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20 Year Old Heather Elvis Missing Since 12/17/13 in Myrtle Beach, SC … Car Found Abandoned Near Peachtree Landing Along Waccamaw River

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2013/12/22/20-year-old-myrtle-beach-woman-heather-elvis-missing-since-121713-car-found-abandoned-near-peachtree-landing-along-waccamaw-river/

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If anyone as any information on her location or disappearance is asked to call the Horry County Police Department: (843) 915-5350.

Authorities search Myrtle Beach-area boat landing for woman

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2013/12/21/3170847/authorities-search-myrtle-beach.html#storylink=cpy

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HELP FIND HEATHER ELVIS

Facebook:  “Find Heather Elvis”.

https://www.facebook.com/findheatherelvis

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Her facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/heatherachellelvis (https://www.facebook.com/heatherachellelvis)

December 6th she edits Facebook to say she is in a Relationship

This is who she is in a relationship with.  Works as a server at the same place Heather works:

https://www.facebook.com/bri.warrelmann (https://www.facebook.com/bri.warrelmann)

Cue Center for Missing Persons continues to search for Heather Elvis

http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=987555#.Ur2OT7SOc9Y


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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/30/search-intensifies-for-2-missing-south-carolina-women-while-police-discover/?intcmp=latestnews (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/30/search-intensifies-for-2-missing-south-carolina-women-while-police-discover/?intcmp=latestnews)

Search intensifies for 2 missing South Carolina women, while police discover human skeletal remains

By Cristina Corbin
Published December 30, 2013
FoxNews.com

Police searching for two women who recently vanished in South Carolina came upon a set of human skeletal remains near where a third woman disappeared three years ago.

The discovery came as a reward for missing 20-year-old Heather Elvis, of Myrtle Beach, was increased to $20,000. Authorities intensified their search for Elvis and another young woman -- both of whom disappeared from the same area within a week of each other. While scouring a heavily wooded area for Elvis on Saturday, authorities found "adult skeletal remains," said Lt. Peter Cestare of the Horry County Police Department. It is not yet known whether the bones, which have been there "for some time," are male or female, he said.

The bones were found about 25 miles from where 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel was last seen in 2009. Drexel, a high school junior from the Rochester area, went with friends and without her mother's permission to Myrtle Beach on April 23, 2009. Authorities have long said they suspect Drexel is dead, but exhaustive searches for the teenager have never turned up remains.
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LIVE Interview with Terry Elvis, Father of Missing Myrtle Beach Woman

http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=990522#.UsoVQrSOc9Y

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajOfcYr73OE

I haven't seen anything on who the bones belong to . . . anyone else?

I believe they reported the bones belonged to a man in his 20's. 

http://www.counton2.com/story/24327413/horry-county-skeletal-remains-going-to-texas-for-quick-analysis (http://www.counton2.com/story/24327413/horry-county-skeletal-remains-going-to-texas-for-quick-analysis)

http://www.wect.com/story/24273295/horry-county-police-investigating-missing-woman

Heather Elvis reward amount increases to $25,000
Posted: Dec 20, 2013 11:41 AM CST Updated: Jan 06, 2014 3:09 PM CST
By WMBF News Staff - email

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – The reward for information on the location of missing woman Heather Elvis has increased to $25,000.

Previously the reward amount climbed to $20,000 with money from the Elvis family and Tilted Kilt corporate offices.

Tilted Kilt Offices have also donated their digital advertising to put up pictures and information on Heather.

Lamar Advertising has also donated additional billboards. The CUE Center says as of Friday, 13 digital billboards across the Grand Strand will be flashing Heather's information.

It's been over two weeks since anyone has heard from 20-year-old Heather Elvis. The last time anyone spoke to her was about 3 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18, after she went on a date.

Her mother said her date dropped her off at her house. Heather called her roommate to tell her how she had a great time. That is the last time anyone will admit to talking to her.

Horry County Police and the Department of Natural Resources continue to search the area around Peachtree Landing in Socastee.

The CUE Center says the search is still going. People are helping alongside law enforcement. Last weekend, they kicked the search up a notch. The CUE Center is called in more resources, brought in more, and began searching more than the water.

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This weekend the search for Heather will expand.

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201527077235798&set=o.224033411102722&type=3&theater

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/06/father-missing-south-carolina-woman-issues-urgent-plea-for-her-return/

Father of missing South Carolina woman makes urgent plea for her return

By Cristina Corbin
Published January 06, 2014
FoxNews.com

The father of a missing South Carolina woman issued an urgent plea Monday for the public's help in locating his daughter, a day after hundreds of volunteers scoured the area in search of the 20-year-old woman.

Authorities and volunteers combed woods and ponds in Horry County, S.C., over the weekend looking for any sign of Heather Elvis, of Myrtle Beach. Nearly 300 people searched for 10 hours on Saturday for the young woman who was last seen at about 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 17.

"It’s a living nightmare," Elvis' father, Terry, told FoxNews.com on Monday. "I can't beg enough for information. If you've seen anything, if you've heard anything, if you have a friend, family member or acquaintance who acted differently on that day, I beg you to come forward."

"Any information -- as trivial as it may seem -- helps us," he said. "This could be anybody's child."

Heather Elvis was last heard from around 3 a.m. Dec. 17 after she went on a date, according to her family. Her car was found abandoned at a boat landing Dec. 18 in Horry County.

A source close to the case said the young man whom Heather met on the date is not considered a suspect. Her cellphone has not been located, the source said.

Lt. Robert Kegler of the Horry County Police Department told FoxNews.com that "several people" are being interviewed in connection with the disappearance. "Some are cooperative, some are not," he said.

Investigators are poring over new leads on Monday and the case remains "very active," Kegler said.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK9KAegnZeQ

https://www.facebook.com/findheatherelvis/posts/230785317094198

Findheatherelvis
4 hours ago
Heather's story has reached Good Morning America! They will be featuring a segment tomorrow morning on Heather's disappearance. Please tune in, please share and please, thank Good Morning America for hearing the Elvis family's story and also helping to spread the word. In the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area, our affiliate for ABC is WPDE NewsChannel 15, so you'll need to find out what channel it will air on according to what cable or satellite provider you use.

Thank you, again, everyone! Our teamwork is paying off and we just have to bring Heather home now!! Spread the word!! Let's bring her home!! ~April

#FindHeatherElvis #TeamHeather

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1401/06/ng.01.html

NANCY GRACE

Missing Boy Unreported by Mother; Search for Missing House of Blues Hostess

Aired January 6, 2014 - 20:00   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

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GRACE: When we come back, tonight, the desperate search for a 20- year-old hostess at a local restaurant. She disappears after going out for a Mexican dinner. Her car, a Dodge, turns up nearby abandoned. Tonight, where is Heather?

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It was seemingly just another day for a 20- year-old makeup artist and House of Blues hostess. She dropped by her parents` home to pick up mail, and went out on a date later that night. But since about 3:00 AM, she`s never heard from again.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It`s hard. It`s very hard. So anyone, if you know anything, help us put this nightmare to bed.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I`m scared. I mean, really, really worried.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Her cell phone, radio silent. Group searches turn up nothing.

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GRACE: Tonight, we go live to Myrtle Beach and the desperate search for a 20-year-old girl. She`s a hostess at a local restaurant. She disappears after a night at a dinner, a Mexican restaurant. Her Dodge Intrepid turns up nearby, abandoned. Time is running out in the search for Heather.

We are taking your calls. Straight out to Rita Cosby, investigative journalist. You know, that evening, she had a very normal evening. She goes out to dinner at a local restaurant. She calls her dad around 10:30. And she even, I think, texts him a photo of her driving a stick shift, saying, Look, hey, I`m finally driving a stick shift.

She gets home to the apartment she`s sharing near where she works there at the House of Blues restaurant. And she had been on a date with a new guy. He is not a suspect. He`s totally cooperating. She comes home from the date. She calls her friends, talks about how much fun she had on the date, talking about her new boyfriend.

Boom! That`s it, Rita.

COSBY: Yes, it`s a bizarre story. And the last communication, which you just pointed out, Nancy, was around 3:41 in the morning, when she called her roommate to say, Hey, I had a great date. The boyfriend or the guy she went on the date with said he saw her car parked at the apartment. That`s significant because what happened was, the next day, a cop saw her car abandoned about 10 miles away at a spot she used to hang out, and that`s when they learned she was missing.

GRACE: Guys, this girl is just 20 years old. She is a student. She`s working, also studying. With me tonight, making a plea for your help, her parents are with us live, Debbie and Terry Elvis, joining us from Myrtle Beach.

First to you, the father, Terry, thank you so much for being with us. You heard from her that night. What was it, around 10:30, she sends you a picture, a text of her driving a stick shift? Is that how it went?

TERRY ELVIS, FATHER: Yes, ma`am. She texted me a picture, and she had a smile on her face, just normal. I mean, she was having a good time. She -- the only caption below it said, Look at me, I`m a pro. I`m driving a stick shift. It was something I had tried to teach her before, and now she was doing it. She was very proud of it.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The area searched by air, by land and by water, even horseback and ATV brought in. But no sign of Heather.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`m asking to you keep looking because this is my family and this is my sister, and she`s my other half, my better half. And I just want her home.

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GRACE: Out to the lines. Michael, Virginia. What`s your question, Michael?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, I was wondering, were there any cameras around where she was working?

GRACE: Any surveillance cameras? Good question. Let`s go to Heather`s mom. Debbie Elvis is with us tonight. Everyone, her parents are joining me and asking you for your help in finding their girl, still their baby. She`s 20 years old. She`s a student. She`s working, helping put herself through school.

And with me tonight, her parents. With me, Terry and Debbie Elvis. Ms. Elvis, what about surveillance video, anywhere around that little apartment that she was sharing that`s close to where she works at House of Blues? Any surveillance video at all?

DEBBIE ELVIS, MOTHER: I`m not sure if there was at her apartment. I know the police department, Horry County police and all the different agencies that are working with them, have looked for every surveillance video that she might have been in prior to her going missing, and then again after. And they`ve got help going through the hours and hours of surveillance video that they`ve collected.

I haven`t heard anything that`s turned up from any of them. I`m not sure where they`ve been collected from. I just know that they`re searching everywhere, every place she could have possibly been.

GRACE: OK. Let`s go out to Michael Smith, the editor of "The Carolina Forest Chronicle." Michael, it`s a real pleasure to have you with us tonight. Michael, did the roommates notice her leaving? I mean, the date brought her home. He`s been very cooperative. He`s talked to the parents. He`s talked to police. He`s distraught. He`s helping search.

Did the roommates notice, did she go back out? Was she supposed to be at work the next day?

MICHAEL SMITH, "CAROLINA FOREST CHRONICLE" (via telephone): Thanks for having me. We don`t have any information about the roommate. In fact, the police report doesn`t even say if the roommate was home or what that situation was. It did say that they -- as you saw her off (ph), her car was still parked there at the apartment at about 2:00 to 2:30 in the morning. This is from the police records...

GRACE: And that was starting Wednesday, Michael Smith -- Michael Smith, the editor of "The Carolina Forest Chronicle." So she gets home Tuesday night. The date drops her off after dinner. And that`s confirmed. She goes in. She calls friends to tell them about her date. That`s in the wee morning hours, she`s calling on the phone and texting.

But then what happens there, Michael? What happens, Michael Smith? What`s the next known thing, her car turns up?

SMITH: Right. Pretty much. It`s difficult to say. There are elements of the official police report that are still redacted, so it`s difficult to say what else police know, other than that. There is some mention of video surveillance. Where the surveillance came from is also redacted...

GRACE: Right.

SMITH: ... other than that it was a business with a drive-through.

GRACE: Let me go back to you the parents, Michael. With me, Debbie and Terry Elvis. To you, Terry Elvis. I was inundated day after day to help find Heather. And I want to help find Heather. I want you to know that.

Let me ask you this. Have police confided to you about when her cell phone was last used?

TERRY ELVIS: We know that the cell phone was last used 3:41 Wednesday morning, AM. That`s been confirmed. I found that the first night when I -- her phone is actually on our account, and I pulled up the information, and that was the last known use of the phone.

