A big, friendly bundle of gung ho. But Pat came to a different conclusion. Snowden: It was awfully odd for her to leave campus in the middle of the day like that during her classes to come home. Morrison: You set up a high tech sting operationPat Moug: Yes I did. The documentary ended with what Pat intended as the climactic interview. Why would a woman likely fighting for her life hold on to a thing like that? Remember, as a complete ruse, Pat had shot some interviews with Tom. But she told us simply this: As far as she remembers, there never was any milky white substance. And, remember how Pat ferreted out Tom Morgans fudging about his movements around the time his sister was killed? And of course, we have our legendary tale of the "swamp man.". But even as Tom says he tried to dampen the anger that was eating him up, he kept finding what looked like evidence. Maybe its chocolate ice cream.Pat Moug: Well they didnt say that.Morrison: Well you dont know do you? Among Brothers was set in a college fraternity. Because, says Boone, both Tom Morgan and his nemesis Pat Moug have likely been looking in all the wrong places from the very beginning. Why? True Crime. What could the substance have been? Morrison: So, what do you think happened?Pat Moug: He had an unhealthy relationship with his sister. Is anybody saying anything? And his story. On Saturday, October 8, 1988, Alice Haynsworth Ryan was found dead on the kitchen floor of her home, 16 Woodland Way in Greenville, with multiple stab wounds. Pat Moug: The detective from Florence county would not return any of my calls. Name. Listen to me, what Im telling you. She wouldve fought back if it was someone who came to her trailer that she didnt know. You know why? Jennifer had three siblings, an older sister, a brother near her own age, and Tom, the eldest. And when they were finished he sat waiting, somewhat impatiently, to be dismissed. South Carolina Crime Stoppers View Source Square with arrow pointing upper right. Just never came. And that movie idea? And so did that arson investigator in charge of the case. She just said its a friend of mine. But you know, to me, until someones convicted, everyones still a suspect. They knocked the fire down, and discovered the body burned beyond recognition, lying face down on the bed. Pat Moug: After three to four years of me asking nicely, Im tired of asking nicely. Dina remembers Jennifer complaining that Chris would come over and stay for hours even when she begged him to leave. Investigator Boone alerted the polygrapher. Finally. That part is true; it came right from Chris Woodsons statement to police. I hadI, I loved my sister. Did you kill Jennifer Morgan? And yet, there is not much doubt: these are friends, and theyre hugely supportive. Days after the murder, Hiral Gopaldas was arrested for murder. Whatever.Behind the Scenes. Tom Morgan was inconsolable, but found some comfort in believing that his sisters killer would be found. His name was Chris Woodson, a science major Jennifer met at her college campus. She worked as nurse at McLeod Hospital and was raising her toddler son, Jai, at home in the Country Club of South Carolina. It was all different now. He believes, he says, that his is an effort to right a wrong. Ghosts and paranormal activities are pretty normal in a . You know, question his authority? It was Pat Moug, the filmmaker and policeman Tom had first chosen to direct his film. Kerry Morgan: Almost as if she was down there tossing it to us. If Tom lied about where he lived on the day of the crime, was he lying about his actions that day, too? Well, actually no. Tom Morgan: I went to the church. Tom Morgan: And for my closure, as strange as this may sound, I didnt want him to be a bad guy. . He still remembers how her body was positioned on the bed. Most of his victims in the 1970s were buried in shallow graves in southern Florence County. David showed how he tucked the ring into the ground beside the headstone. Just a lifetime to think about them.Morrison: Every time you talk about it your eyes go red and they start to waterTom Morgan: Cause I just remember how alive she was that weekend. A man and a woman (who have come to be known by Jacques and Jane) were shot three times each. And he was stillhe was still actively involved with the police force. The investigator, Kenny Boone, told them what he knew: that he saw right away the fire was so intense, it had to have had extra fuel, some sort of accelerant. I thought it was great. Pat Moug: I believe that a police officer from another state should be able to work with