True Crime, NC

On August 15, 2002 in the quiet town of Oak Level, Virginia someone shot and killed Michael and Mary Short in what investigators called an execution style murder. Their daughter 9-year-old Jennifer Short was snatched from her bed, setting off a massive search. Heartbreak 6 weeks later as deputies found her remains 45 minutes away near a North Carolina creek. 17 years later, no suspects, no motive, and no clues as to who killed Jennifer Short.

On August 15, 2002, an employee found Michael and Mary Short murdered in their Oak Level, VA home. Their 9-year-old daughter had disappeared, leaving investigators few clues as to where was Jennifer Short. In this episode, authorities revisit the first 24 hours after the murders, and what they found inside the home off US 220. Family members share their heartbreak learning there was no sign of Jennifer, beginning a frantic 6 week search to find the little girl alive.

While deputies investigate the murders of Michael and Mary Short, a frantic nationwide search has begun for 9-year-old Jennifer. Investigators admit they don't know where she could be or who took her. Family and friends make public pleas for her safe return as the new school year is set to begin.

The search for Jennifer Short ends with a heartbreaking discovery. More than 30 miles away, off a quiet rural road, near a creek bed, the 9-year-old's remains are found. The nationwide search for a missing girl, now turns into a manhunt for the person who murdered an entire family.

A body exhumed, an arrest in another country, and finally seven years after the murders clues are released to the public. The wild twists and turns in the case have family members angry and confused. Adding to their frustration the sheriff and many in his department find themselves in hot water with the feds. Could the investigation have been botched from the start? Will we ever find out who killed Jennifer Short?

Family members are disappointed and frustrated with an investigation that seems to be going nowhere. It's been ten years since authorities released any new information about the Short family murders. The FBI is still working the case, but are they just spinning their wheels? It's hard to know, since they refuse to answer many questions. We do know investigators are working the case a bit differently, searching out Jennifer's old elementary school classmates.

Dozens of people gather each August for a memorial ride to remember Jennifer Short . While the murder and kidnapping took place 17 years ago, the emotions are still raw. What happened that day changed the rest of the Short's family's lives forever, how they work, how they interact with others, even their decisions about having children. Investigators, family, and friends say they won't rest until they find out who killed Jennifer Short.

A year after we started looking into the Short murders, investigators try a new tactic. The pandemic has slowed things down, but authorities say they are still actively searching for killer and finding out the answer to who killed Jennifer Short.

On Christmas day, 1929 a rural North Carolina tobacco farmer brutally murdered six of his children, his wife and then killed himself. The horrific crime made the front page of the New York Times. It inspired a hit record and would conjure up rumor and speculation for generations to come. Some say Charlie Lawson just snapped while others believe it may have been centered around a troubled heart. But as brutal and bizarre as the murders were, what followed the funeral has become the stuff of legend. The crime scene became a tourist attraction with bloody photographs being sold as souvenirs. Deadly Secrets, The Lawson Family Murders delves deep into the events ─ with recently discovered interviews from people who were there that day ─ in hopes of finding answers to this 90-year-old murder mystery.Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

Why did a poor North Carolina tobacco farmer kill his wife, six of his kids and himself on Christmas Day, 1929? Despite 90 years of rumors and speculations some family members say they know what was on the heart and mind of Charlie Lawson. Thanks to some recently discovered interviews you'll hear the voices of people who were there that day and those who've kept family secrets for decadesPrivacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

After Charlie Lawson killed seven members of his family and then himself on Christmas Day, 1929 the story began to spread, making headlines around the country. The curious began to descend on the Lawson's tobacco farm and sightseers were known to steal pieces of the property as souvenirs. To control the crowds, and save the farm for the sole surviving son, the family opened it up as a tourist attraction. The gruesome story also made its way into the music world as a hit ballad record in 1930 helping fuel even more interest and lore to this murder mystery.Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

Decades after Charlie Lawson killed his family, people are still drawn to the mystery. Local historians and collectors now search for anything related to the murders and it's lore that followed. Today people are flocking sixteen miles away from the crime scene to the former funeral home that prepared the Lawson family for burial. The building is now museum with odd occurrences that attract the curious and those interested in the paranormal.Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

A tobacco farmer murders his six children and wife then turns the gun on himself, what drove him to such madness? A 19-year-old murder mystery, someone executed Michael and Mary Short then kidnapped their 9-year-old daughter, only to later kill her too, so who killed Jennifer Short? A newborn baby left in the November cold under an apartment building stairwell, who would do such a thing and who rescued her, now the question turns to what happened to baby doe? FOX8 digs deeper into these true crimes, some solved but others still leaving investigators in the dark.

Time moves on for Nancy Harvey's family, but it doesn't mean they've healed. They still remember January 25, 2013 vividly and seven years later they still have the same questions, who brutally murdered their mother and grandmother and why is it taking so long to solve this crime?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After the brutal killing of Nancy Harvey at her business Atlanta Car Company in 2012, it seemed investigators didn’t have many clues to go on. But three years later, a bombshell came in the form of surveillance video. The footage was shot outside Atlanta Car Company 52 days before Harvey was found murdered and showed three masked gunmen lurking outside of the business. Investigators say they are confident the people captured on the video know what happened to Harvey more than one month later, but all these years later, they still can’t find them. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nancy Harvey's brutal murder left her family reeling. Her granddaughter needed answers, her son and daughter-in-law, just days away from welcoming their second child, and still no solid leads on who committed the crime. Seven years later the family looks back on the chain of events and how it still affects them to this day.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On a cold, snowy, North Carolina morning, an employee discovered the brutally murdered body of Nancy Harvey inside her used-car business. Investigators worked around the clock collecting evidence to figure out who would kill this hard-working, loving grandmother. Seven years later, they're still trying to figure it out.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nancy Harvey was the kind of person who would do anything for anyone. A devoted mother and grandmother, she played hard but worked even harder. Nancy owned and operated Atlanta Car Company, a used-car lot in Davidson County, NC and by all accounts, she was very successful. But on January 25, 2013, an employee arrived to work and found Nancy brutally murdered. To this day, no one has been arrested for the crime investigators describe as “heinous", leaving everyone wondering who killed Grandma Nancy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.