Ep 27 - The Be-Lo Massacre It's Murder, Y'all

1993 was a bad year to work in a grocery store in North Carolina. In this episode, we talk about the Be-Lo Massacre, as well as two other shootings that happened in 1993 in the Tar Heel State.

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Sources


Bohn, J. (2021). Closing Time: The 1993 Be-Lo Murders.
Audrey Leggett Cold Case: Kristen Hunter Reports (YouTube) https://youtu.be/rOh9zKtIpnI?si=kjIsg_s5r9GYP-cj
FindaGrave.com – Audrey Lee Hopkins Leggett
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation - https://ncsbi.gov/Divisions/Cold-Case-Investigation-Team/Unsolved-Homicides/Be-Lo-Murders-(1)
State v. McNeill (1998)
McNeill v. Braker (2009)
State v. McNeill (2000)


Allegood, J. (1993, August 29). Town still hurts from triple murder. The News and Observer.


Eisley, M. (1993, September 21). Victims called hard workers, good friends. The News and Observer.
Hopkins, F. (1993, September 21). Two killed in robbery at grocery. The News and Observer.
Babcock, P. (1993, September 25). Friends grieve for grocery manager. The News and Observer.
Hopkins, F. (1993, September 25). Food Lion worker, brother held. The News and Observer.
Allegood, J. (1993, November 17). ‘Model prisoner’ sought in Windsor killings. The News and Observer.
Allegood, J. (1994, May 12). Be-Lo robbery similar to last year’s. The News and Observer.
Saker, A. (1996, March 4). Trial to reflect loss of Food Lion families. The News and Observer.
Saker, A. (1996, March 28). Defendant’s brother leaves much unanswered. The News and Observer.


Saker, A. (1996, April 4). Jury finds Elmer Ray McNeill guilty in Food Lion murder case. The News and Observer.
Saker, A. (1996, April 10). Death for McNeill. The News and Observer.


Saker, A. (1996, August 10). Witness credibility queried in Food Lion murder trial. The News and Observer.
Saker, A. (1996, October 2). Effort afoot to tie killings, theft at Food Lion. The News and Observer.
Saker, A. (1996, October 3). Defense team in grocery store killings hints at tactics. The News and Observer.


Saker, A. (1996, October 9). Prosecution rests in Robert McNeill’s double-murder trial. The News and Observer.


Boyd, J.O. (2015, October 13). Man arrested for driving through front of business for beer. ABC News 12.
Staff Writer. (2015, January 24). Bertie Sheriff has new lead in killings at Be-Lo grocery. Greensboro News & Record.


Varnier, J. (2022, February 11). Surfside Beach man sentenced for deadly Intracoastal Waterway boating incident. ABC 15 News.