GRACE: Terry, was that pinged back to her apartment?

TERRY ELVIS: At this time, they won`t really confirm where it was pinged to.

GRACE: Did they find her purse and her cell phone at the apartment?

TERRY ELVIS: No, her purse and cell phone are missing along with her. Everything else looks to be where it`s supposed to be.

GRACE: Everyone, there is a $25,000 reward to help find Heather Elvis. She`s just a 20-year-old girl. Her parents are begging for your help tonight. The tip line, 843-915-TIPS -- 843-915-TIPS. Please help us find Heather.

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http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1401/07/ng.01.html

NANCY GRACE

Man Runs Over Ex-Wife`s Dog; Colorado Running Out of Pot; Search For Heather Elvis Continues

Aired January 7, 2014 - 20:00   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

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GRACE: Tonight we join the parents of Heather Elvis in the desperate search for the 20-year-old girl. First here, Lt. Robert Keggler with the Horry County Police Department. What is the latest in the search for Heather, Lieutenant?

LT. ROBERT KEGGLER, HORRY COUNTY POLICE DEPT (on the phone): Our task force we have developed continues to receive and follow up on leads or tips that are coming into us. We have been working all day on it and will continue to work with the Elvis family, with the (INAUDIBLE) center and we will be following up on any leads as they come in.

GRACE: To Seth Meyers, clinical psychologist, what words of advice do you have for Heather`s parents who are joining us tonight?

SETH MEYERS, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST: One of the things that are most common when families deal with this kind of tragedy is they often end up take responsibility unnecessarily for what happened. They ask themselves, what should I have done differently, they feel terribly guilty and anxious.

So really, what they need to remind themselves that this is not their fault. They need to try to find as much faith as they can and try to hold on to it.

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(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It was seemingly just another day for a 20-year-old makeup artist and House of Blues hostess. She dropped by her parents` home to pick up mail, went out on a date later that night. But since about 3 a.m., she is never heard from again.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It`s hard. It`s very hard. So if you know anything, help us put this nightmare to bed.

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GRACE: And now, straight to Terry Elvis. This is Heather`s father. Terry, what can you tell us? what are the updates on the search for heather?

TERRY ELVIS, HEATHER ELVIS` FATHER (on the phone): We are in contact with the chief of police earlier this afternoon. And she gave me confirmation that a lot of the tips that were coming in last night and today, they were very, very helpful. They did quite a few puzzle pieces that were filled in because of the tips that came from this show.

GRACE: With me is Terry Elvis. Also with him, Debbie Elvis, Heather`s parents. She goes missing. She`s a hostess at a popular restaurant, the House of Blues. Her car found not too far away from that, abandoned.

With me now, Dr. Michelle Dupree, forensic pathologist out of Columbia. Dr. Dupree, thanks for being with us. I am choosing to believe Heather is alive. But if she is no longer alive, what condition would she be in, and what if any clues can we get from the car? Let`s start with the car first.

DR. MICHELLE DUPREE, FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST: Thanks, Nancy. Yes, there might be a lot of clues actually left in the car. What police and investigators will be looking for are any signs of where she may have been last, who may have been with her, any type of trace evidence, things like hairs fibers, fingerprints of someone else, anything like that that may be able to give us a hint as to what happened right before she disappeared.

GRACE: You are taking a look at Heather Elvis, everyone. Let me give you the tip line. 843-915-TIPS. There is a $25,000 reward.

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Pictures of the text that Heather sent her dad the night before she disappeared, from the video at the link.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/woman-returns-home-date-vanishes-trace-21498394

http://www.wbtw.com/story/24457496/heather-elvis-family-thanks-supporters-a-month-after-she-was-last-seen
Heather Elvis' family thanks supporters a month after she was last seen
January 15, 2014

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -
The family of a missing Myrtle Beach woman thanked supporters on Wednesday, four weeks after their daughter was last heard from.

Heather Elvis, age 20, was last seen at about 2 a.m., on Dec. 18 when she returned home from a date.

Her locked car was found late the next day and searches began immediately at the Peachtree Landing along the Waccamaw River.

The reward for Heather is now up to $25,000 – with $10,000 of that coming from her parents.
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The FindHeatherElvis Facebook page was started just as search efforts began for Heather and it's now up to 35,000 followers.

The case has gotten national attention, with a segment on the Nancy Grace show on Headline News.

Several electronic billboards were active along the Grand Strand with Heather's image and reward info. Billboards for Heather are also across the Carolinas, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Also, Bill Barrett's close ties with the Elvis' family motivated him to gather as many tips as possible about what happened.

That's why he set up an anonymous tip tent last Friday, which is located near Bob Evans in Myrtle Beach off of 501 by the railroad tracks.

Barrett hopes for similar results to last weekend's efforts, when his team received more than 50 leads about the disappearance of Elvis.

"It has been amazing all the things people have come and given us. Vehicle descriptions, plate numbers, things that they'd seen that there's no possible way they would tell the police," said Barrett.

The goal is to reach people who may not feel comfortable talking to police. Barrett's created a way for them to share their information, and remain anonymous but still receive the reward money if their tips leads to finding Elvis.

"I've already got two leads today, not necessarily leads but guy stops and says ok how about this camera over here did anybody check this one. You know something that is out of the ordinary that we hadn't seen that we can pass on to police to try to help them in their efforts," said Barrett.

A strategy he said that has already collected about 200 tips between Facebook, emails and the tip tent. All important information that Lt. Robert Kegler with the Horry County Police Department said the task force can use to solve the case.

"Following up on the tips, interviewing people, conducting interviews, and going out and talking to people and we're hoping that we come up on something soon," said Kegler. 

Photos at link in article.

http://www.wistv.com/story/24478865/heather-elvis-case-one-month-old
Friday marks one month since Heather Elvis went missing
January 17, 2014

CAROLINA FOREST, SC (WMBF) - There have been several searches, temporary tip centers have been set up, and signs have been posted all over the area for the past few weeks. Now that Friday marks one month since 20-year-old Heather Elvis was last seen, WMBF News is looking for answers from a law enforcement expert on where her missing person case could stand now.
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Since local authorities aren't releasing too many details, WMBF News reached out to John Comparetto, a former detective who has been dealing with missing person cases for more than two decades. Comparetto has been following Heather Elvis' disappearance, and he says the community's focus is helping.

"The more media, the more attention, the longer we keep this going, the better chance of finding her," explained Comparetto.

It also increases the chance that someone might know what happened. Police say there has been a steady stream of tips coming in for the past 30 days, and it's a big part of the investigation.

"Your police departments down here are getting a lot more phone calls," said Comparetto. "And it means they have to look into every one of those phone calls and every one of those tips. But it's a good thing."

Although volunteers have been filing in to help the search efforts, many have been wondering why there just aren't many public details to go off of. Comparetto says it's all for a good reason.

"There could be some other items that really aren't for public knowledge right now that would hurt the case and slow down the investigation."

Now that one month has passed since Elvis was last seen, he says everyone knows what's at stake.

"It does get a little more difficult. But I can tell you, there isn't a police officer in South Carolina or anywhere in the country that would not give anything to give that phone call that we found Heather," said Comparetto.

At this point, he recommends the best thing to do is to keep flyers posted and to share Elvis' information online. All tips and information should be called in to 843-915-TIPS.

Followers on the Facebook page signed petitions and sent emails to Governor Haley. While on the Grand Strand Friday, Haley says she plans meet with the Elvis family. "This family raised some concern and needed extra attention, so we did finally get to talk to them and put their concerns to rest."

SLED keeps her updated on the investigation she says, and will step in when they ask her to. "We rely on the police departments. If they tell us they need something, we do it," Haley added.

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24503682/fundraisers-this-week-for-heather-elvis
Fundraiser, prayer vigil for Heather Elvis
January 21, 2014

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Wednesday, a spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be held at Anderson Oaks Assistant Living located at 997 Highway 90 in Conway. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time or at the event.

The spaghetti dinner will take place from noon until 2 p.m. Wednesday, and anyone who purchases five or more plates has the option for the food to be delivered.

On Thursday, the Cypress Camping Resort in Socastee, behind Socastee High School, is holding a prayer vigil for the Elvis family at 6 p.m. Anyone is welcome to attend. For more information, call the campground at 843-293-0300, or visit their website www.cypresscampingresort.com/map.

http://www.thestate.com/2014/01/20/3218129/reward-for-missing-heather-elvis.html
Reward for missing Heather Elvis raised; father suggests bounty
January 20, 2014

MYRTLE BEACH — The reward for information about Heather Elvis was increased Monday to $30,000, according to a posting on the Facebook page FindHeatherElvis.

The reward had previously been $25,000, but in the posting Elvis’ father, Terry Elvis, said, “I have added more of my own funding to bring the reward up to $30.000.00, someone knows something, at some point soon I am may have to switch this from reward to Bounty for those who may be proven responsible, if you know something the time to step up is now. My family has suffered long enough and answers are needed.”

Elvis was last seen about 2:30 a.m. Dec. 17. In a report filed late Dec. 19, a police officer on patrol saw the 20-year-old’s vehicle parked at Peachtree boat landing and called her father, who is the owner, to inquire why it was parked there.

Her father said he last heard from Elvis about 10:43 p.m. Dec. 17 when she sent him a text message.
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http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/local/aynor/article_e27b8722-81fa-11e3-a440-001a4bcf6878.html
Police records discuss phone calls between Heather Elvis, older man as late as 6 a.m. December 18
January 20, 2014

Horry County police records are focusing on telephone activity that occurred as late as 6 a.m. Dec. 18 between Heather Elvis’ cell phone and a man with whom she had a relationship history, according to documents obtained by the Carolina Forest Chronicle.
The phone activity occurred about four hours after Elvis’ last known whereabouts on Dec. 18, and the man identified in the report was nearly twice her age, documents show.
Elvis’ roommate, the police report said, told officers that Elvis “seemed like she was crying and upset” after Elvis reported a conversation with that man.
Police are also reviewing reports about another man who may have been a coworker of Elvis.
A police report describes the possible coworker as “possibly being abusive” and “possibly violent.”
Horry County police spokesman Lt. Robert Kegler said both men identified in the report as being connected to Elvis have been interviewed.
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The Carolina Forest Chronicle has not identified the other persons in the report by name because no criminal charges have been filed. No suspects or persons of interest have been identified, Kegler said.
The last person to see Heather Elvis was 21-year-old Steve Shiraldi of Murrells Inlet. Shiraldi said in police records and in a telephone interview that he drove Elvis home and dropped her off sometime between 2 and 2:30 a.m.
Kegler said Shiraldi has been cleared of any involvement in Elvis’ disappearance.
“The case is difficult for anybody to talk about, but it [the investigation] is very active at the same time,” Kegler said.
Friday marked 30 days since Elvis was last seen.
Elvis, 20, disappeared sometime after Shiraldi dropped her off at her River Oaks apartment when their date concluded in the early morning hours of Dec. 18.
Her vehicle was found abandoned on Dec. 19 at the Peachtree boat landing in Socastee, about eight miles from her apartment, a police report said.
More than a month later, police records, witnesses and social media posts are filling in some blanks tied to Elvis’ whereabouts the night she disappeared.
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t’s been widely reported in police records and media accounts that Elvis left for a date at about 7 p.m. Dec. 17, and that she returned to her River Oaks Drive apartment sometime between 2 and 2:30 a.m.
It’s also been widely reported that Elvis text messaged a photo of herself to her father at 10:43 p.m. that showed her learning to drive a manual transmission vehicle.
Elvis’ roommate, identified in a police report as Brianna Warrelmann, received a phone call from Elvis at about 1:44 a.m. Dec. 18, police records state.
According to the report, the roommate said the victim “seemed like she was crying and upset” due to receiving a call from a man the report says was nearly twice her age.
The report also said the victim previously had a relationship with the man, and that he said he left his wife and wanted to be with the victim.
Warrelmann declined to discuss the nature of the phone call when contacted by the Chronicle.
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Warrelmann, who was in Florida for Christmas break when Elvis disappeared, did say she spoke to Elvis about her date with Shiraldi.
She said that conversation occurred at about 2 a.m. Dec. 18.
Shiraldi said he doesn’t recall Elvis speaking with anyone via cell phone during their date other than her father, Terry Elvis, and Warrelmann.
“I don’t remember her receiving any calls unless someone called her and she just silenced it,” Shiraldi said. “I know she didn’t answer any phone calls.”
Shiraldi said he’s known Elvis for years because they both attended St. James High School – he graduated a year before Elvis – but they didn’t speak much until they started communicating on social media a few weeks before their first date.
While Shiraldi and Elvis were on their date, she was in a good mood, he recalls.
Elvis was excited about learning to drive a standard transmission and also proud that she’d just landed a new cosmetology job.
Shiraldi has no recollection of her crying or becoming upset. He said he “definitely” dropped Elvis off after 2 a.m. Dec. 18.
“When I got back in Murrells Inlet, it was about 3 a.m.,” he said. “I couldn’t imagine her going back out because she was tired. It doesn’t really add up.”
More communications
Horry County police are following up on leads concerning phone activity between Elvis’ phone and the man who’s nearly twice her age, police records show.
A police report says Elvis’ father contacted T-Mobile, his cellular provider, which the report says provided him with a call history for the victim’s phone.
According to the report, the last phone calls were at about 6 a.m. Dec. 18, about four hours after Elvis and Shiraldi ended their date.
The calls were back and forth between the victim and the older man, the report said.
The older man told police he hasn’t seen the victim since October, and then admitted to speaking with Heather Elvis the previous night, the report continued.
He further told police, the report said, that he “called her to tell her to quit calling him and that was it.”
The victim’s father also expressed concern to police about another man and possible coworker of Elvis “due to him possibly being abusive,” the report said.
According to the report, the victim’s father reported that the second man who was a possible coworker stated, “if she hides, he will find her.”
Ten posts were also made to Heather Elvis’ Tumblr page on Dec. 18, the night she disappeared, but the identity of who made the posts was unclear.
Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking website that allows users to post multimedia and other content in a blog format.
The 10 posts were time stamped between 1:53 a.m. and 2:09 a.m. Dec. 18, according to information on the site. Entries mainly consisted of various works of art and poetry.
The last visible activity to her Facebook page was on Dec. 13 when the site said her Facebook profile picture was changed. The last tweet that’s viewable on Twitter was dated Nov. 29.

