Who Killed Beth-Ellen

3 months ago

32 years ago today, Beth-Ellen Vinson was savagely murdered but presumed missing. It would take 7 days for her body to be discovered. Beth-Ellen would be 49 years old, just 6 months shy of her 50th birthday. As Matt said in this clip, we are not going anywhere. If you have information about Beth-Ellen's case, please call 1-866-TIPS-4-BE or email [email protected]. Sources for these clips are from Who Killed Beth-Ellen Podcast via Spotify and NC Wanted. #bethellenvinson #whokilledbethellen #podcast #investigation #dancer

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3 months ago

One of the last known people to see Beth-Ellen alive shows up moments after the police arrive at the scene of her abandoned car. He then possibly contaminates the scene by reaching into Beth-Ellen's car to shut off her radio. He gave detectives inconsistent statements about his route that morning and also quickly offers up information about the escort service. He also shares with detectives the time when his roommates returned home that night. It could be argued that he was fully cooperating; it could also be argued that the escort call was the perfect deflection. In the weeks leading up to Beth-Ellen's murder, she visited a friend and spoke about the escort service, how she had been raped on a call and was still in need of money for rent. Her friend gave Beth-Ellen what money she had available, and Beth-Ellen assured her she would no longer be taking escort calls. Some of Beth-Ellen's family and friends believe she was on her way home that deadly night. The weekend prior, she and Rik visited her father in Goldsboro and afterwards some family in Hickory, North Carolina. She spoke with both of her brothers, and they encouraged her to go home. Beth-Ellen even had a job lined up to teach dance classes when she returned. But most importantly, the promise her parents made to help her with an apartment in NY after her senior year, to further pursue her dream of dancing professionally, awaited her. Beth-Ellen had a lot more reasons to return home than to stay in Raleigh. It has now been 32 years this month since her murder. Beth-Ellen would be 49 years old. Just 6 months shy of her 50th Birthday. If you have information about Beth-Ellen's case, please call 1-866-tips-4-BE or email [email protected] Sources for these clips from Who Killed Beth-Ellen Podcast via Spotify and NC Wanted. #bethellenvinson #whokilledbethellen #podcast #investigation #dancer

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3 months ago

The last known people to see Beth-Ellen Vinson alive were Walt, Brian, and Ricky Heath. During a heated argument in their apartment that night, Beth-Ellen left. Hours later, she would be reported as a missing person when her car was discovered abandoned under highly suspicious circumstances. 7 days later, her body would be discovered under a sheet of cardboard. Beth-Ellen had been stabbed more than 15 times with a small 3 to 4 inch knife. She had bruising on her torso and head, along with a broken tooth. There were also many defensive wounds on her arms and hands. During those 7 days, Raleigh PD chased down several leads and possibilities far and wide. One of those leads that led to nowhere, was quickly provided by one of the last people to see her alive. While she was missing for those 7 days, were the roommates missing her at all? What were they doing that last week of summer before classes started back? Beth-Ellen's family waited by the phone. They made calls to everyone they knew and many to whom they didn't. They didn't sleep, they paced the floors. They even drove to Raleigh when the waiting became too much to bear. Mostly, they cried in anguish, praying every day that Beth-Ellen would come home safe. It has now been 32 years this month since her murder. Beth-Ellen would be 49 years old. Just 6 months shy of her 50th Birthday. If you have information about Beth-Ellen's case, please call 1-866-tips-4-BE or email [email protected] Sources for these clips from Who Killed Beth-Ellen Podcast via Spotify and NC Wanted. #bethellenvinson #whokilledbethellen #podcast #investigation #dancer

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3 months ago

Imagine, spending the evening watching Basic Instinct with an obsessive boyfriend. A boyfriend you fearfully want to breakup with, when a call comes in for a potential escort client. A heated argument ensues. A tooth is broken and is never recovered. Could this have been what started the chase to her murder? Was she fleeing the appartment with all her possessions in the car to go home? 32 years later we still have more questions than answers. It is past time for Beth-Ellen's case to be solved. If you have information about Beth-Ellen's case please call 1-866-tips-4-BE or email [email protected] #bethellenvinson #whokilledbethellen #podcast #unsolved #dancer #beautyqueen #justice

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4 months ago

Matt Duff and Jerry Faulk with Carolina Cold bringing more eyes to Beth-Ellen Vinson's case. #bethellenvinson #carolinacold #unsolved #RaleighNC @raleighpolice

