SC SC - Kimberly, 2, Sarah Boyd, 32, & Linda McCord, 31, Orangeburg, 3 Apr 1987

[Gardener1850]

[h=1]Kimberly Janis Boyd[/h]

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Kimberly, circa 1987; Age-progression to age 31 (circa 2015)

• Missing Since 04/03/1987
• Missing From Orangeburg County, South Carolina
• Classification Non-Family Abduction
• Date of Birth 10/30/1984 (33)
• Age 2 years old
• Height and Weight 3'4, 25 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes.

[h=1]Sarah W. Boyd[/h]

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Sarah, circa 1987

• Missing Since 04/03/1987
• Missing From Orangeburg County, South Carolina
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Age 32 years old
• Clothing/Jewelry Description 5'4 - 5'6, 105 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Sarah may wear eyeglasses. She may use the first name Genette.

[h=1]Linda McCord[/h]

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McCord, circa 1987

• Missing Since 04/03/1987
• Missing From Orangeburg County, South Carolina
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Age 31 years old
• Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. McCord may wear eyeglasses.

[h=3]Details of Disappearance[/h] Kimberly was last seen with her mother, Sarah Boyd, and her mother's friend, Linda McCord. The three of them attended a gospel concert in Waltersboro, South Carolina on the evening of April 3, 1987. They were driving through Dorchester County, South Carolina en route to their residences in Orangeburg County when they disappeared.

A witness saw their vehicle driving between 30 and 45 miles per hour around Route 15. Another car was behind it, but the witness was unable to describe the second vehicle or its occupant(s). Sarah's husband, Phillip J. Boyd, returned home from work at midnight. He was initially unconcerned about his wife and daughter's absence because he thought they were with other relatives or with McCord. When Sarah and Kimberly hadn't returned by 6:00 a.m. the next day, Phillip notified the police.

The vehicle in which the Boyds and McCord were traveling was located disabled and abandoned in Dorchester County near the intersection of Highway 15 and 176 on April 5. McCord's husband found it. There was no sign of the three females at the scene and they have never been heard from again.

Sarah's credit card was used in a local mall in 1990, three years after her disappearance. Police stated the signature was barely legible and didn't match Sarah's writing. The identity of the credit card user has never been established. Foul play is suspected in McCord and the Boyds' disappearances.

http://charleyproject.org/case/kimberly-janis-boyd


http://charleyproject.org/case/sarah-w-boyd

http://charleyproject.org/case/linda-mccord

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/284dfsc.html

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/5869/

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/23977/

Previous (closed) thread: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?37585-Kimberly-Janis-Boyd-(2)-Orangeburg-SC-1987

 

[Moonwalker9]

The vehicle in which the Boyds and McCord were traveling was located disabled and abandoned in Dorchester County near the intersection of Highway 15 and 176 on April 5. McCord's husband found it. There was no sign of the three females at the scene and they have never been heard from again.

How the hell could MmcCords husband find that missing car? Where was he when they went missing. Was he possibly involved? for sure they were robbed and killed but by who. I wonder of the credit card user in the mall. Did the clerk give a desciption?

 

[spangled]

I just saw this case on Charley Project updates and felt sure there would be a lot of discussion, can't find much though, what on earth? !

 

[b741ma]

The vehicle in which the Boyds and McCord were traveling was located disabled and abandoned in Dorchester County near the intersection of Highway 15 and 176 on April 5. McCord's husband found it. There was no sign of the three females at the scene and they have never been heard from again.

How the hell could MmcCords husband find that missing car? Where was he when they went missing. Was he possibly involved? for sure they were robbed and killed but by who. I wonder of the credit card user in the mall. Did the clerk give a desciption?

The fact that McCord’s husband found the car is not inherently suspicious to me. It’s very likely he had some idea of the route his wife and her friend would take to and from the concert and I can see him going out to looking for her by retracing her route when she didn’t return home the next morning.

It doesn’t say on Charley Project whether or not McCord’s husband has been confirmed or ruled out as a suspect but I don’t think he is involved for a very simple reason. If he wanted to hurt Linda he would’ve had plenty of opportunities to do so, being her husband. So why instead of picking a time where she would’ve been completely alone and isolated would he pick a time when she was out with her friend and her friend’s two year old daughter. Not only would he have to subdue an extra woman, not to mention a two year old girl but it would severely hamper his chances of getting away with it. If one of them manages to escape which is more likely to happen when it’s two vs. one as opposed to one on one then they can easily identify you to the authorities. If none of them manage to escape and you kill and bury them all, then congratulations. You’ve turned what would’ve been a common missing persons case of a lone adult woman into a triple disappearance involving a two year old girl. The police and the media will focus much more on that case then they would’ve if it was just one 30 year old woman.

I think if anyone in that car had been specifically targeted it wouldn’t have been McCord because in the car there were two Boyds and one McCord. It seems much more likely that the Boyds were the primary target and McCord just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time instead of the other way around.

 

[b741ma]

[h=1]Kimberly Janis Boyd[/h]

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Kimberly, circa 1987; Age-progression to age 31 (circa 2015)

• Missing Since 04/03/1987
• Missing From Orangeburg County, South Carolina
• Classification Non-Family Abduction
• Date of Birth 10/30/1984 (33)
• Age 2 years old
• Height and Weight 3'4, 25 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes.

[h=1]Sarah W. Boyd[/h]

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Sarah, circa 1987

• Missing Since 04/03/1987
• Missing From Orangeburg County, South Carolina
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Age 32 years old
• Clothing/Jewelry Description 5'4 - 5'6, 105 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Sarah may wear eyeglasses. She may use the first name Genette.