Photos at link.

Thanks for all the updates, MuffyBee!

I was particularly glad to see that last article, because it brings out what I've been reading a lot about...there's more out there...and it's not pretty to say the least.  I've been hesitant to post a lot of what I've seen and read.  There's a lot of drama going on in social media around some information that has been coming out.  Honestly I've been trying to absorb it all and think it through because my first impressions are not good about what may have happened here.  Scary, imo.

I've been looking for hope, but I'm really afraid this is not going to end well.   ::MonkeyNoNo::

I'd wondered about the hospital visit in the police report, but saw this note tonight.

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/local/aynor/article_e27b8722-81fa-11e3-a440-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=image&photo=2




More of the police report here, the older man's name is in the report:

http://freepdfhosting.com/2e998b0310.pdf

I agree texasmom -- I don't think this will end well.  Prayers for her and her loved ones.

Video

http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/01/22/heather-elvis-missing-woman-search

Heather Elvis' dad tells of living nightmare
By Travis Nichols
updated 10:19 AM EST, Thu January 23, 2014
Comments 2
   
NEED TO KNOW

    Heather Elvis disappeared in South Carolina in December
    Her car was found abandoned at a boat ramp
    Her dad talked with HLN News Now about his daughter and the search

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Her dad, Terry Elvis, recently wrote a heart-wrenching letter about the search.

He talked with HLN about what his family is going through, and said it's still difficult for him to sleep because he's thinking about his daughter. Elvis described her as "everything you could want in a daughter."

He also says he fears that someone who knew her, or one of her friends, may have "betrayed" her. Her dad says the place the car was found is somewhere she would not go alone in the middle of the night, but the boat ramp is a place where kids would hangout.

Photo gallery

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/01/23/3977753/vigil-for-heather-elvis.html

Vigil for Heather Elvis

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/01/23/3977807/socastee-family-hopes-vigil-sparks.html

Socastee family hopes vigil sparks tips about missing daughter

By Amanda Kelley

akelley@thesunnews.comJanuary 23, 2014 Updated 33 minutes ago

SOCASTEE — Debbi Elvis said Thursday night that prayer is the only thing helping her get through each day that passes without any information about her daughter’s location.

Heather Elvis has been missing more than a month, and Debbi Elvis said it isn’t getting easier with time.

“It’s not getting easier it’s harder,” she said. “When a crisis happens, once it’s done and it’s over you deal with it. You cope with it. You accept it. Time heals. This just keeps getting worse and worse and worse.

“There’s nothing to accept. There’s nothing to do but hang onto that hope and pray for her.

The Elvis family was surrounded by about 100 people Thursday night under heated lamps at Cypress Campground Resort near Socastee High School on the Intracoastal Waterway for a candlelight vigil.

A slideshow projected on a screen played pictures of Heather through the years and the family lit and released paper lanterns into the night’s sky.

Cathy Luke attended Thursday’s vigil and said her daughter went to school with Heather Elvis’s sister Morgan.

“I know how I would feel if my daughter was missing,” she said. “I would want people who are total strangers to come out and help me look for her. It breaks my heart every time I think about them and what they are going through.”

Luke said she carries fliers and passes them out everywhere she goes.

Debbi Elvis said she hopes things like the vigil can help bring her daughter home and that she hasn’t lost hope for Heather Elvis’ safe return.

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Horry County police said they continue to receive tips about Elvis and investigate each one, but no new information about her whereabouts are available.

“There are still tips we’re waiting to come in,” Debbi Elvis said. “There’s still information we don’t have from people that might have been with or her seen her even two weeks prior to her missing waiting for the tip that is going to break this case.”

Debbi Elvis described her daughter as a loving, artistic and creative girl.

Morgan Elvis said she hopes people can remember her sister is a person and save judgments on her character because pictures don’t paint the complete picture of her sister.

“At the end of the day Heather’s a person,” she said. “She’s a girl, she’s a sister, maybe some day she’ll be a mom and she’ll have a daughter.”

Morgan Elvis said the way her sister dressed for work or her past actions shouldn’t matter.

Since her disappearance, rumors have swirled about Heather Elvis with a few people posting comments that question her character on the Find Heather Elvis Facebook page maintained by family and close friends.

“In a situation like this all of your faults come out and she’s not that person,” she said. “The good is always buried under rumors that make headlines.”

 ::snipping3::

Lengthy article by Heather's dad

http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/heather-elvis-disappearance-terry-elvis

It Happened To Me

My Daughter Heather Elvis Disappeared After a First Date 30 Days Ago, and I Will Not Stop Looking For Her

I am living in a nightmare. I am praying that I can soon wake up to the words, "We found your daughter. She is safe."

Terry Elvis

Jan 17, 2014 at 12:30pm

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Video clip

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3032600/vp/54206699#54206699

Dateline

Missing in America: Heather Elvis

Heather Elvis is missing. Her friends and family are desperate for any leads to her whereabouts.

http://www.wbtw.com/story/24565490/2-charged-with-interferring-in-case-of-heather-elvis

2 charged with interfering in case of Heather Elvis, Horry County Police say
Posted: Jan 28, 2014 2:44 PM CST Updated: Jan 28, 2014 7:14 PM CST
By WBTW News Staff

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -

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William Christopher Barrett, age 52, and Garrett Ryan Starnes, age 25, both of Myrtle Beach, are facing charges of obstructing justice.

"During the course of the investigation, suspect (William) Barrett began posting misleading information on a social media site regarding the disappearance of Heather Elvis, which created a community reaction that diverted investigating officers," police said.

It was also discovered that in an effort to conduct a separate investigation from law enforcement, he began questioning a witness in an attempt to gain confidential information about the law enforcement investigation, police said.

In addition, he conducted an independent search, where potential evidence was uncovered and did not immediately report it to law enforcement, police said.

"Also during the investigation, (Garrett) Starnes fabricated misleading information regarding the disappearance of Heather Elvis and then relayed the false information to law enforcement," police said.

This information was then posted to a social media site, causing investigating officers to obtain legal process regarding the information which diverted them from legitimate leads, police said.

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(http://wbtw.images.worldnow.com/images/24565490_BG2.jpg)
Garrett Ryan Starnes (left) and William Christopher Barrett. (Photos from J. Reuben Long Detention Center)

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_9e6c8c96-8cec-11e3-ab97-001a4bcf6878.html

Four harassment complaints filed since Heather Elvis reported missing

Man charged in obstructing justice report previously listed as a suspect in harassment complaint, records show

 Posted: Monday, February 3, 2014 3:30 pm | Updated: 3:16 pm, Tue Feb 4, 2014.

By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

Tensions are running high as the search continues for Heather Elvis, who disappeared some time on Dec. 18.

In addition to charging two men with obstructing justice in connection with the missing person’s case, Horry County police have fielded at least four harassment complaints from the home of a man who police records state had a relationship history with Elvis.

In each of the harassment complaints, residents of the man’s Horry County home reported that they’ve been harassed on social media or in person near their property. No arrests have been made in connection with any of the harassment complaints.

Two people, however, were charged last week after Horry County police said in a fifth incident report and accompanying arrest warrants that the suspects interfered with the Elvis investigation.

William Christopher Barrett, 52, and Garrett Ryan Starnes, 25, both of the Myrtle Beach area, were both charged Jan. 28 with obstructing justice, according to warrants.

A police report filed Jan. 28 states the suspects interfered with the case involving Elvis’ disappearance by posting misleading information to social media or law enforcement directly.

In both instances, their actions “diverted” investigating officers from pursuing legitimate leads, police records state.

Barrett and Starnes were booked at J. Reuben Long Detention Center, and have since been released on $2,500 bond, according to jail records. Barrett and Starnes are not charged in Elvis' disappearance, said police spokesman Lt. Robert Kegler.

Starnes is also listed as a suspect in a harassment complaint filed 11 days before the Jan. 28 obstruction of justice report, one of four such complaints filed from the household of Sidney Moorer.

Moorer, 38, is the man previously identified in police records as having a relationship history with Heather Elvis, according to police records obtained by the Carolina Forest Chronicle.

According to a Jan. 17 police report, police discuss two posts the report says Starnes posted to Facebook.

“The police are watching, but its [sic] time to start doing your job and make someone talk,” one of the posts reads, according to the report. “If the police dont [sic] do it first the citizens will.”

Two other suspects are identified in the Jan. 17 report.

A complainant speaking on Moorer’s behalf said in the report that a woman posted a comment to social media stating she would assist in “stalking” Moorer’s residence.

Police observed a post from a second woman that also worried the complainant, who according to the report, told officers that Moorer and his family are scared for their safety.

Three other reports have been filed by the Moorer household since Dec. 22, and Moorer is identified as the victim in two of them.

Efforts to reach Moorer have been unsuccessful.

Terry Elvis, father of Heather Elvis, is mentioned in three of the reports – twice as an “other entity” and once as a “suspect.”

In one report, a witness said Terry Elvis photographed the Moorer home and made threats.

The report also states he placed missing persons posters on a sign indicating a nearby driveway is private.

Two other reports said Elvis has been driving by Moorer’s house on several occasions. Elvis couldn’t be reached for comment either.

Heather Elvis, 20, of White River Drive in Carolina Forest, was last seen some time between 2 and 2:30 a.m. Dec. 18 after returning home from a date with Steve Shiraldi of Murrells Inlet, according to a police report filed Dec. 19.

Kegler, the spokesman for county police, said Shiraldi has been cleared of any involvement in Elvis’ disappearance.

No suspects or persons of interest have been identified in connection with Elvis’ disappearance, Kegler said.

The missing persons report filed Dec. 19 referenced cell phone records that showed activity between Heather Elvis and Moorer as late as 6 a.m. Dec. 18.

Elvis’ roommate, Brianna Warrelmann, told police she received a call from Elvis at 1:44 a.m., earlier that morning, according to the report.