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BethEllenVinson retweeted

7 months ago

Thirty Years. Thirty years since Dawn Michelle Holt disappeared into a silence that has never been broken. On April 25, 1996, a 20-year-old young woman with a future still unfolding was last seen in Waldorf, Maryland. Dawn was taken from people who loved her- her children, her husband, her sister, her mother. Taken by people who used her, manipulated her and preyed upon her weaknesses. Three decades later, the passage of time feels almost surreal. Dawn should be in her 50s now, her life marked by birthdays, milestones, ordinary moments that quietly shape a lifetime. Instead, her name exists in a space between memory and mystery—held onto by those who refuse to let her story fade. There is something especially heavy about anniversaries like this. They force us to confront not just how long someone has been missing, but how much has been taken. Thirty years of unanswered questions. Thirty years of wondering where she is, what happened, and why no one has been held accountable. Thirty years of a family carrying the weight of not knowing. And still—Dawn matters. She is not just a date on a calendar or a file in a system. She is a mother, a daughter, a young woman whose life had value far beyond the circumstances of her disappearance. Remembering her is an act of defiance against time, against silence, against the idea that someone can simply vanish without consequence. Today, we say her name again: Dawn Michelle Holt. We remember her. We fight for her. We acknowledge the life she should have been able to live. And we stand with those who continue to search for answers, even after 30 long years. Because no one should ever be forgotten.

Catch_LISK's tweet photo. Thirty Years.

Thirty years since Dawn Michelle Holt disappeared into a silence that has never been broken. On April 25, 1996, a 20-year-old young woman with a future still unfolding was last seen in Waldorf, Maryland.

Dawn was taken from people who loved her- her children, her husband, her sister, her mother.
Taken by people who used her, manipulated her and preyed upon her weaknesses.

Three decades later, the passage of time feels almost surreal. Dawn should be in her 50s now, her life marked by birthdays, milestones, ordinary moments that quietly shape a lifetime. Instead, her name exists in a space between memory and mystery—held onto by those who refuse to let her story fade.

There is something especially heavy about anniversaries like this. They force us to confront not just how long someone has been missing, but how much has been taken. Thirty years of unanswered questions. Thirty years of wondering where she is, what happened, and why no one has been held accountable. Thirty years of a family carrying the weight of not knowing.

And still—Dawn matters.

She is not just a date on a calendar or a file in a system. She is a mother, a daughter, a young woman whose life had value far beyond the circumstances of her disappearance. Remembering her is an act of defiance against time, against silence, against the idea that someone can simply vanish without consequence.
Today, we say her name again: Dawn Michelle Holt.

We remember her. We fight for her.
We acknowledge the life she should have been able to live.
And we stand with those who continue to search for answers, even after 30 long years.

Because no one should ever be forgotten.

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7 months ago

@Catch_LISK Wrapping you and the families is a giant virtual hug today. Thank you for all you do and for those you stand for!

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BethEllenVinson retweeted

7 months ago

#BethEllenVinson It's #TipTuesday and we need your help to bring more attention to Beth-Ellen's #Unresolved murder and to bring more pressure to Raleigh, North Carolina PD. On August 23, 1994, approximately four weeks after Beth Ellen Vinson, a 17-year-old white female, left her home in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and went to Raleigh to work and save enough money to get to New York, her body was found. Ms. Vinson’s body had been covered with cardboard, and left between two warehouses on Wicker Road. Ms. Vinson who worked for an escort service was last seen at 2:30 a.m. on August 16, 1994, when she left her apartment to meet a client. At 5:30 a.m. her 1990 white four door Mazda 626 was found at the entrance of a car dealership on Capital Boulevard. Continuing investigation of this homicide, determined that Ms. Vinson was in possession of four pieces of jewelry and a multi-colored cloth purse the morning of her homicide. These items have never been recovered. Medical examination disclosed that Ms. Vinson had been stabbed in excess of 15 times. To learn more about Beth-Ellen and her case, you can listen to the previous episodes on Spotify or Apple podcast by searching, Who Killed Beth-Ellen. You can also join the Facebook group to share in the conversations and be among the first to know when new episodes drop. If you have information about Beth-Ellen's case, please call 1-866-tips-4-BE or email [email protected] https://t.co/NHhxRrf1rs

Catch_LISK's tweet photo. #BethEllenVinson
It's #TipTuesday and we need your help to bring more attention to Beth-Ellen's #Unresolved murder and to bring more pressure to Raleigh, North Carolina PD.