police officers in other states to take a murderer off the street. The family was not surprised to hear about the arrest. How had Pat come to the conclusion that Tom could be a sociopath? Its an easy way to say you left Michigan as opposed to I was having sex with a married woman andI was doing other things that I wasnt too proud of and so I left.. It was the morning of November 6, 2001, when a. And, I think that he caused her death possibly. There must be other people out there, who may be afraid of coming up previously, who would like to furnish more information which will help in this case, Bhav Patel said. Kinda, indeed. They met through his sister Dina, who was Jennifers best friend. Berg: He was one of those guys that wanted to really date her and thought that was someone that he could really spend the rest of his life with, but she did not feel that way towards him at all. I put everything I found in here, she told us. Tom Morgan: No, I wasnt.Pat Moug: Tom, listen. Some people down in South Carolina have suggested this is all payback because Tom dropped Pat from the movie project. Mahendrabhai Omar Patel Age. And now heres this person that youre talking to that youre thinking, This may be the person that murdered this girl, his sister, and then set her on fire.Morrison: Theres a pretty terrible thing to say.Pat Moug: Yes it is. In fact, Kenny Boone didnt tell them somebody killed Jennifer and tried to hide the crime with a fire until the day after Chris offered his explanation. Jennifer: what? Besides, all Tom knew about making movies is that he didnt know anything about making movies. But, what about that watch? Cold cases and unsolved crimes in Darlington County, SC. First Pat implies Tom may have launched some sort of sexual attack on his sister. Then, because a couple of accomplices to the crime in Toms fictional movie script seemed to resemble Toms father and brother, Pat suggests that the real father and brother may have helped burn Jennifers body. And why wasnt it today? And at the glacial pace the investigation has moved, the new generation of the Morgan family may be in college themselves before Tom can finally let it go. Do you remember that possible evidence the family found at the grave? Tom Morgan: That tells you what kind of investigator he is to come to that conclusion without having the preponderance of the evidence, not all the evidence. Nothing that wasnt true but i brought up several times that this files been lost. Well, there was no arrest. Tom Morgan: I remember that day. Jennifers grave itself seemed to be throwing up strange, tantalizing clues. Working on it? (from the movie) Ethan: Im Ethan by the way.Jennifer: Im Tiger Woods.Ethan: You are definitely NOT Tiger Woods. Thats about the point Pats theories took a turn toward something way out there, something no one else had ever even imagined some sort of sexual dysfunction between Tom and his sister. They can say that Im doing this because I didnt direct Toms film. And then he came down and said he really wanted to direct this film. I was not at my sisters. Other paranormal phenomena are also regularly reported here. All the old impatience, the frustration, the crazy feeling, came flooding back the minute Toms parents found that fraternity ring at Jennifers grave. Keith Morrison, Dateline correspondent: How would you describe the way theyre treating you?Tom Morgan: From where I grew up you would call it being slapped around.Morrison: Bullied.Tom Morgan: yeahMorrison: What motivation would they have to bully you except to find the truth?Tom Morgan: Maybe this is where the rubber meets the road and they think you know what? Still, if you knew him it wasnt hard to see that the Ethan character was based on him. The detective asked one simple question: Tom Morgan: You know, Any problem taking a polygraph? No, no problem. In June 2011, she was nearing the end of a contentious custody battle with her estranged husband and had her mom, Vinaben Patel, living with her to care for Jai. But Pat Moug was right about one thing: Kenny Boone did not cooperate with a fellow police officerthe one from Livonia, Michigan. But far from being botched, as both the Morgans and Pat Moug seemed to think, The sheriff says his investigation was quite thorough and that he looked pretty carefully at the suspect Tom Morgan made into a character in his fictional movie, the real-life frat boy, Chris Woodson, who seemed to be obsessed with Jennifer. Or how could this have happened? Or whatever.Morrison: He was speculating, too.Tom Morgan: Everybody was. Tom Morgan: How dare Ihow