In that call, the report said Elvis “seemed like she was crying and upset” due to receiving a call from Moorer. It also said Elvis had a relationship with Moorer, and that Moorer said he left his wife and wanted to be with the victim.

Moorer, according to the report, told police he hasn’t seen Elvis since October.

He admitted to speaking to Elvis on the phone Dec. 18, the morning she disappeared, saying he “called her to tell her to quit calling him and that was it,” the report states.

Obstructing justice charges

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/07/mystery-surrounds-disappearance-20-year-old-south-carolina-woman-heather-elvis/
Mystery surrounds disappearance of 20-year-old South Carolina woman Heather Elvis
February 7, 2014

A task force of more than 15 local, state and federal investigators is ramping up the investigation into a missing 20-year-old South Carolina woman whose car was found abandoned on a boat landing nearly two months ago.

Heather Elvis, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., was last heard from in the early morning hours of Dec. 18, after the young woman went on a date. Elvis' 2001 Dodge Intrepid was discovered the next day on the Peachtree Boat Landing in Socastee, Horry County.

Authorities have issued 15 search warrants in the case and administered polygraph tests, but have not yet named a suspect, according to local press reports.

Investigators said Elvis was driven home by her date to the apartment she shared with another woman in River Oaks some time before 2 a.m. on Dec. 18. The young man with whom Elvis met for the date has been ruled out as a suspect, a source close to the investigation told FoxNews.com. Authorities believe that at some point later, Elvis drove herself to the boat landing, though the reason remains unknown.
Horry County investigators confirmed to MyHorryNews.com that cell phone records show Elvis communicated with a man, whom the website identifies as 38-year-old Sidney Moorer, as late as 6 a.m. on Dec. 18. Police records obtained by the website state that Elvis had a relationship history with Moorer, of Horry County.

The website also reports that Elvis' roommate, Brianna Warrelmann, received a distressing phone call from Elvis at 1:44 a.m. Dec. 18. Warrelman told authorities that Elvis "seemed like she was crying and upset" after receiving a phone call from Moorer, according to the website.

Moorer, who has not been named a suspect, told police that he had not seen Elvis since October, the police report states. Moorer later told authorities that he spoke to Elvis the night before she disappeared, MyHorryNews.com reports -- a conversation during which Moorer claims he told Elvis to, "quit calling him."

Elvis' father, Terry, said in a previous interview that he suspects foul play, calling his daughter's disappearance, "way out of character."
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A task force of about 15 investigators has been assigned to the case, including two Myrtle Beach police detectives and individual investigators from the U.S. Marshall's Office and FBI.

Authorities as well as more than 300 volunteers have scoured heavily wooded areas surrounding the boat landing for any sign of Elvis since her Dec. 18 disappearance. One of the searches led to the discover of adult human remains, but authorities said they had been for "some time" and belong to a man.
 ::snipping3::

 ::MonkeyNoNo::
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/02/07/4008899/police-investigate-threat-made.html
Police investigate threat made to father of missing Myrtle Beach woman, Heather Elvis
February 7, 2015

Myrtle Beach police are looking for two men who apparently shouted a threat toward the father of Heather Elvis, a Myrtle Beach area woman missing since December, said Capt. David Knipes.

Terry Elvis told police he exited the rear of his sign shop in the Market Common shopping district on Feb. 4 and saw a jeep – raised “significantly” above its normal height – with two men inside. The passenger yelled, “We already have Heather, Morgan is next,” according to an incident report.
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Elvis went on a date the last night she was seen in December, but her date is not considered a suspect, Kegler said.

A former boyfriend who, according to a police report, is “possibly violent”, and another man are listed in the police report, but police have not released further details about them citing the ongoing investigation.

Police have collected records of phone calls to and from Heather Elvis and other documents during the investigation, but have not released any such information to the public.

Horry County police last week charged two men with obstructing justice for reportedly posting misleading information about the case on Facebook.

William Christopher Barrett, 52, and Garrett Ryan Starnes, 25, were arrested Jan. 28 and released on $2,500 bond Jan. 29, jail records show.

Police said Barrett began posting misleading information on Facebook about Heather Elvis’ disappearance and “created a community reaction that diverted investigating officers,” a release stated

According to Barrett’s Facebook page, he posted more than two dozen status updates about Elvis.

Elvis last week said he does not know Starnes, but said Barrett has been a friend of his for five years and said he thought his intentions were good.

Police accused Barrett of questioning potential witnesses “in an attempt to gain confidential information about the law enforcement investigation,” a press release said.

Starnes is accused of fabricating misleading information regarding the disappearance of Elvis, relaying it to police, posting it to a social media site and ultimately diverting authorities “from legitimate leads.”

http://www.examiner.com/article/heather-elvis-investigation-ramping-up-is-an-arrest-imminent
Heather Elvis investigation ramping up: Is an arrest imminent?
February 9, 2014

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Horry County Police Chief Saundra Rhodes said Thursday, according to MyHorryNews.com, that the investigation remains "very active." Still, police lack probable cause to make an arrest, she said.

Rhodes revealed during a press conference that a 15-person task force was assigned to the Heather Elvis investigation. The task force consists of two Myrtle Beach police detectives, two Horry County sheriff's office deputies, a solicitor's office investigator, a State Law Enforcement Division profiler, and individual investigators from the U.S. Marshall's Office and the FBI.

Without getting into specifics, Rhodes told reporters that some search warrants were issued for Elvis' social media accounts, where they were able to gain access to the young woman's personal messages. Search warrants to search private residences and properties have also been issued. Again, Rhodes refused to give details.

It was noted that police haven't totally ruled out the possibility that Heather Elvis was a runaway, although given what was known about her and her circumstances (a hostess at a local restaurant, close family ties, and a licensed cosmetologist), that scenario is considered unlikely.

They do believe that she drove herself down to Peachtree Landing in Socastee, a few miles from her apartment where she was dropped off after a dinner date around 2 a.m. It was there that an Horry County officer found her abandoned vehicle. Terry Elvis, her father, identified the car Dec. 19 and he immediately filed a missing person report.

Police discovered that after being dropped off at her apartment, Heather Elvis had spoken to her roommate (who was out of town) by phone. According to a police report, the roommate said she had seemed upset. However, the date, an old high school acquaintance named Steve Shiraldi, said she'd been in a good mood when he left her.

By searching her phone records, police were able to ascertain that Elvis had been in contact with 38-year-old Sidney Moorer, a 38-year-old Horry County man with whom police records indicate she had a relationship history. Moorer at first denied having spoken with Elvis since October but would later tell authorities that he had called her to tell her to stop trying to contact him.

Shiraldi has been ruled out as a possible suspect in the case, police confirmed.
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http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24691440/tonight-at-6-exclusive-new-details-in-the-heather-elvis-disappearance
TONIGHT AT 6 - Exclusive new details in the Heather Elvis disappearance
February 11, 2014

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Heather's father, Terry Elvis, has been at the center of a massive search effort both on foot and on social media.  However, those efforts have not always gotten the blessing of the Horry County Police detectives investigating the case.

WMBF News' David Klugh spoke exclusively with one of the men arrested by detectives who claim he was interfering with the investigation.  Bill Barrett is one of Terry Elvis' closest friends.  He'll tell you all he was doing was what any friend would do for a father who's hurting.

Tonight at 6, you'll hear from many of those involved in the Heather Elvis case who have never spoken out until now, including the man many are convinced knows what happened to her.  See that entire investigation tonight on WMBF News at 6 p.m.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/21/2-in-custody-in-connection-with-disappearance-missing-south-carolina-woman/?intcmp=latestnews (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/21/2-in-custody-in-connection-with-disappearance-missing-south-carolina-woman/?intcmp=latestnews)

2 in custody in connection with disappearance of missing South Carolina woman Heather Elvis

By Cristina Corbin
Published February 21, 2014
FoxNews.com

DEVELOPING: Two people are in custody in connection with the disappearance of 20-year-old South Carolina woman Heather Elvis, Horry County Police officials confirmed to FoxNews.com.

Elvis, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., was last heard from in the early morning hours of Dec. 18, after the young woman went on a date. Her 2001 Dodge Intrepid was found abandoned the next day on the Peachtree Boat Landing in Socastee, Horry County.

Several law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshall's Office, descended early Friday on a Myrtle Beach residence, where a search warrant was served.

"The search warrant was executed in an attempt to identify potential evidence based on new information obtained through expert analysis of previously seized surveillance tapes in the area along with financial discrepancies filed with the State of South Carolina on behalf of the occupants of the residence," the Horry County Police Department said in a statement.

The names of the two individuals taken into custody were not released.

Address records show that 37-year-old Sidney Moorer lives at the residence being searched, though it is not known whether he was taken into custody. Cell phone records show Elvis communicated with Moorer as late as 6 a.m. on Dec. 18. Police records also state that Elvis had a relationship history with Moorer.
 ::snipping3::

His Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/2DisneyKidsInLove4ever?fref=browse_search (https://www.facebook.com/2DisneyKidsInLove4ever?fref=browse_search)

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/1467387_602859959779037_1439348900_n.jpg)

http://www.wbtw.com/story/24785283/two-people-in-custody-in-the-heather-elvis-case (http://www.wbtw.com/story/24785283/two-people-in-custody-in-the-heather-elvis-case)

Husband, wife in custody in the Heather Elvis case
Posted: Feb 21, 2014 5:37 AM PST Updated: Feb 21, 2014 8:38 AM PST
By Eric Walters - email

(http://wbtw.images.worldnow.com/images/24785283_BG2.jpg)

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - Two people are in custody in the Heather Elvis case.

According to Lt. Robert Kegler of the Horry County Police Department, a search warrant was executed at 8786 Highway 814 , just off Highway 544 Friday morning.

Kegler said the search warrant was executed to obtain evidence based on new information gathered through expert analysis of previously seized surveillance tapes in the area along with financial discrepancies filed.

Sydney Moorer, 37, lives at that address with his wife Tammy Moorer and are both in custody, Kegler said.
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I have suspected Moorer was more involved than anyone knew but I don't think I had thought about his wife.

Hope they can find her alive but it really isn't looking good.

Wondering if they got married during their trip to Vegas.  She/they look like druggies to me (not Heather).  I doubt Heather is alive.

I'm so thankful to see this search and the arrests, praying it leads to Heather.  Her family needs to know what happened to her!  Hope I'm wrong, but I'm afraid it won't end well.

 ::MonkeyNoNo::

Wonder why on Tammy's facebook page there is no longer history of posts for 2010-2013?  What is she trying to hide?

https://www.facebook.com/tcaisonmoorer (https://www.facebook.com/tcaisonmoorer)

And for him, strangely nothing for December 2013:

https://www.facebook.com/2DisneyKidsInLove4ever (https://www.facebook.com/2DisneyKidsInLove4ever)

http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1010486#.UwhqPs4lsSE

Two in custody in connection to Heather Elvis disappearance
by Continuous News Desk
Posted: 02.21.2014 at 11:58 AM
Updated: 02.21.2014 at 7:20 PM

Tammy Moorer, 41, and Sidney Moorer, 38, of Myrtle Beach, are in custody, according to Lt. Robert Kegler with Horry County Police, in connection to a search warrant executed Friday morning as part of the investigation into Heather Elvis' disappearance.

Both have been booked at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.

Saturday, police plan to release the charges the couple will face.

The warrant was served around 7 a.m. Friday at the home on Highway 814 near Socastee as an attempt to identify potential evidence based on new information obtained through expert analysis of previously seized surveillance tapes and financial discrepancies filed with the State of South Carolina on behalf of the people living in the home, according to a police department release.

The couple has several children, all juveniles, Kegler said. "The children are not in any danger," he added.

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Horry County police, the State Law Enforcement Division, the 15th Circuit Solicitors Office, Highway Patrol, and the US Marshals Office were all on scene for the search.

Horry County police had a mobile command unit on scene because of the length of time the search was taking and because of the weather conditions, Lt. Kegler said.

After 11 hours searching, at about 6:30pm Friday, the scene was cleared, and the highway reopened. Lt. Kegler said that police found a lot of evidence during the search.

According to Lt. Kegler, there was no digging at the site, despite reports of that by witnesses.

There is still no sign of Heather Elvis.