On August 23, 1994, approximately four weeks after Beth Ellen Vinson, a 17-year-old white female, left her home in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and went to Raleigh to work and save enough money to get to New York, her body was found. Ms. Vinson’s body had been covered with cardboard, and left between two warehouses on Wicker Road. Ms. Vinson who worked for an escort service was last seen at 2:30 a.m. on August 16, 1994, when she left her apartment to meet a client. At 5:30 a.m. her 1990 white four door Mazda 626 was found at the entrance of a car dealership on Capital Boulevard.

Continuing investigation of this homicide, determined that Ms. Vinson was in possession of four pieces of jewelry and a multi-colored cloth purse the morning of her homicide. These items have never been recovered.

Medical examination disclosed that Ms. Vinson had been stabbed in excess of 15 times.

To learn more about Beth-Ellen and her case, you can listen to the previous episodes on Spotify or Apple podcast by searching, Who Killed Beth-Ellen. You can also join the Facebook group to share in the conversations and be among the first to know when new episodes drop.

If you have information about Beth-Ellen's case, please call 1-866-tips-4-BE or email WhoKilledBethEllen@gmail.com

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9 months ago

Beth-Ellen Vinson's 49th Birthday. If you have information or would like to know more about her unsolved case please use the QR codes below. Thank You @Catch_LISK for all that you do.

BethEllenVinson's tweet photo. Beth-Ellen Vinson's 49th Birthday. If you have information or would like to know more about her unsolved case please use the QR codes below.

Thank You @Catch_LISK for all that you do. https://t.co/ucD3K5D9sm

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@Catch_LISK Thank you for always remembering ❤️

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about 1 year ago

It’s #MissingPosterMonday and we need your help sharing #JudithRamonaVeloz flyer to help spread awareness! #CatchLISK

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over 1 year ago

31 years ago, Beth-Ellen Vinson, a small town girl, local beauty queen, aspiring professional dancer, and dance teacher, made her final move to Raleigh, NC. She moved in Avary Close Apartments with her best friend's college age step uncles and their friend, at only 17 years old. Beth-Ellen's parents thought this move was temporary. She called her dad regularly and had made the trip back to her hometown almost weekly to visit family and friends. She also had a job as a dance teacher and had committed to return to Goldsboro to teach once school started back. In the meantime, she had to make money for her summer expenses, such as fuel, concert tickets, and food. Desperate, Beth-Ellen signed up to work for an escort service called Class Act. She would provide private dances for money. Her body would be discovered weeks later, a few blocks from her abandoned car. She was left in a wooded ditch between 2 warehouses covered with a large piece of cardboard from a nearby dumpster. She had been stabbed multiple times, front and back. Dental records would later show she was also missing a tooth. Investgators discovered that Beth-Ellen went on no more than 4 or 5 dance calls in the 5 to 6 weeks she was in Raleigh leading up to her murder. We are only weeks away from the 31-year anniversary of her murder. We need your help to bring justice. Please call 1-866-tips-4-BE or email [email protected] if you have any information about this case. #summernights #concert #podcast #WhoKilledBethEllen #beautyqueen #dancer

BethEllenVinson's tweet photo. 31 years ago, Beth-Ellen Vinson, a small town girl, local beauty queen, aspiring professional dancer, and dance teacher, made her final move to Raleigh, NC. She moved in Avary Close Apartments with her best friend's college age step uncles and their friend, at only 17 years old.

Beth-Ellen's parents thought this move was temporary. She called her dad regularly and had made the trip back to her hometown almost weekly to visit family and friends. She also had a job as a dance teacher and had committed to return to Goldsboro to teach once school started back.

In the meantime, she had to make money for her summer expenses, such as fuel, concert tickets, and food. Desperate, Beth-Ellen signed up to work for an escort service called Class Act. She would provide private dances for money.

Her body would be discovered weeks later, a few blocks from her abandoned car. She was left in a wooded ditch between 2 warehouses covered with a large piece of cardboard from a nearby dumpster. She had been stabbed multiple times, front and back. Dental records would later show she was also missing a tooth.

Investgators discovered that Beth-Ellen went on no more than 4 or 5 dance calls in the 5 to 6 weeks she was in Raleigh leading up to her murder.

We are only weeks away from the 31-year anniversary of her murder. We need your help to bring justice.

Please call 1-866-tips-4-BE or email WhoKilledBethEllen@gmail.com if you have any information about this case.

