This is a rough timeline and not at all complete. Underlined words and phrases are links to sources:
Mar 8, 1972: TM was born
Jan 14, 1976: SM was born
Dec 1982: TM's
first trip to Walt Disney World, said she had
not missed a year since
1990: TM graduated from
Socastee High School
Jun 30, 1993: Heather was born
1995: SM graduated from
Lord Berkeley Academy in Moncks Corner, SC
1997: SM's
first trip to Walt Disney World
Mar 1998: SM and TM
honeymooned on a
cruise and a
trip to Walt Disney World
1999: TM and SM
visited Walt Disney World with SM's family
Dec 28, 2001: SM and TM were
grantees of a deed to 0.84 acres in Socastee
Nov 18, 2002: SM and TM were
grantors of a deed to 0.84 acre of land in Socastee
Dec 2006: The M family
visited Walt Disney World
Sep 22, 2008: SM received
photo credit in a news article about the plane crash that injured Travis Barker and DJ Adam in Augusta, GA
Sep 24, 2008: TM wrote on the Disboards that she was
"with them" a couple of hours before the plane crash that injured Travis Barker and DJ Adam, and that she sold photos of them to the press
Dec 2008: The M family
visited Walt Disney World
Mar 4-12, 2009: The M family
visited Walt Disney World
Apr 23, 2008: TM wrote on the Disboards that she and SM owned their own companies, made a
"#h%t(l@ad of money!" and lived in a huge house that she designed
Aug 22, 2009: The M family
visited Walt Disney World
Sep 22, 2009: TM wrote on the Disboards that $300 was
hard to come by at her house
Sep 28, 2009: SM was convicted of
shoplifting
Oct 2, 2009: TM wrote on the Disboards that she'd lost her
"Disney magic" because their December WDW trip was off; someone who was supposed to buy tickets through her didn't so she
didn't have money for the trip
Dec 2009: The M family
visited Walt Disney World
Aug 6, 2010: TM wrote on the Disboards that they went to Walt Disney World
"once a year".
Sep 20, 2010: SM's
business was placed on Angie's List
Apr 8, 2011: TM wrote on the Disboards that they had
booked a Disney cruise to Hawaii
2011: Heather
graduated from St James High School
Dec 12, 2011: SM, his father-in-law, and a neighbor were
arrested after a physical altercation over a property line dispute
March 2012: The M family
visited Walt Disney World
Jun 2012: The M family
visited Walt Disney World for a Star Wars Weekend
Sep 2012: The M family spent
five days at Walt Disney World
Sep 9-13, 2012: The M family took a four-day
Disney cruise to the Bahamas
Oct 21, 2012: In a post on the Disboards, TM called SM's mother
"the evil queen" and mentioned using
Florida resident and military discounts when booking their Disney trips
Oct 23, 2012: TM wrote on the Disboards that SM had a
culinary arts degree from J&W, and that he
specialized in lighting and design
Oct 23, 2012: TM wrote on the Disboards about her
"rock'n'roll" past, the origin of her "photography thing," and her association with the One Tree Hill TV show
Oct 26, 2012: TM wrote on the disboards that she and SM
built their own house from their own drawings
Oct 28, 2012: TM wrote on the Disboards that walking on the beach hurt her
"lawnmower foot".