The Elvis family released a statement around 10 a.m. Friday, according to the Find Heather Elvis Facebook page.

It said, "We are in constant prayer today and ask that you keep us and those who are working so hard to find answers in your prayers today also. God please continue to hear our cries for justice and mercy, thank you for your grace on those who seek your face."

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/02/21/4046857/police-have-two-in-custody-related.html

Police have two in custody related to Heather Elvis case

By Jason M. Rodriguez

jrodriguez@thesunnews.comFebruary 21, 2014 Updated 7 hours ago

(http://media.myrtlebeachonline.com/smedia/2014/02/21/19/11/1uPuqL.AuSt.78.jpeg)

Relating to the disappearance of Heather Elvis, investigators execute a search warrant at a home on S.C. 814 off S.C. 544 on Friday. The brick home (right) surrounded by law enforcement vehicles is the home of Sidney Moorer and his wife Tammy Caison Moorer. The Moorers have been taken into custody and their bond hearing is slated for 3 p.m. Saturday at J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway. Robert Kegler of the Horry County Police said the warrant was executed "in an attempt to identify potential evidence based on new information obtained through expert analysis of previously seized surveillance tapes in the area along with financial discrepancies filed with the state of South Carolina on behalf of the occupants of the residence." Elvis has been missing since Dec. 17, 2013. Her car was found a few days later at Peachtree Landing in the Socastee community a few miles from the search site. The yellow home is owned by William Caison, according to Horry County records. JANET BLACKMON MORGAN — jblackmon@thesunnews.com

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According to a press release issued by the department, “The search warrant was executed in an attempt to identify potential evidence based on new information obtained through expert analysis of previously seized surveillance tapes in the area along with financial discrepancies filed with the state of South Carolina on behalf of the occupants of the residence.”

When asked about the financial discrepancy mentioned in the press release, Kegler said the U.S. Attorney General’s Office was on scene and would elaborate further, but that information was not released.

Kegler said the surveillance tapes have to do with cameras throughout the Socastee area.

“The surveillance cameras that we’re speaking of have nothing to do with this property,” he said. “Those were previously seized surveillance cameras during the course of the investigation from December on, throughout the Socastee area.”

He did not know what kind of expert viewed the footage and would not say what was seen in the surveillance tapes that prompted Friday’s search.

Other search warrants previously were executed on the property, Kegler said, but he did not have specific details.

Cadaver dogs searched the property Friday with negative results, Kegler said.

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Two flatbed tow trucks removed a red pickup truck and a black pickup truck from the property Friday. A mobile command center was set up and various police cars drove in and out of the cordoned-off scene.

An aerial view of the scene showed nearly a dozen vans surrounding two houses on the parcel that is west of the Highway 814 bend near the S.C. 544 intersection. Police were carrying items from one of the houses to a white van Friday afternoon.

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No part of the property was dug up during the search, Kegler said, despite rumors that a concrete driveway was being torn up.

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Posted on Sidney's facebook page December 23, 2013 - wonder where this is?  I realize the photo could have been taken by anyone anytime however.

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/klaasend/SidneyPhoto_zpse2455a57.jpg)

Did you see the cover photo from August?  Wondering if it's the same area?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=550263128372054&set=a.550263125038721.1073741826.100001651162087&type=1&stream_ref=10

(https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t31/p180x540/1116159_550263128372054_1683289166_o.jpg)


Monument Valley in Arizona/Utah?

Maybe TM but I'm not seeing a similar building structure or road in the Monument Valley images online. 

In any case, likely taken when they took their trip to Las Vegas prior to Heather going missing.

I think she's got a lot to hide Klaas, I've seen some of it.   ::MonkeyNoNo::

JMO, I think after Tammy found out about Heather a FB "show" was put on, on both of their pages, by one of them; not both.  There was more on their pages when I looked at them a while back and that was my impression.

Regardless of what their relationship was (open?), it seems to me that when Tammy found out Sidney was involved with Heather...she lost it big time. 

If you haven't seen it, one of Tammy's posts is here:

http://statement-analysis.blogspot.com/2014/01/statement-analysis-of-tammy-moorer-post.html

Thanks TM - hadn't seen that.  Yeah, they both know IMO. 

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24785359/2-in-custody-in-connection-with-heather-elvis-case-police-confirm (http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24785359/2-in-custody-in-connection-with-heather-elvis-case-police-confirm)

Couple arrested in connection to Heather Elvis case charged
Posted: Feb 21, 2014 5:49 AM PST Updated: Feb 22, 2014 10:39 AM PST
By WMBF News Staff - email

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - According to Lt. Robert Kegler with the Horry County Police Department, Sidney Moorer has been charged with the same charges as his wife, one count of obstruction of justice and two counts of indecent exposure.

According to HCPD, a hold has been placed on both of them pending additional charges, this means neither can post bond to be released tonight.

For the indecent exposure charge, Tammy Moorer could face up to 3 years for each count. And for the one count of obstruction of justice charge, she could face up to ten years.

Bond was set at $20,000 for Tammy Moorer for all charges, a second appearance was scheduled for May 2, and a trial for June 27 at 8:30 a.m.

Tammy Moorer told Judge Dennis Phipps that this sitauation has caused her to lose her job, and talked briefly about her family, including her 8 and 14-year-old boys and 12-year-old girl.
 ::snipping3::

Yes, I agree.  They both know.

Heather's twitter page:

https://twitter.com/HeatherElvis (https://twitter.com/HeatherElvis)

Her last post/tweet - November 29, 2013:

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/klaasend/HeatherLastTweet_zpseea8b729.jpg)

https://twitter.com/HeatherElvis (https://twitter.com/HeatherElvis)

Re-tweet is prophetic, IMO

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a306/klaasend/Tweet_zps7c71bdbf.jpg)

That's sick !!!!

I agree they both know. ::MonkeyMad::

i went looking to see if william f. caison, owns more property
he dosent in horry county, i didnt look at other counties, but i
did find more caison in horry county, not sure if they are related
and found a Tammy Caisonmoorer associated with w.f. caison
in Possible Relatives this link
http://www.advancedbackgroundchecks.com/d/william-caison/196361905
just thought it wierd, bc of the tammy caison moore thats in jail, the Tammy
Caisonmoorer @her link says she is  71 and a Sidney S Moorer at the same
addy as the 2 that are arrested with same name, if you follow  Sidney S Moorer
link more addys and 2 tammy
Tammy Caisonmoorer link
http://www.advancedbackgroundchecks.com/d/tammy-caisonmoorer/196361949

if you go to the gis and search caison, you get one that has some property out
in the country, click on caison m. m. to see where the property is @ gis link, it is
about 20 mile N of will f. caison addy, and is mostly wooded, 2 small pieces are
across the road from the larger property, only 1-2 houses not that close
not sure if this link will work, may have to copy paste it
http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPServer/_ags_5f6e598620c849769b0f2ec84c4e7111.pdf

a gmap of area
http://goo.gl/maps/bp7vk

http://www.wbtw.com/story/24785283/two-people-in-custody-in-the-heather-elvis-case (http://www.wbtw.com/story/24785283/two-people-in-custody-in-the-heather-elvis-case)

Charges released for pair arrested in connection to Elvis case
Posted: Feb 21, 2014 5:37 AM PST Updated: Feb 22, 2014 3:28 PM PST
By Eric Walters - email
By Leah Mishkin - bio | email

 ::snipping3::

Tammy Moorer, 41, is charged with one count of obstruction of justice and two counts of indecent exposure.  There's no word on what incidents these charges relate to specifically.

"In this particular case they saw fit to charge smaller charges to start with but I'll assure you a lot heavier charges are coming," said Horry County Solicitor Jimmy Richardson.

Richardson said he could not release what those "heavier charges" could be or how they're connected to the Heather Elvis case.

"Anything that we release at this point could jeopardize the case. We've got to be really tight fisted on that stuff certainly not trying to deprive the public or the family or anyone else of information but right now it could do a lot more harm than good," said Richardson.

Richardson said after Saturday's charges there are a number of different scenarios that can play out.

"It may very well be that one of them may work against the other one, it could be that both of them decide to work together. There are a lot of decisions that go into it," said Richardson.
 ::snipping3::

https://twitter.com/JackLamsonWPDE (https://twitter.com/JackLamsonWPDE)

Jack Lamson ‏@JackLamsonWPDE 11m

BREAKING: According to J. Reuben Long Detention Center an additional charge of kidnapping has been filed for Tammy Moorer. #HeatherElvis

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24785359/2-in-custody-in-connection-with-heather-elvis-case-police-confirm (http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24785359/2-in-custody-in-connection-with-heather-elvis-case-police-confirm)

More charges expected for couple arrested in Heather Elvis investigation
Posted: Feb 21, 2014 5:49 AM PST Updated: Feb 23, 2014 9:30 AM PST

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – According to the Horry County Public Index, Tammy Moorer has been charged today, with kidnapping, in connection to the Heather Elvis case.

At this time, according to public index, Sidney has not been charged with anything further today, however, that could change during an afternoon hearing scheduled for today.

Charges were announced Saturday at bond hearings for Sidney and Tammy Moorer, both arrested Friday in connection with the investigation into missing 20-year-old Heather Elvis.

Sidney Moorer, 38, and Tammy Moorer, 41, faced a judge for the first time to hear their charges; each are charged with obstruction of justice and two counts of indecent exposure, but police say they expect more charges to be filed in this case.
 ::snipping3::

http://sheriff.horrycounty.org/Detention/DailyBookingsandReleases.aspx (http://sheriff.horrycounty.org/Detention/DailyBookingsandReleases.aspx)

HC02211429169 View Photo    MOORER, SIDNEY STCLAIR
MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29588    AMERICAN (US)    MALE    01/14/1976
38    2/21/2014 11:00:00 AM    incarcerated
INDECENT EXPOSURE - $5,000.00   (2 Charges)
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE - Pre-Trial - $10,000.00   


HC02211429165 View Photo    MOORER, TAMMY LORINDA
MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29588    AMERICAN (US)    FEMALE    03/08/1972
41    2/21/2014 8:50:00 AM    incarcerated
KIDNAPPING - NO BAIL SET   
INDECENT EXPOSURE - Disposed - $5,000.00   (2 Charges)
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE - Disposed - $10,000.00

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_a500148a-9c85-11e3-a92f-0017a43b2370.html (http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_a500148a-9c85-11e3-a92f-0017a43b2370.html)

Sidney Moorer, Tammy Moorer face new kidnapping charge in Heather Elvis case

 Posted: Sunday, February 23, 2014 7:25 am | Updated: 2:24 pm, Sun Feb 23, 2014.

By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

Sidney and Tammy Moorer have posted bonds on indecent exposure and obstruction of justice charges stemming from the ongoing Heather Elvis investigation.

But the Horry County couple remains behind bars as they await new charges that have been pending since their arrest Friday morning.

On Sunday, the Moorers were also charged with one count each of kidnapping, according to the J. Reuben Long website and a deputy at the jail.

A representative with Horry County magistrate's office said bond hearings for the kidnapping charges won't be held until at least Monday. Copies of the arrest warrants likely won't be released until Monday as well.

Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said Sunday that the kidnapping charge is related to the Heather Elvis disappearance, but he couldn't go into details, including why the kidnapping charges were brought. He also couldn't comment on whether additional charges might be filed.
 ::snipping3::

His record still hasn't been updated, noticed the "disposed" notes in her lesser charges.

Maybe his will look the same once it's updated?

Not sure why it hasn't been updated yet but yeah, it will look the same as hers.

From the Horry County Sherriff's website (link above):


Disclaimer:

This web site contains information obtained on individuals who were booked at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center or by the City of North Myrtle Beach, Horry County cannot validate the accuracy of the information and is not responsible for any inaccuracies that may be posted.
information displayed is updated daily at: 6:00 am,
12:00 noon & 8:00 pm

https://twitter.com/horrysheriff (https://twitter.com/horrysheriff)

Horry County Sheriff ‏@horrysheriff 11m

Sidney and Tammy Moorer were both charged with Kidnapping today in connection with the disappearance of Heather Elvis.

