk” - Lincoln Journal Star, Sept 11, 2003
“Robbers Kill 3 in S.C. Bank Robbery” - MyPlainView.com, May 16, 2003
“Bank” - Greenville News, Nov 5, 2009
“This City’s First Triple Murder Remains Unsolved Almost 20 Years Later” - Medium.com, May 30, 2019