dare I insinuate theyre not working on this case. You can cancel at any time. It was a shoestring budget. Pat Moug, the Livonia, Mich., acting cop, looked like a cross between Mr. We think the person thats responsible for this had to be in the home to use the telephone or break in or some other motive.. He indicated to me that he did not remember telling Tom Morgan any of these facts. In 2007, NBCs Dateline profiled the case, but the broadcast didnt generate any new leads. They put it everywhere, Boone said. Ryan had just returned . There would be two movies, remember twin parades of hope and folly. I just didnt want to feel like that anymore. Morrison: What are you worried about now?Jim Morgan: I worry about Tomlaw enforcement can really turn the screws down if they want to. But on that awful day Tom was in Charlotte, North Carolina. We watched Bold as a Lion together, with frequent stops when Tom objected to Pats allegations. Well, not exactly because now, on they go, these three contending investigators, down their opposing paths. I told a lot of people that. Tom Morgan: And he said your sister died today in a fire and I dont want you to come home until tomorrow and he hung up the phone. It was the last night Scott saw Jennifer, at her trailer, when Chris showed up. Chris Woodson. A struggled ensued, and the suspect strangled or suffocated Morgan to death, Boone said. Victims in unsolved cases include: Katrina Jackson, killed on Jan. 15 in Horry County Gerson Aleman Velasquez, killed on March 14 in Socastee area Ny'John Ta'Andre Galbreath, killed on March 23. But Pat persuaded Tom to let him use the video hed already shot as part of a documentary about the making of the movie. Of course Tom had not forgotten this was the same state police agency which once admitted it lost the file on the murder years before. Because, says Pat, of something he saw in Toms fictional movie script. The case remained unsolved for decades, until the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office took another crack at the Walker family murders case. The people I care about know I didnt do it, and thats good enough for me.. But what about a motive? Jim Morgan: It just takes time for it to really sink in and say yea you know it really is true and you know youre never gonna see her again. Pat, remember, had been replaced as the movie director when a new man was brought aboard. It was an accident, after all. Map Browse By State. Like, why was she at home that morning? As for Pats conclusion that Tom is the suspect in his sisters murder, and that his father and brother may be complicit? And said, How are you possibly working on this case when you dont even have any of the information? And I would have said, Pat, listen. Tom Morgan: No, listen to me. (from Bold as a Lion)Tom: Thats the kind of person she was. Gopaldas felt certain she was going to get full custody of her son, Patel said. Snowden: We knew the distance would be a strain on the relationship. But, I cant put him in that trailer yet.Morrison: What do you mean, yet?Sheriff Boone: You never know. She was just that kind of kid, you were just drawn to her. Pat Moug: I wanna thank everybody for coming out. Additional counties and states will be added to this database as time and funding permit. What happened to Jennifer Morgan has become enmeshed in suspicion and professional jealousy. To Tom, it showed how deeply shocked his dad was by Jennifers death. When he said, No youve got it all wrong. Chris Carlson - staff, AP. It took a moment, then he told Tom what that meant. Well, youve heard about him already. Once again,. Murder You have permission to edit this article. And, out of the blue, unsolicited offered a bizarre theory as to how Jennifer may have been killed before the fire got to her. I made her pure because she was a good person. We were the lucky lottery winner that theyd pulled up our case. There was no forced entry and nothing was taken, Patel told WMBF News. Hed read the script and really, you know, seemed like a nice guy. Ethan: What does it look like? I could see it on him that he was jealous butMorrison: What do you mean you could see it on him?Snowden: Hes like, What are you doing here? and hes just jealous, doesnt like another guy over at this girlfriends house.Morrison: He looked territorial, sort of?Snowden: Yeah. Pat Moug: And all of a sudden in the middle of the script I get to the murder scene. And yet authorities simply sent the watch to Jennifers mother. Tom Morgan: Thats not evidence, apparently. And then, two days after her death, Kenny Boone called, and