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/02/23/4050853/more-charges-filed-related-to.html

More charges filed related to Heather Elvis case

By Amanda Kelley

akelley@thesunnews.comFebruary 23, 2014 Updated 6 hours ago


SOCASTEE — Another charge was filed Sunday against a Socastee area couple related to the disappearance of Heather Elvis.

Tammy Lorinda Moorer, 41, and Sidney St. Clair Moorer, 38, are charged with kidnapping, obstruction of justice and two counts of indecent exposure. The kidnapping charges were added Sunday, a day after they were charged with obstruction and indecent exposure.

Arrest warrants released by Horry County police Sunday accuse the Moorers of exposing themselves in public between Dec. 17 and Dec. 18 at 1325 Celebrity Circle and in Conway at Atlantic Avenue and Century Circle.

Warrants further state that Sidney Moorer impeded or interfered with the investigation into Elvis’ disappearance by providing false, misleading or inaccurate information regarding Elvis’ disappearance and their activities in the early morning hours on Dec. 18, which caused the agency to divert resources.

The obstruction of justice warrant for Tammy Moorer is almost identical, but said she provided false information about her and her husband’s activities Dec. 18.

The warrants detailing the kidnapping charges were not available Sunday night.

Elvis, 20, was reported missing Dec. 19 when her car was found at the Peachtree Boat Landing. She hasn’t been seen since Dec. 17.

Elvis remains listed as a missing person, said Lt. Robert Kegler with Horry County police.

Police and the Horry County Solicitor’s Office have released little information about specifics of the case.

“We know the public, the family, everyone wants to know what’s going on,” said Jimmy Richardson, Solicitor for the 15th Judicial Circuit. “We don’t want to injure the case. It would be a real travesty at this point if that occurred.”

Richardson said in most instances authorities are able to share more specific information, but said those cases are typically wrapped up. He called the investigation into Elvis’ whereabouts fluid.

 ::snipping3::

Both Tammy and Sidney Moorer are expected to appear before a judge at the Government and Justice Center in Horry County Monday morning. The two are represented by separate attorneys, but Richardson said that is a common practice. Attorneys for the Moorers could not be reached Sunday.

Horry County police spent 11 hours at the Moorers home on Highway 814 Friday with the aid of federal and state authorities.

The search and seizure of property at the Moorers home “was executed in an attempt to identify potential evidence based on new information obtained through expert analysis of previously seized surveillance tapes in the area along with financial discrepancies filed with the state of South Carolina on behalf of the occupants of the residence,” according to a release issued by police Friday.

Kegler could not say what kind of expert viewed the surveillance footage or what was seen that prompted Friday’s search. He also would not say what was collected from the home.

Details about the financial discrepancies were not released.

 ::snipping3::

Read more here: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/02/23/4050853/more-charges-filed-related-to.html#storylink=cpy

from above article, the Atlantic Avenue and Century Circle location is an industrial pk
1325 Celebrity Circle is a mall complex
http://goo.gl/maps/MHM1l

did you see the big wooded area near their house
http://goo.gl/maps/MElIN

Thanks cw618!  Yes, I've seen mention of those woods before and I know there have been searches along that road before.

Couple Charged With Murder, Kidnapping Of Heather Elvis
Posted: Feb 24, 2014 7:58 AM PST Updated: Feb 24, 2014 7:58 AM PST

COLUMBIA, S.C. -

Authorities have charged a Myrtle Beach couple with murder and kidnapping in the case of a missing 20-year-old woman whose body has not been found.

Horry County Police Chief Saundra Rhodes said Monday that 41-year-old Tammy Moorer and her 38-year-old husband Sidney face the charges in the death of Heather Elvis.

 ::snipping3::

Oops! Forgot the link.

http://www.wspa.com/story/24805013/couple-charged-with-murder-kidnapping-of-heather-elvis (http://www.wspa.com/story/24805013/couple-charged-with-murder-kidnapping-of-heather-elvis)

http://sheriff.horrycounty.org/Detention/DailyBookingsandReleases.aspx

HC02211429169 View Photo    MOORER, SIDNEY STCLAIR
MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29588    AMERICAN (US)    MALE    01/14/1976
38    2/21/2014 11:00:00 AM    incarcerated
MURDER - NO BAIL SET   
KIDNAPPING - Pre-Trial - NO BAIL SET   
INDECENT EXPOSURE - Pre-Trial - $5,000.00   (2 Charges)
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE - Pre-Trial - $10,000.00   


HC02211429165 View Photo    MOORER, TAMMY LORINDA
MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29588    AMERICAN (US)    FEMALE    03/08/1972
41    2/21/2014 8:50:00 AM    incarcerated
MURDER - NO BAIL SET   
KIDNAPPING - Pre-Trial - NO BAIL SET   
INDECENT EXPOSURE - Disposed - $5,000.00   (2 Charges)
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE - Disposed - $10,000.00

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24804641/hcpd-couple-to-be-charged-with-murder-of-heather-elvis

Breaking
Warrants: Heather Elvis kidnapped, murdered at Peachtree Landing
Posted: Feb 24, 2014 9:19 AM CST Updated: Feb 24, 2014 1:44 PM CST
By WMBF News Staff - email

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Murder charges were filed against Tammy and Sidney Moorer for the alleged murder of 20-year-old Heather Elvis, Horry County Police officials confirmed Monday morning.

According to newly-obtained arrest warrants for Tammy and Sidney Moorer, the HCPD states there is probable cause to believe that they kidnapped Heather Elvis and murdered her at Peachtree Boat Landing on December 18, 2013.

The warrants for the murder charges state that Tammy and Sidney Moorer "did unlawfully, without just or sufficient cause, murder Heather Elvis with malice forethought." The kidnapping warrants state that the couple "did unlawfully seize, confine, kidnap, abduct or carry away Heather Elvis by any means whatsoever without the authority of the law."

View the complete HCPD arrest warrants here: http://bit.ly/Nsb72k (Note: this is a 6-megabyte PDF file)

The murder charge was announced at a news conference Monday morning, and comes in addition to the kidnapping, obstruction of justice, and indecent exposure charges against the couple arrested Friday. Authorities confirmed in a news release that both Moorers are accused of murdering 20-year-old Heather Elvis.

View the complete HCPD news release here: http://bit.ly/1fxRkcu

Horry County Police Chief Saundra Rhodes said police located evidence inside the Moorers' home and on their property during the search Friday that gave them probable cause for the murder charge.

"We have not located Heather," Chief Rhodes said. "That is something that we are still looking for."

Chief Rhodes said the investigation is still ongoing, but evidence located on the property led to the charge of murder.

A bond hearing for the murder charges is scheduled the week of March 17, 2014.

 ::snipping3::

Elvis was last seen on December 17, 2013 and was reported missing shortly after. Her car was found abandoned at Peachtree Landing days later. After her car was found, an investigation was initiated by detectives with the Horry County Police Department's Major Crimes Unit, HCPD officials stated. A short time later, a task force consisting of officers from the Horry County Police Department, Horry County Sheriff's Office, State Law Enforcement Division, Myrtle Beach Police Department, the 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office, U.S. Marshal Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Unit was created to investigate the case.

The case has since gained local, state and national media exposure, a Facebook account that has attracted more than 45,000 followers, and a reward for information that has grown to $30,000.

 ::snipping3::

https://www.facebook.com/findheatherelvis/posts/247865528719510

Findheatherelvis
3 hours ago

Please join us...

As a community we are all flooded with emotions today as these charges against the Moorers are being released. During times like these many of us do not know what to do or how to feel so we are having a pray vigil tonight at Peachtree Landing at 6:15 PM. Please come and join us and show the Elvis family that we as a community are praying for them during these difficult times and we and always will be united by Heather. As this has been put together today please bring a candle to light tonight in honor of our beautiful Heather as well. Please share this and get the word out to the community and we hope who ever feels the need to gather and pray will come out tonight.

Elvis family we love you and are praying for you during this difficult time!

April and Matt

https://www.facebook.com/PhotosMyztic/photos/t.798489405/152912498080579/?type=3&theater

 ::MonkeyTears:: Sad, not unexpected but still very sad.

 ::rhino::
It is very sad. ::MonkeyTears:: Another young life taken.

 ::rhino:: ::rhino::

Yes, very sad.   ::MonkeyTears::

I hate this for the parents.  How sad.  I wonder if they will ever find her body.  I guess I didn't expect the wife to be involved but I always had suspicions about the older guy.  They always say the last person to see/speak to them is usually where you start to look.

What's with the indecent charges?

Such a pretty girl, what a waste.

For some reason I still hang around this site - probably for the few good outcomes. I guess I have been here now 9 years. That's along time. I have seen alot of member die over that time. And I didn't forget them. I thought I might die somewhere along the line, but I'm still here. I keep thinking I'll leave and move on, but I stay even though I don't post, don't do screen shots, and don't do maps anymore.

And then I see another story like this one. And this is a story I have seen so many times. I think I've come to the point in my life where I would pay someone to execute all of these violent killers, lickety split. I actually lying, I would do it myself.

I didn't know Heather, but I know that smile, hell we all do. It actually hurts my heart to see what I knew all along confirmed at the hands of two dregs.

It's actually hard to understand why someone would kill such a beautiful woman, but I know during the trial she will be degraded, demeaned and discarded by dregs because I have seen it a million times before.

True, I didn't know Heather, but I know Heather.

http://www.chelseahoffman.com/2014/01/exclusive-interview-chelsea-talks-to.html (http://www.chelseahoffman.com/2014/01/exclusive-interview-chelsea-talks-to.html)

 Listen to internet radio with Chelsea Hoffman Case to Case on BlogTalkRadio
Exclusive interview: Chelsea talks to Tammy Caison Moorer

While the search for Heather Elvis continues, there are tons of rumors and speculation being exchanged not only in Myrtle Beach, but across the nation. In particular, the "FindHeatherElvis" Facebook page seems to be the source of much conversation, where many of these rumors form or end up being passed along. With over 40,000 people on the page seeking answers in Heather's disappearance, that's only to be expected. Tonight (January 21, 2014) I had the opportunity to speak on the phone with someone involved in the case who's been the focus of heavy scrutiny, whose husband is mentioned in the official police report associated with Heather's disappearance.

Her name is Tammy Caison Moorer, and she's the wife of Sidney Moorer -- the "older man" that was reportedly involved with Heather before she vanished. She talked to me in hopes of addressing some of the rumors and discussion involving her family, and in hopes of clearing her and her hubby's names -- as she insists that neither one of them had anything to do with Heather's disappearance. I did not record the telephone conversation because much of it was "off the record." However, the quotes can be directly attributed to Tammy, put into the context of our discussion.
 ::snipping3::

Rob - what you said.  So very true.

All my love to you and the other monks and monkettes. And of course to Red.

Miss you Angel Girl.  ::MonkeyAngel::

Big Hugs, always.

Wow, I don't know if this was really wise of her to do this much talking.  She makes it sound so convincing BUT the police had to have found something that indicates she is not alive anymore. Sounds like Tammy is covering up for her husband more than anything.  I think the police were hoping she would crack and spill the beans on her hubby.  Hopefully she will be this is over.


Rob, you are right on.  Each case draws you in and each one is almost always like the last.  I am heart broken that our society is like this.

http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1012066#.Uw1Rg84kAel (http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1012066#.Uw1Rg84kAel)

Terry Elvis reacts to murder charges in connection to his missing daughter
by Marc Liverman
Posted: 1 hr, 42 mins ago

20-year-old Heather Elvis is still missing, even though murder charges were filed Monday against a couple now accused of kidnapping and killing her.

On Tuesday, WPDE spoke with Heather Elvis' father about his reaction to the charges and the toll it's taken on the Elvis family.

"My heart hopes and prays and hold onto hope that my daughter's alive," Elvis explained, adding that that hope is what keeps him going.
 ::snipping3::

http://www.wbtw.com/story/24851960/police-search-boat-landing-in-heather-elvis-case-create-forensic-re-enactment (http://www.wbtw.com/story/24851960/police-search-boat-landing-in-heather-elvis-case-create-forensic-re-enactment)


Divers search boat landing in Heather Elvis case, create "forensic re-enactment"
Posted: Feb 28, 2014 8:57 AM PST Updated: Feb 28, 2014 10:08 AM PST
By WBTW News Staff

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - Law enforcement officers were back at the scene looking for evidence where missing 20-year-old Heather Elvis' car was found in December.

