Dog Days of Murder — Episode Summary

When a duck repeatedly disappeared beneath a trailer in Candler, North Carolina, renters eventually followed it underneath the home to see what kept drawing it there.

Hidden beneath the trailer was something investigators had been searching for since 2020: 90-year-old Nellie Sullivan.

As detectives worked to unravel Nellie’s disappearance, the investigation widened into allegations involving fraud, drug charges, animal cruelty, and a disturbing possibility involving the people Nellie had trusted most — including her own granddaughter.

What began as a missing persons case would eventually become a homicide investigation unlike anything investigators in Buncombe County had ever seen.

Sources:

• WRAL News
• WLOS ABC 13
• FOX Carolina
• Law & Crime
• CBS 17
• Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office press releases
• United States Department of Justice records
• Federal court filings
• Social Security fraud case records
• Interviews and statements from neighbors reported by local media outlets

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