they tried to absorb more news: Jennifers death was not an accident after all. Jarring questions, said Tom. It was still going on, they said, the weekend before Jennifers death as the family gathered for an early Thanksgiving. I was offended, because I worked very hard on this case. And their suspicion grew. The firstpure, simple; about her, the radiant star. Sheriff Boone: But at the time the polygraph examination came back inconclusive which coulda went either way. Investigator Boone confirmed Snowden couldnt have been the killer. Kenny Boone put his suspect, Chris Woodson, into a car, and drove him the 90 miles from Florence, S. C. , to Columbia, where a polygrapher was waiting at the headquarters of the state police, or sled as they are called. Tom Morgan: I told everybody I moved down here after my sister died. And that, strange though it may sound, was the birth of the movie; it came out of anger and frustration. Jennifer: Im Jennifer. And he received a letter instead. The story was based on fact, but Tom had made some significant changes to real events and added lots of speculation. I mean youre just cruisin through life, living life, everythings fine. The watch, Boone discovered, had been a gift from Scott Snowden. The thing that made the story suspicious, said the Morgans, was that when Chris told it, just one day after Jennifers death - no one knew she was dead before the fire. If it takes everybody in this country being mad at me to get justice for this girl, so be it. And then a decision that would come back to haunt him: Tom wrote himself into his screenplay. Hed reverted from filmmaker to cop. I had complete confidence that they were doing all the right things. Weve tried to give the family closure, and were trying to find the suspect, and you have these two people saying different things.. To Tom, they were evidence that his suspect, Chris, had left them there out of his continuing remorse. Copyright 2014 WMBF News. Morrison: Youre pretty angry about this.Kerry Morgan: Angry that my son will be hurt, yeah. Tom rattled off the script and threw it into a drawer. But, it turned out, there was an alibi, said Boone, and a pretty solid one. He had made an independent film, directed and starred in it himselfa movie called The Ugly One.. Anyone who may have information on this case should call 1-888-CRIME-SC. Listen, Tom. The Florence salon and the Dolly Madison Bakery murders remain unsolved. 1:00. So, had the state police decided to teach him a lesson? There was no police presence, said Tom. I wish I had that chance again.Morrison: You never get those chances again do you?Tom Morgan: Nope you dont. I would want justice.. And to try and keep this investigation going for her sake. As the grim wheel of investigation began to turn, the news was sent to Jennifers family. Ethan: I saw the guy outside. But Pat would not be directing. And we had - for years - been asking some, well, difficult questions. And waited until the next morning to make the four-hour drive to his parents home in Myrtle Beach. The fact Moug was a detective was a bonus, Tom figured. I had gone to the caretaker and I said has anyone come and inquired about Jennifers grave? And then the second the advanced class is like a two-day seminar.Morrison:Then what? Two men were charged in the crime, but a lack of evidence forced investigators to drop the charges. But I take great offense to it. Punam Gopaldas, 31, had made a life for herself in Florence. According to our research of South Carolina and other state lists, there were 34 registered sex offenders living in Florence, South Carolina as of May 01, 2023. Here, Pat seems to have caught Tom, as he tries not to reveal that hes been lying about his moving date from Michigan. Jennifer, it read, I hope that you will be able to forgive me. Pat Moug:I spoke with the Florence County coroner and discussed these items. Deitz: I stuck it right there at the front right beside her first name. That was the day he said he admitted his deepest feelings for her, even though she didnt want to hear them. Well, Pat told us he taken some special training in criminal psychology that has enabled him to detect possible guilt based on what people say and how they say it. One of those 49, Charles Willis, was. Unsolved Murder Files; Unsolved Mystery Files; Legend Files; Suggested Cases; The Investigators . Boone says Chris Woodson claimed that the morning of the murder, hed been paying college fees and played racquetball, too, before going to engineering class. Jennifer: get out Ethan: (flashbackscannot hear what he says). I