In this episode Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna, and Jennifer Amell speak about the disappearance of Shelton John Sanders from Columbia, South Carolina on June 19th, 2001.

This episode was originally published on Missing on March 24th, 2022.

Shelton Sanders was 25 years old and going places. He was responsible, driven, and a dedicated systems manager well on his way to earning his bachelor’s degree and working in the IT field. But, on a hot June night in 2001, while planning a bachelor party with his friend Mark Richardson, Shelton disappeared. Two years later, his car is found abandoned leaving more questions than answers. What happened to Shelton Sanders that night?

New media on the case: https://www.wistv.com/2025/06/20/someone-out-there-knows-something-search-continues-missing-usc-grad-student-24-years-later/.

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/shelton-sanders-missing-student-sister-b2567945.html.

SOURCES:

⁠https://www.facebook.com/findingsheltonsanders⁠

⁠https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP10231⁠

⁠https://www.abccolumbia.com/2020/10/29/nearly-two-decades-after-his-disappearance-the-family-of-shelton-sanders-still-searching-for-his-remains/⁠

⁠https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9622250⁠

⁠https://ncmissingpersons.org/shelton-john-sanders/⁠

⁠https://www.wistv.com/story/8171998/midlands-murder-trial-begins-without-a-body-located/⁠

⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/discovering-shelton-j-sanders-remains⁠

⁠https://www.wistv.com/story/8205807/mistrial-declared-in-columbia-murder-case-with-no-body/⁠

⁠https://www.wltx.com/article/news/man-charged-with-murder-in-cold-case/101-384119886⁠

⁠https://www.wltx.com/article/news/bond-set-for-murder-suspect/101-384124642⁠

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembert,_South_Carolina⁠

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumter_County,_South_Carolina⁠

⁠https://www.rcsd.net/cold-case-unit/⁠

⁠https://www.wistv.com/story/3947600/family-of-missing-rembert-man-looks-for-answers/⁠

⁠https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/family-holds-event-hope-finding-answers-20-year-disappearance-usc-n1272453⁠

⁠https://www.facebook.com/unresolvedpod/posts/i-am-reaching-out-to-you-concerning-my-brother-shelton-sanders-whom-went-missing/4067804356563410/⁠

Main podcast theme by Kevin Macleod. Check out his work at ⁠⁠https://incompetech.com/⁠⁠. Additional music by David Williams. See his work at ⁠⁠http://williamsflutes.com⁠⁠.

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