According to Horry County Police Lt. Ribert Kegler, investigators are at Peachtree landing in the Socastee area of Myrtle Beach for a "forensic re-enactment." Officers were seen at the location Thursday night and again early Friday morning.

SC DNR divers were also spotted in the water with buoy markers
 ::snipping3::

(http://wbtw.images.worldnow.com/images/24851960_BG2.JPG)

(http://wbtw.images.worldnow.com/images/24851960_BG3.JPG)

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24851622/horry-county-police-at-peachtree-landing-for-forensic-reenactment (http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24851622/horry-county-police-at-peachtree-landing-for-forensic-reenactment)

Horry County Police conduct 'forensic reenactment' at Peachtree Landing
Posted: Feb 28, 2014 8:34 AM PST Updated: Feb 28, 2014 12:33 PM PST
By WMBF News Staff - email

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Police and crime scene investigators cleared the scene at Peachtree Boat Landing Friday afternoon after conducting a 'forensic reenactment' at the place where Heather Elvis' car was found abandoned days after she was reported missing in mid-December 2013.

Our reporter at the scene confirmed that about 16 vehicles were at the boat landing near Socastee, including those from Horry County Police, Horry County Police Crime Scene Unit, and the Department of Natural Resources. There were also boats in the Waccamaw River near the landing, our reporter confirms.

 ::snipping3::

oh man thats at the big wooded swampy area

http://goo.gl/maps/Oe7B2

Your words of justice are echoed by many. There comes a point where there need be no more compassion and just cut to the chase and put us all out of our misery of these predators.

God Bless ya Rob

http://www.thestate.com/2014/03/12/3320844/home-of-suspects-in-heather-elvis.html

Home of suspects in Heather Elvis case was “in disarray and unsanitary” when police searched it

By Tonya Root

troot@thesunnews.comMarch 12, 2014 Updated 6 hours ago

 When police served search warrants last month at the home of two suspects charged in the disappearance of Horry County resident Heather Elvis, officers found the home in disarray and multiple guns in the master bedroom where the entire family was sleeping, according to an incident report released Wednesday.

Officers from Horry County police and agents from the State Law Enforcement Division went to the home of Sidney and Tammy Moorer at 7 a.m. Feb. 21 on Secondary Highway 814 to execute the search warrant, police said.

Each of the Moorers is charged with murder and kidnapping in Elvis’ disappearance.

The two remained jailed Wednesday and are expected to have bond hearings on Monday. The couple also is charged with indecent exposure and obstruction of justice in the case.

Police said the Moorers and their three children, ages 14, 12 and 8, were found to be sleeping in the downstairs master bedroom when police arrived the morning of Feb. 21, according to an incident report. Officers noted that one person was sleeping in an oversized chair, while others slept on a mattress at the foot of the bed and a mattress in the walk-in closet.

The identities of the people sleeping were redacted from the report.

Officers also found two long guns leaned against the wall, while a pistol was on the nightstand next to the bed, according to the report. Police noted in the report that “the home was in disarray and unsanitary.”

Aged, moldy food was found in the kitchen, trash on the countertops and floors, and the upstairs area, where the children’s bedrooms were located, was “in complete disarray nearly in an unlivable manner,” according to the report. Officers also noted hundreds of Legos scattered on the floor along with other toys, trash and clothing.

The backyard area also was covered in animal feces, according to police.

Police notified investigators with the S.C. Department of Social Services about the conditions for the children.

It was unclear what items police took as evidence from the house.

 ::snipping3::

Dozens of searches have been conducted for Elvis, but she has not been found. Horry County police say anyone with information regarding her whereabouts or information about the case can call 915-TIPS.

Police also have re-enacted what they think may have happened to Elvis at the boat landing on Feb. 28. Officers spent several hours at the location to determine tidal flows and how water circulates around the Peachtree Boat Landing to figure out how they might recover evidence in the case.

A prayer vigil is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday for Heather Elvis at Peachtree Boat Landing, according to the Find Heather Elvis Facebook page.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2014/03/12/3320844/home-of-suspects-in-heather-elvis.html#storylink=cpy

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_7217ee08-a955-11e3-a7ff-0017a43b2370.html

Heather Elvis vigil scheduled in Myrtle Beach area; bond hearing set for March 17

Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 3:43 pm | Updated: 3:53 pm, Tue Mar 11, 2014.

By Staff Reports info@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

A new prayer vigil for Heather Elvis has been scheduled for this weekend, the evening before two suspects charged with murder are due back in court.

The Find Heather Elvis Prayer Vigil will take place Sunday, March 16, at 6 p.m., at the Peachtree Landing near Myrtle Beach, according to the Find Heather Elvis Facebook page.

Peachtree Landing is located at 6699 Peachtree Road, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588.

 ::snipping3::

Sidney Moorer, 38, and his wife, Tammy Moorer, 41, have been charged with murder, kidnapping, obstruction of justice and two counts of indecent exposure, according to arrest warrants.

Bond has been set at $15,000 each for the obstruction and exposure counts.

The Moorers waived their right to a bond hearing on the kidnapping charge before a magistrate during a court appearance Feb. 24.

They are scheduled to appear in Horry County Circuit Court for a bond hearing on the murder charges March 17.

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_66cc6880-a9eb-11e3-926a-0017a43b2370.html

Horry County police report documents findings during search of Moorer home

 Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 9:37 am | Updated: 10:01 am, Wed Mar 12, 2014.

By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

Spoiled meat, moldy potatoes and three guns lying in plain view were among the findings during an Horry County Police Department search of the home of Sidney and Tammy Moorer, according to a police report.

On Feb. 21, county police and other assisting agencies executed a search warrant at the Moorers' home in the 8700 block of Highway 814.

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Police records and officials have confirmed Elvis was in communication with Sidney Moorer, with whom she had a relationship history, as late as 6 a.m. Dec. 18, and that she drove herself to the landing. Elvis herself has not been seen since.

Sidney and Tammy Moorer are due in court March 17 for a bond hearing on the murder charges.

According to the Feb. 21 police report, the Moorers and their children were present during the execution of the search warrant and they were all asleep in the downstairs master bedroom.

One family member was sleeping in an oversized chair while another was asleep on a mattress at the foot of the bed. A third family member was asleep on a mattress in the walk-in closet, the report said.

Police said in the report that three firearms were out in the open. Two long guns were leaning against the wall while a subcompact pistol rested on the night stand beside the bed.

"Overall, the home was in disarray and unsanitary," the officer wrote in the report.

Police further said in the report there was some sort of meat lying on the kitchen island and that it had aged for some time. Cooked potatoes were also on the counter top and had begun to mold.

The report also said trash was left on the counter tops and floors.

Upstairs, the home was in "complete disarray nearly in an unlivable manner," the report continued.

Hundreds of Legos were scattered on the floor with other children's toys, trash and clothes and the backyard was covered in animal feces, according to the report.

Police photographed the home during the search. The report also says investigators learned something "which gave cause for concern during the investigation," but what was learned was redacted from the report.

The report concluded by saying the case would be forwarded to the Department of Social Services.

http://www.wbtw.com/story/24992456/bond-hearing-for-horry-county-couple-accused-of-killing-20-year-old-missing-woman
Bond denied; Texts, phone calls unveiled in Heather Elvis case hearing
March 17, 2014

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. -
At a hearing Monday afternoon, a judge denied  bond for Sidney and Tammy Moorer, accused of kidnapping and killing 20-year-old Heather Elvis.

Judge Steven John said due to the seriousness of the charges, the nature of this case, and the potential penalties the defendants face, bond was denied.

Tammy Moorer, 42, and Sidney Moorer, 38, face other charges as well in connection with the case of the missing Myrtle Beach woman who was last heard from December 18. While Horry County Police charged the couple with murder, Elvis' body has not been found.

Heather's car was found abandoned at Peachtree Landing along the Waccamaw River on December 19. Horry County Police say they believe Elvis was murdered.

In the hearing, which was scheduled for 2 pm and lasted until 3:30 pm, the prosecution made a Powerpoint presentation to the judge.

Also during the hearing, Horry County Police Chief Saundra Rhodes said that her department is committed to keeping resources assigned to Elvis case and search. She asked the court to deny bond due to flight risk and danger.

The prosecution's presentation outlined communications between the Moorers and Heather Elvis starting as early as November and up until the night Heather vanished on Dec. 18.
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See msgs./timeline in article at above link

http://www.wbtw.com/story/24992456/bond-hearing-for-horry-county-couple-accused-of-killing-20-year-old-missing-woman

The video at the link also mentions a $5,000 withdrawal made by the Moorer's during the time frame of Heather's disappearance.

That's interesting imo. 

http://www.thestate.com/2014/03/17/3332207/horry-county-denies-request-for.html

Horry County denies request for documents related to Heather Elvis case

By Amanda Kelley

akelley@thesunnews.comMarch 17, 2014

CONWAY — A request for documents related to the murder of 20-year-old Heather Elvis was denied by Horry County officials Monday.

The Sun News filed a Freedom of Information Act request for documents detailing what was found during executions of search warrants at the home of Sidney and Tammy Moorer, who are charged with Elvis’ murder.

Horry County spokeswoman Lisa Bourcier said the results of the search warrants are exempt under state law because the information is to be used in a prospective law enforcement action or it would disclose investigatory techniques not otherwise known outside of the government.

Horry County Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said his office considers the investigation of Elvis’ disappearance and murder ongoing.

“Generally, even if it hurts us, we try to turn it over,” Richardson said of FOIA requests. “But, there are certain exceptions to FOIA and we believe this falls under those exceptions. There are still mounds and mounds of evidence. This is truly an ongoing investigation. We are certainly not trying to deny the public the right to see anything they are entitled to.”

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Last week, Richardson filed a motion for a gag order which would prevent lawyers from publicly commenting on the case.

He said he expects defense attorneys to request a change of venue, and the motion for a gag order is one step he hopes will prevent that.

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http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_66828f7c-b372-11e3-b26a-001a4bcf6878.html

Father of Myrtle Beach area woman charged in Heather Elvis case dies
Posted: Monday, March 24, 2014 12:36 pm | Updated: 2:35 pm, Tue Mar 25, 2014.

By Staff Reports info@myhorrynews.com | 4 comments

The father of the woman charged with kidnapping and killing Heather Elvis of Myrtle Beach has died.

William Caison died of natural causes this morning, according to Horry County Coroner Robert Edge.

Tamra Willard, with the coroner's office, said because he died of natural causes there would be no investigation.

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An Horry County grand jury indicted the couple for murder and kidnapping Friday.

Also Friday, Judge Steven John issued a gag order in the Heather Elvis missing persons case, which means officials working the case can no longer talk to the media about it.

http://www.wistv.com/story/25038907/grand-jury-formally-indicts-moorers-in-heather-elvis-case1

Grand Jury formally indicts Moorers in Heather Elvis case
Posted: Mar 21, 2014 11:28 AM CST Updated: Mar 21, 2014 1:09 PM CST
By WMBF News Staff - email

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The Grand Jury in Horry County has formally indicted Tammy and Sidney Moorer on murder, kidnapping, and other charges in the case of missing 20-year-old Heather Elvis.

The Grand Jury met Thursday at the Horry County Courthouse and handed up the indictments. The indictments filed Thursday list The State of South Carolina, County of Horry as the plaintiff, and Sidney Stclair Moorer and Tammy Caison Moorer as the defendants.

The charges are listed as: obstruction of justice, two counts of indecent exposure, murder, and kidnapping. Troy Large with the Horry County Police Department is listed as a witness on the indictments for obstruction of justice and indecent exposure, and Jeffery Cauble of the HCPD is listed as a witness on the murder and kidnapping indictments.

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Tammy and Sidney Moorer have been in Horry County Jail since February 21, when the couple was arrested and a search warrant was served at their home.