Nov 8, 2012: TM wrote on the Disboards that she and SM had cut her
"monstrous in-laws" out of their lives and were having their best year since 1997
<Nov 17 2012: Heather began
working at the Tilted Kilt
Nov 24-Dec 8, 2012: The M family spent
two weeks at Walt Disney World
2013:
Feb 4, 2013: TM wrote on the Disboards that the Ms had just returned from
another Disney cruise, booked at the last minute
Mar 17: The M family
visited Walt Disney World
Mar 24: Heather
tweeted that she wanted to get a job as a Disney princess
Mar 25: Heather
tweeted that she needed to be in Florida, couldn't stand the distance
Apr 22: Heather
tweeted a picture of Mickey and Minnie rings and said she needed a man who needed them as much as she did
May 6: On the Disboards, TM
offered a free photos shoot to anyone who donated at least $50 toward SM's fundraising goal for the Disney charity event in Jan 2014
May 14: Heather
tweeted the price of a one-way ticket to Thailand
May 15: Heather
tweeted that she regularly downgraded to guys who didn't deserve her
May 16: Heather
tweeted song lyrics, "I was born to be the other woman…"
Jun 12: Heather
tweeted song lyrics, "I gots a taste for men who're older…"
Jun 27: Heather began
working at the House of Blues
Jul 7: Heather
tweeted about her attraction to "the guy who builds things at my job"
Jul 10: Heather
tweeted that "Sydney will be there" so she had to make an appearance, later tweeting that she was in too deep but watch her get deeper
Jul 24: Heather
tweeted "prego my eggo"; after a friend reacted to this, Heather responded, "you know I kidddddd ♥"
Aug 30-Sept 4: The M family
visited Walt Disney World
Sep 3: Heather
tweeted that there was nothing for her in MB and she needed to go somewhere new
Sep 21: Heather
tweeted that an angel and a devil fell in love and it didn't end well
Nov 5: Heather
tweeted "66 days" on Twitter, and retweeted a tweet about "married fellas" cheating on or murdering their wives
Dec 4/5: Heather
moved into the apartment with BW
Dec 16: The last time TE
saw Heather
Tuesday, Dec 17:
• Heather
picked up mail from her parents' house
• 4:18pm: Heather made a
purchase at the Kangaroo gas station on Mr Joe White Avenue
• 4:34pm: Heather made a
purchase at McDonalds off International Drive
• 7:00pm:
Date with SS, age 21, of Murrells Inlet; dinner at a
Mexican restaurant, driving around looking at Christmas lights
• 10:43pm: Heather
texted TE a pic of herself driving SS's truck at
Inlet Square Mall
Wednesday, Dec 18:
• <1:44am: SS
dropped Heather off at her apartment, said she didn't answer any calls during their date, she was in a good mood but
tired, not crying or upset
• 1:44am: Heather
called her roommate BW, who was away on Christmas break, said she had a
great time on her date but was
crying and upset after call from SM
1:53-2:09am:
Ten posts were made to Heather's Tumblr
• 2:00am: Calls/texts between Heather's and SM's phones began
per LE
• 3:41am: Last communication on Heather's phone
per TE, at PTL
• 6:00am: Last calls/texts between Heather's and SM's phones
per LE
Thursday, Dec 19:
• <7:00pm: Heather's locked car was
found abandoned at Peachtree Landing; her
purse and cell phone were not inside
• 7:00pm: TE repeatedly
tried to call Heather, but her phone went directly to voice mail
• 11:10pm: TE
filed a missing person report
Friday, Dec 20:
• A
search was conducted by LE on the Waccamaw River with a dive team, helicopters and boats
• 4:00pm Heather
didn't show up for work at the Tilted Kilt
• SM told LE he hadn't seen Heather
since October, said he last spoke to her by phone
on the 18th and told her to quit calling him
Dec 24: Cue Center asked boaters and fishermen to help
search for Heather
Dec 29: CUE Center, helicopters, and volunteers conducted a
search for Heather
Dec 31: TE posted a
sorrowful message on Find Heather Elvis about Heather
2014:
Jan 3-5: Volunteers were asked to join in
searches for Heather over the weekend
Jan 4: Volunteers set up a
tip tent near the
swing bridge on Dick Pond Road
Jan 10: Volunteers set up a
tip tent near Heather's apartment
Jan 11-12: Cue Center conducted a
weekend search for Heather
Jan 11: SM
participated in a
half marathon at Walt Disney World
Jan 17: Article
written by TE was published by xojane
Jan 28: WB and GS were
arrested and charged with obstructing justice resulting from misleading Facebook posts and
searches and interviews without LE approval
Feb 4: TE
reported to LE that two men in a black Jeep drove by his place of business and yelled at him, “We already have Heather, [Heather's sister] is next”
Feb 6: SM
reported to LE that someone in a light-colored truck
fired two shots at his vehicle on Ocean Highway
Feb 20: SM
reported to LE that two men in a white truck pointed a shotgun at him in a parking lot on Kings Highway
Feb 20: TM
complained about harassment on her FB page, threatening to file charges "against everyone we possibly can"
Friday, Feb 21:
• 7:30am: LE executed
search warrants at the Moorer home; SM and TM were arrested, each on charges of Obstruction of Justice and two counts of Indecent Exposure
• 8:50am: TM was
booked into the J Reuben Long Detention Center
• 11:00am: SM was
booked into the J Reuben Long Detention Center
Feb 22:
Bond hearings were held and bonds were set at $20,000 each; TM posted bond but holds were placed on both
pending additional charges
Feb 23: SM and TM were
charged with kidnapping Heather
Feb 24: SM and TM were
charged with Heather's murder
Feb 26: TM was reportedly
moved to the Georgetown County Detention Center
Feb 27-28: LE staged a
forensic reenactment and
search at PTL and the Waccamaw River