went to this seminar on forgiveness and on all these things and how do I not stay angry? . On December 19, 1959, the entire Walker family was brutally murdered in their home in Osprey, Florida. Also, there was the way Tom talked about the weather on the day of the murder. And he said, we can arrange tointerview some people that knew my sister too.Morrison: So he was keen on being interviewed.Pat Moug: Yes. Morrison: To clear it up.Tom Morgan: Let me just clear this up. He goes in and he kills her. So he put himself in the place of Scott Snowden, that other boyfriend Chris encountered just before Jennifers murder. And we would always ask the people who were close friends of hers, oh did you lay the flowers, and we could never account for who had put them there over and over again. 310 S. Dargan Street Florence, SC 29506 . And he even interviewed Tom about the murder itself, about the movie project and about fundraising. Right then and there, the complexion of Toms world changed. And he regularly reviews the evidence and case file, hoping to find some new angle or develop a new lead. Morrison: He didnt do those things?Tom Morgan: I dont think hes never spoke to my family. Please subscribe to keep reading. Discuss Florence, South Carolina (SC) on our hugely popular South Carolina forum. What is she doing? So what about that milky white substance he says the sheriff told him was found in Jennifers body, which was at the heart of Pats suggestion that Jennifers death could have been caused by some inappropriate sexual event involving Tom? Pat Moug: Was this milky white substance placed there as a result of an assault including oral sex? Its one of my only unsolved homicides. And they were gonna bring this thing to some closure for us. Tom is now happily married and father to three members of the new generation. This, it seemed to Pat, justified his suspicions. A charming college campus in Florence, South Carolina, November 9, 1994. There was no identification on them, but it was surmised they were traveling or 'backpacking'. Tom Morgan: Heres a guy that I think potentially did it and what would that conversation be like? Itll soon be time for that part of the story. Tom Morgan: This is someone I protect in my life. In the summer of 2005, Tom Morgans movie about the killing of his sister, showed up here and there in independent film festivals. I wasnt there. It had nothing to do with our case, Boone said. And at the time they said wed like you to keep it quiet. Tom Morgan: There are only so many weights you can lift and so many miles you can run and so many things you can do to try and get rid of that anger and that energy and then it comes to a point where you just have to deal with it. But then Ethan loses his temper and accidentally kills her, and that part is Toms speculation. Tom Morgan: I had my chance that weekend when that kid called that many times. National Detectives Just Used DNA To Solve A 1956 Double Homicide. And, it worked. So he took his frustration to the next level of law enforcement, the state police. Murder Info. And what did Pat Moug do? How often do you get updates? This is the last home video of Jennifer Morgan, recorded the summer before her death. Pat Moug, the actor-cop from Livonia, Michigan is out there with his own cinematic point of view that Tom may have killed his sweet sister, helped out by his own father and brother. Why, he followed in the very footsteps of his quarry, Tom Morgan. Keith Morrison, Dateline correspondent: How long were you at this Reed Institute.Pat Moug: Well, its a weeklongI think its a weeklong training for the first class. So, we wanted to figure out, you know, could this be related? There were approximately 17,721 homicides in South Carolina between 1980 and 2019, according to the Project: Cold Case website for unsolved homicide statistics. A fictional tale to point an accusing finger toward truth. Scotts sister Dina knew someone, a fraternity boy named Chris. EFFINGHAM, S.C. Its been 20 years since Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone got called to a suspicious fire in a mobile home park near Francis Marion University. Sheriff Boone: We were trying to base it on timeline, if he had the opportunity to be able to do something like this. Pat Moug is a 4th generation policeman. And wouldnt the police want to, in light of Pat Mougs allegations? Working on it. And we didnt know if the person whos responsible for this couldve been sending a message, you know, kinda like, Im sorry kinda thing.Keith Morrison, Dateline correspondent: It was an apology?Sheriff Boone: An apology. Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone discusses some of the evidence photos from the Jennifer Morgan murder case at his office in this 2008 file photo. This, just after he failed that polygraph. Go through the whole thing. Years went by, and Tom Morgan and his family heard less and less from investigators, growing more and more pessimistic that anybody would ever be charged. Whoever set that fire was trying to hide a murder. Keith Morrison, Dateline correspondent: Still suspicious but not enough to take him in?Sheriff Boone: Right. Boone was a young investigator with the sheriffs office at the time and soon learned there was much more to this call than fire. Tom Morgan: That last weekend that I saw her, the phone rang at least 10 times. Where we can interview you. Pat Moug: For two years youve been telling me things that put you at your sisters accidentTom Morgan: Pat, this is what Im telling you. I was just like this isnt right. In fact, in that hidden camera interview, Tom tells Pat he was at work in North Carolina, 170 miles away, on the day of the fire. In the small town of Florence, Montana, a nail and hair salon stood alone off the side of Highway 93. . Their baby, the last of their four children, was dead. Two men. This person who was so in love with her would come and instead of shedding one tear or even saying Im so sorry. And when I do, the district attorney is gonaa seek the death penalty and probably get it.. Why? Southern sun. Maybe. Snowden: I have no idea why she wouldve been clutching that watch. The audience saw that character hide in the bushes, growing jealous as Jennifer characters meets a male visitor. Tom Morgan: She was 510 and 130 pounds. They also consulted psychics, but so far, nothings panned out, Boone said. Jump to a detailed profile, search site with google or try advanced search. The premise was destroyed. I think they wanted to base a movie on my case file, Boone said. But, says Tom, the dismissive response there was Tom Morgan: Yeah, were working on it. Nothing to do with it, responds Pat. They've been in contact with SLED and say witnesses are being re-interviewed. Not in the audience that night was, of course, the very person Tom hoped would be compelled to admit what really happened.the real fraternity boy, Chris Woodson. While this homicide did not happen in my jurisdiction, I cant walk away. That was my opinion at the time. Tom Morgan: When I got that letter, I called him that day. Kerry Morgan, mother: I had started calling her the line was busy-busy-busy. Investors would never see this tape, but Pat had every intention of ensuring that investigators did. Yeah. Well the man thats there is Tom Morgan. (It was a Fossil watch.). And yes, the woman who was having her baby the day Jennifer was killed. Morrison: That was what initially tweaked your suspicion?Moug: Yes. We felt we couldn't talk about certain subjects and if we had, then we would lose our rights and it would have a detrimental effect on custody of the child, Patel told WMBF News. (scenes from "Bold as a Lion") Tom Morgan: I remember that day I was at a friends house in CharlotteI flew in to Charlotte and then I drove on the way down to my parents house at the beach. Now, suddenly, 13 years after the murder, Tom was very publicly accused. Audience member: Were you able to verify any of his so-called alibis?Pat Moug: Well, the lastwell, the last alibiI did not. It just didnt make sense. So Moug traveled down to South Carolina, interviewed Jennifers friends. You have your friends, your health, and then you make one bad decision, one. Boone said Moag called him wanting information and falsely told him he was an FBI agent. On August 6, 2000, Wanda Evans was found dead in her home. And I dont think they can give me one. We had a couple of dates. It wasnt his harping about the police that had him in a polygraphers clutches. You know its like these bits and pieces of conversation that hes just drawn out to make this into a cowellMorrison: To make it look like a lie?Tom Morgan: To make it lookyeah. Unless there was a break or something.Morrison: Its not something she wouldve normally done?Snowden: Its not something she normally wouldve done. Id love to be able to solve it.. Boone worked as an investigator on the original case 20 years ago. >> Anyone with information about the Jennifer Morgan case is asked to call the Florence County Sheriffs Office at (843) 665-2121 or Crime Stoppers of the Pee Dee at (843) 667-TIPS (8477) or (866) 369-TIPS (8477).
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