[h=1]Linda McCord[/h]

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McCord, circa 1987

• Missing Since 04/03/1987
• Missing From Orangeburg County, South Carolina
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Age 31 years old
• Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. McCord may wear eyeglasses.

[h=3]Details of Disappearance[/h] Kimberly was last seen with her mother, Sarah Boyd, and her mother's friend, Linda McCord. The three of them attended a gospel concert in Waltersboro, South Carolina on the evening of April 3, 1987. They were driving through Dorchester County, South Carolina en route to their residences in Orangeburg County when they disappeared.

A witness saw their vehicle driving between 30 and 45 miles per hour around Route 15. Another car was behind it, but the witness was unable to describe the second vehicle or its occupant(s). Sarah's husband, Phillip J. Boyd, returned home from work at midnight. He was initially unconcerned about his wife and daughter's absence because he thought they were with other relatives or with McCord. When Sarah and Kimberly hadn't returned by 6:00 a.m. the next day, Phillip notified the police.

The vehicle in which the Boyds and McCord were traveling was located disabled and abandoned in Dorchester County near the intersection of Highway 15 and 176 on April 5. McCord's husband found it. There was no sign of the three females at the scene and they have never been heard from again.

Sarah's credit card was used in a local mall in 1990, three years after her disappearance. Police stated the signature was barely legible and didn't match Sarah's writing. The identity of the credit card user has never been established. Foul play is suspected in McCord and the Boyds' disappearances.

Kimberly Janis Boyd – The Charley Project


Sarah W. Boyd – The Charley Project

Linda McCord – The Charley Project

The Doe Network: Case File 284DFSC

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Previous (closed) thread: SC - Kimberly Janis Boyd (2) - Orangeburg SC, 1987

I've got two theories. One's more likely and more obvious while the other is a little more speculative.

Theory #1 Sarah, Kimberly, and Linda were stopped on the road by some random individual or individuals. These individual or individuals robbed the three women and then killed them. They found somewhere to dispose their bodies and then promptly vanished.

Theory #2 I'll fully admit the first theory is far more likely and this one is much more far-fetched. But ever since I came up with this possible theory I haven't been able to get it out of my head. Is it possible Sarah Boyd, Kimberly Boyd, and Linda McCord were not the victims of some random robbery but instead the victims of a racial hate crime? It may be just that the premise of this case sounds very similar to the June 1964 Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner (the case that inspired the 1988 film Mississippi Burning). In both cases three people were driving down a rural road in the south and were last seen being followed by another car. When there car was found shortly thereafter there was no sign of any of the missing persons. Is it possible that the KKK or a group affiliated with the KKK might've been responsible for the womens' disappearance?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping up. This tragic case was just featured on social media.

 

[SAMS]

So the witness saw the women vehicle clear enough to provide info and yet could not say what the vehicle behind them looked like? Huh? And who was this “witness”? Hopefully everyone in this area was questioned. I would like to know if there were any gas stations, etc close to this area the car was found in. Could a stranger have noticed the women and followed them to rob them and it escalated? MOO

 

[SAMS]

Cynthias cc was used in Houston years later. No cameras in the 90’s I guess, but what was purchased?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Cynthias cc was used in Houston years later. No cameras in the 90’s I guess, but what was purchased?

I wonder if it would have been possible at the time to get DNA or a fingerprint off the signed receipt. I suppose that's wishful thinking.

 

[SAMS]

The car was found abandoned. Were keys in ignition? Gas in the vehicle? Any prints taken from the vehicle? MOO

 

[RobinCAL]

I wonder if the marijuana fields have anything to do with it? Could coincide with a robbery from the individual/s

 

[SAMS]

I wonder if it would have been possible at the time to get DNA or a fingerprint off the signed receipt. I suppose that's wishful thinking.

So Im also wondering if LE had Mr. McCord keep the payments up on the cc over the years? Just seems odd for a cc to go unused for so long and the company not close out the account....MOO

 

[Laughing]

company not close out the account....MOO

Credit cards weren't always electronically processed. I'm old, and working retail in the late '80s, you had a paper booklet with "bad" numbers & were supposed to call MasterCard or Visa for charges over a certain limit. In my case, the manager did not usually expect us to place those calls. We did call only occasionally, and were in a setting to "tag team" the transaction -- one went into the back with the card & item "just to wrap carefully" while the other kept the customer talking.

I expect the clerk placed a receipt in a device like this, placed the stolen card on the receipt, and pushed the bar across without much thought.

(BTW, Walterboro is the correct spelling and is the last Wal-Mart before Edisto Island.)

 

[cojordans]

Has anyone considered that the (Jane Doe) remains found in Ware County Ga. of the little girl, could be Kimberly Hood? Looks like the dates, and descriptions kinda match up. Even the pictures seem similar.
Unknown girl's face still haunts former detective who never found her name

 

[cojordans]

Bumping up. This tragic case was just featured on social media.

what link?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

what link?

A fb missing person group, but we can't link to those here.

 

[devertere]

this uid sounds a lot like sarah

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[StarrChance]

this uid sounds a lot like sarah

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Sarah Boyd is on the exclusion list.

 

[StarrChance]

Cynthias cc was used in Houston years later. No cameras in the 90’s I guess, but what was purchased?

I’m wondering if someone found her wallet, not realising it was from a missing person and used it?

 

[StarrChance]

The car was found abandoned. Were keys in ignition? Gas in the vehicle? Any prints taken from the vehicle? MOO

A little more information