NC NC - Sarah McAbee, 76, Gastonia, 19 Dec 1997

A hoarder, the 76-year-old woman didn't trust banks. She'd sew thousands of dollars into her clothing. After she disappeared, family members found $16,000 hidden in a laundry basket and $9,000 more tucked away inside a purse...

Police finally located McAbee 10 months after her disappearance. Submerged in about 7 feet of water in an abandoned well near Tryon Elementary School between Cherryville and Bessemer City, police found an artificial Christmas tree on top of her body...

It didn't take police long to point the blame at Donald Baxter Wells, a felon who has been convicted of a crime in every decade since the 1980s... A pair of hung juries hasn't changed the way Nester views her grandmother's killing. She's convinced Wells is responsible, that he hit McAbee in the head from behind with a hammer and hid her in a well.

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OkieGranny said:

Unsolved homicides: Two trials, two hung juries

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Sweetgrits said:

I remember when this happened but i thought Wells was convicted and serving time. Wow it would be hard knowing he's out walking while my elderly family wasn't

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Sweetgrits said:

I remember when this happened but i thought Wells was convicted and serving time. Wow it would be hard knowing he's out walking while my elderly family wasn't

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OkieGranny said:

Unsolved homicides: Two trials, two hung juries

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OkieGranny said:

Two trials, two hung juries

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justice for grandmaw said:

Hello everyone. It’s been 25 years now since the murder of my grandma Sarah Mae McAbee from Gastonia Nc .I do wish she could get justice one day . Maybe someone could pick this case up and do a podcast ? It needs attention again . I contacted Vidoq Society but they say law enforcement has to be able no open and involved and our small police dept says case is a hung jury and there’s no new evidence to restart the case . Happy new year everyone-

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