#summernights #concert #podcast #WhoKilledBethEllen #beautyqueen #dancer

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over 1 year ago

31 years ago, during the week of July 4th 1994, Beth-Ellen and her mother had a disagreement over Beth-Ellen attending the Lollapalooza concert. The Lollapalooza concert was scheduled to be in Raleigh on August 10th, only a few weeks away. The Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, and Green Day, among several others, were expected to play. Lollapalooza was also known for mosh pits, bon fires, and alcohol. In previous years, newspapers had reported many injuries and arrests. Beth-Ellen was excited and determined to go against her mother's wishes. She packed up her things and left her childhood home for the final time. She was headed to her friend Kelly's home in Mt Olive, only a few miles away. Beth-Ellen knew she wouldn't be able to stay with Kelly for long, but she would figure the rest out later. In some days that followed, Beth-Ellen bumped into Kelly's uncles outside of a restaurant. She would ask if she could stay with them. They were slightly older and attending NCSU. She didn't see any harm in this decision as she was familiar with the family and saw this as an opportunity to be one step closer to Lollapalooza. Beth-Ellen went to stay at the uncle's Avent Close Apartment, on Avent Ferry Road in Raleigh, NC, 60 miles away from her childhood home. If you have information about this case or about persons that lived in the Avent Close Apartments in Raleigh, NC during the summer of 1994, please email us at [email protected] or call 1-866-tips-4-BE You can remain anonymous. If you attended the Raleigh, NC Lollapalooza concert in August of 1994 and have video or photos, we would love to see them. We are still looking for information on who Beth-Ellen attended the concert with. #july4th #justice #podcast #WhoKilledBethEllen

BethEllenVinson's tweet photo. 31 years ago, during the week of July 4th 1994, Beth-Ellen and her mother had a disagreement over Beth-Ellen attending the Lollapalooza concert.

The Lollapalooza concert was scheduled to be in Raleigh on August 10th, only a few weeks away. The Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, and Green Day, among several others, were expected to play. Lollapalooza was also known for mosh pits, bon fires, and alcohol. In previous years, newspapers had reported many injuries and arrests.

Beth-Ellen was excited and determined to go against her mother's wishes. She packed up her things and left her childhood home for the final time. She was headed to her friend Kelly's home in Mt Olive, only a few miles away. Beth-Ellen knew she wouldn't be able to stay with Kelly for long, but she would figure the rest out later.

In some days that followed, Beth-Ellen bumped into Kelly's uncles outside of a restaurant. She would ask if she could stay with them. They were slightly older and attending NCSU. She didn't see any harm in this decision as she was familiar with the family and saw this as an opportunity to be one step closer to Lollapalooza. Beth-Ellen went to stay at the uncle's Avent Close Apartment, on Avent Ferry Road in Raleigh, NC, 60 miles away from her childhood home.

If you have information about this case or about persons that lived in the Avent Close Apartments in Raleigh, NC during the summer of 1994, please email us at whokilledbethellen@gmail.com or call 1-866-tips-4-BE You can remain anonymous.

If you attended the Raleigh, NC Lollapalooza concert in August of 1994 and have video or photos, we would love to see them. We are still looking for information on who Beth-Ellen attended the concert with.

#july4th #justice #podcast #WhoKilledBethEllen

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over 1 year ago

Interview by @coldanduntold Amanda Denise. You may recognize her in posts I share a couple of weeks ago from the Kinston Police Department. Make sure to give the interview some love by sharing, liking, and commenting! #whokilledbethellen #coldcaseinitiative #JusticeForAll https://t.co/i2rDApbiFr

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BethEllenVinson retweeted

over 1 year ago

#HeavenlyBirthday #BethEllenVinson Just 17 years old at the time of her brutal murder, Beth-Ellen’s friends and family have searched for answers for over 30 years. It’s beyond time for answers.

Catch_LISK's tweet photo. #HeavenlyBirthday
#BethEllenVinson

Just 17 years old at the time of her brutal murder, Beth-Ellen’s friends and family have searched for answers for over 30 years. It’s beyond time for answers. https://t.co/Fdweju2yvG

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almost 2 years ago

It has been one year since the release of the first episode of Who Killed Beth-Ellen. As we prepare to launch season two in February, we wish to express our sincere gratitude to our loyal followers who have been with us from the beginning and extend a warm welcome to our new followers. Stay tuned, there is a lot more to the story. #BethEllen #whokilledbethellen #podcast #coldcase #truecrime #dance #pageant #criminalcase #CrimeInvestigation

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almost 2 years ago

It has been one year since the release of the first episode of Who Killed Beth-Ellen. As we prepare to launch season two in February, we wish to express our sincere gratitude to our loyal followers who have been with us from the beginning and extend a warm welcome to our new followers. Stay tuned, there is a lot more to the story. #BethEllen #whokilledbethellen #podcast #coldcase #truecrime #dance #pageant #criminalcase #CrimeInvestigation

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