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/25041061/gag-order

Judge signs gag orders in Heather Elvis case
Posted: Mar 21, 2014 3:28 PM CST Updated: Mar 24, 2014 11:03 AM CST
By WMBF News Staff - email

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – Gag orders have been signed off on for the Heather Elvis case, restricting what information can be given by those involved in the case about the couple charged with the kidnapping and murder of 20-year-old Heather Elvis.

Gabriel Richardson, Assistant to Senior Solicitor Donna Elder in the Horry County Solicitors Office, confirmed the gag orders were signed by Judge Steven John on Friday. Separate gag orders were filed for Tammy Moorer and Sidney Moorer.

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Each gag order states:

"The Court finds that it is likely that there will continue to be inquiries made by non trial participants and that any Statements and information responsive to such inquiries are likely to be widely disseminated and could jeopardize the fair administration of justice in these Cases. As such, without some restraint on the trial participants and those involved with the investigation of these cases there is a substantial likelihood that the Defendant may be denied a fair trial."

View the complete text of Sidney Moorer's gag order here (PDF): http://ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/wmbf/pdf/SidneyMoorerGagOrder.pdf

View the complete text of Tammy Moorer's gag order here (PDF): http://ftpcontent4.worldnow.com/wmbf/pdf/TammyMoorerGagOrder.pdf

These gag orders apply to the Solicitor, all law enforcement agencies currently or formally involved in these cases, the defendants, and the counsel for the defendants. The order also applies to any employees of any of these entities.

Any of these entities may still put out a written release about these cases, but the release must be approved by the court first.

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http://www.wbtw.com/story/25038367/grand-jury-indicts-couple-in-heather-elvis-murder

Grand Jury indictment claims couple kidnapped, killed Heather Elvis
Posted: Mar 21, 2014 10:35 AM CST Updated: Mar 21, 2014 3:42 PM CST
By Eric Walters - email
By WBTW News Staff
By Meghan Miller - email

CONWAY, S.C. - An Horry County Grand Jury formally indicted Tammy and Sidney Moorer in the murder of missing 20-year-old Heather Elvis.

According to court documents, the Grand Jury met at the Horry County Courthouse Thursday and gave its decision.

The indictment claims both Moorers intentionally kidnapped and killed Heather Elvis on December 18, 2013.

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The hearing, which was scheduled for 2 pm and lasted until 3:30 pm, allowed the prosecution to present a PowerPoint to Judge Johns that included multiple elements of evidence not made public until Monday's hearing. The prosecution's presentation outlined communications between the Moorers and Heather Elvis starting as early as November and up until the night heather vanished on December 18.

The prosecution noted a relationship between Sidney Moorer and Heather Elvis blossomed in June 2013 and ended in October when it was discovered by Tammy Moorer. When Tammy Moorer learned of the relationship, she contacted Heather Elvis multiple times, sending explicit photos and messages to Heather, the prosecution said.

The discovery of the relationship between Sidney Moorer and Heather Elvis prompted Tammy Moorer, according to prosecutors, to allegedly go to work with her husband, monitor all cell phone activity and handcuff him.

In court Monday, the prosecutor introduced at least two messages from November:

Nov. 1, 2013

To Heather.. someone's about to get their a-- beat down.. your b--- is about to take his last breath... You can tell me where you are right now or I will find out another way... that way wont have a great turn out for you... I am giving you one last chance to answer before we meet in person.. only one.

To Heather.. I've been having Sidney followed since Jan. 2012.. it's best you call back and speak to me, save yourself. Hey ...... you ready to meet the MRS?

Heather responds...
I think you are a little obsessed with me. I'm nobody you need to worry about anymore.

Nov. 3, 2013

To Heather.. by the way dad no longer owns a phone.

The prosecutor also presented timeline of several phone calls and video that was captured the night/morning that Heather Elvis disappeared from Peachtree Boat Landing.

Here is the timeline that the prosecution presented of Dec. 18:

1:35 am.. phone call from pay phone by Sidney to Heather.. call is 4:53 minutes

1:44 Heather calls (person unidentified) who is in Florida at the time. And says Sidney just called and is leaving Tammy. Heather appears upset because she had been trying to get her life back on track after the affair and the harassment by Tammy. Heather is still at her home when she makes this call. The call lasts 2:20 minutes.

2:29 Heather attempts to call the number Sidney called from which is a pay phone. Several times it does not appear anyone answered.

3:16 am Heather attempts to call Sidney's phone with no response.

3:17 am .. Heather calls Sidney's phone and has a 4:15 minutes conversation with Sidney. Heather is at her home at this point. Sidney is at his home which is approx. 3 miles from the boat landing. After this conversation, Heather gets into her car and drives directly to Peachtree Boat Landing. Sidney also denies this conversation until police confront him with Heather's phone record and then he says he did talk to her but it was just to tell her to quit calling and leave them alone.

3:38 am.. Heather attempts to call Sidney's phone. She has arrived at the boat landing at the time of this call. She attempts to call at 3:39, 3:39:46 and 3:41..

Her phone data ends at that point. 3:41 am.

3:36 am.. A private residence video surveillance captures a vehicle coming from the direction of Sidney's headed towards the boat landing. This camera is 1.7 miles from the Moorer's residence.

3:39 am ... a business video surveillance a mile from the first camera closer to the landing captures this vehicle still proceeding in the direction of the boat landing.

3:45 am.. same business video surveillance captures the vehicle coming from the boat landing headed towards the Moorer residence. The camera is approximately 1.2 miles from the landing.

3:46 am the private residence video surveillance captures the vehicle headed from the boat landing to the Moorer residence.

Also in the bond hearing, the prosecution displayed a message that Tammy Moorer allegedly wrote on Facebook after Heather Elvis disappeared in which she called her husband, Sidney, stupid:

Well Sidney cheated on me in the months of Sept/Oct with a psycho whore who has since went missing and now her crazy daddy is threatening to kill my children and Sidney, therefore making Sidney stupid. (This girl grabbed his business card out of the office at her workplace and had fantasies about him as far back as March, but talked about it in July, naming him!) I don't know of any other word to describe my "husband" at this point. All you have to do is research this girls Twitter (although 4 months of it has gone missing in the past couple of weeks) and her Tumblr to see what a twisted person she truly is.
I could care less seeing that I had a boyfriend of my own for the past couple of years, but when someone brings my children into the scenario it's a whole other story. I will not tolerate anyone hurting my children because my husband banged a hoe 3 times in the backseat of her car and nothing more. I could care less what he screwed around with, but the fact that this jerk is stalking my family is unacceptable.

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http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_4ed58492-b6ba-11e3-b1bb-0017a43b2370.html


Florida examination of human remains continues, no direct link to Heather Elvis found

 Posted: Friday, March 28, 2014 4:48 pm | Updated: 5:06 pm, Fri Mar 28, 2014.

By Staff Reports info@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

It's still too soon to say whether or not the skeletal remains found last week in Florida are linked in any way to the Heather Elvis case, according to Florida investigators.

A spokesman for the Volusia County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office said Thursday it would be at least another week or two before any results are known.

"The Medical Examiner's Office hasn't concluded its investigation yet," Gary Davidson, spokesman for the sheriff's office, said via email Thursday. "And when they do, the remains may require additional analysis. For that reason, we still have no idea who they belong to and, therefore, haven't ruled anyone in or out as far as a possible ID."

Horry County police contacted Volusia County authorities last week about the Heather Elvis investigation after human remains were found at an intersection in DeLand, Fla.

Deland is along commonly traveled routes to Orlando, Fla., where Sidney and Tammy Moorer - who've been charged in Elvis' disappearance - vacationed about three weeks after Elvis vanished on Dec. 18, 2013.

All activity on Elvis' cell phone ceased at 3:41 a.m. Dec. 18, prosecutors said during a recent bond hearing. Her car was found the evening of Dec. 19, 2013, but her body has not been found.

Sidney Moorer competed in a Disney half marathon on Jan. 12, 2014, according to the marathon's website.

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http://m.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_f8e9b3ce-c0ea-11e3-be01-001a4bcf6878.html

Tammy Moorer's attorney asks for bond reconsideration in Heather Elvis case

By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com | Updated 3 days ago

An attorney in the Heather Elvis case has filed court papers asking a judge to reconsider bond for one of the defendants facing murder and kidnapping charges.

Myrtle Beach attorney Greg McCollum filed a notice of motion on Monday, April 7, asking Circuit Court Judge Steven John to reconsider his previous order denying bond on March 17 for his client, Tammy Moorer.

"The Defendant requests that this Honorable Court hear new and substantial grounds for relief relating to the denial of bond and hear grounds forming a basis of the immediate necessity," the motion obtained by Waccamaw Publishers states.

What the immediate necessity entails isn't clear because Judge John has imposed a gag order in the case. The gag order includes any extrajudicial statements, including any that may be made in future court filings.

"In compliance with Judge John's March 21, 2014 order prohibiting extrajudicial statements and release of documents, a memoranda of facts and law will be forwarded to the court under seal for the court's consideration," the motion states. "This memoranda of facts and law has not been furnished to the state."

A court date to hear McCollum's motion hasn't been set as of this posting, but the motion says he and his client plan to move before the court within 10 days of the motion "or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard."

Similar court documents had not been filed for Sidney Moorer, who is being represented by Kirk Truslow.

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can't help but wonder what they consider "immediate necessity."

too bad, as far as I am concerned!

 :smt102

http://www.thestate.com/2014/04/17/3393470/charges-dropped-against-one-man.html?sp=/99/132/

Charges dropped against one man in Heather Elvis case

By Amanda Kelley

akelley@thesunnews.com

April 17, 2014 Updated 19 hours ago

Authorities have dropped charges against a man who was arrested earlier this year in connection with the disappearance of 20-year-old Heather Elvis, according to Horry County public records.

Garrett Ryan Starnes was charged with obstruction of justice Jan. 28., but those charges were dropped this week, according to court records.

Horry County police charged Starnes because officers said the 25-year-old fabricated misleading information regarding Elvis’ disappearance, relayed the false information to police and posted it to a social media site, which diverted officers from legitimate leads.

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An obstruction of justice charge against William Christopher Barrett, 52, remains pending, according to court records.

Police said Barrett began posting misleading information on Facebook about Heather Elvis’ disappearance and “created a community reaction that diverted investigating officers.”

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_0c1e322e-c656-11e3-b27f-0017a43b2370.html

Charge dropped against Myrtle Beach area man in Heather Elvis-related case


Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2014 1:31 pm | Updated: 2:11 pm, Thu Apr 17, 2014.

By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

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Jimmy Richardson, solicitor for the 15th Judicial Circuit, said a judge dismissed the case during a recently held preliminary hearing because an officer who was supposed to testify didn't show up, thinking the case had been continued.

Richardson said the solicitor's office could decide to directly indict, but he said no decision has been made to do so.

As a general rule, direct indictments must occur within 90 days of an arrest, which would be on or about April 28, he said.

"That 90 days rule is a good benchmark, but if there's some new evidence, that’s never been a problem," Richardson said. "If nothing new comes about and it's just a fact that the officer misses the hearing, chances are nobody will move to indict him."

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The notice of dismissal in the Starnes case says charges against him have been dismissed, but the notice doesn't say why.

According to an arrest warrant filed Jan. 28, the defendant on or about Jan. 19 "did unlawfully take action which prevented, impeded or interfered with an investigation by providing and creating false information regarding the disappearance of Heather Elvis."

In doing so, it caused police to "divert resources to investigate these false allegations," the warrant states.

William Christopher Barrett, 52, of the Myrtle Beach area, was also charged with obstructing justice in connection with the Elvis case. That charge is still pending, according to the Horry County Public Index.

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_6002d384-c4d2-11e3-887b-001a4bcf6878.html

Florida remains Horry County police asked about undergo more testing

Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 3:15 pm | Updated: 9:26 am, Wed Apr 16, 2014.

By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

Human remains found March 20 in DeLand, Fla. that Horry County police inquired about while investigating the Heather Elvis case have been sent to a forensic specialist for additional testing.

The Volusia County (Fla.) medical examiner’s office has analyzed the remains and issued a preliminary report, but the sheriff’s office there is withholding the findings pending further testing by a human identification specialist at the University of Florida.

“We still have no idea who the victim is and don’t have a firm fix yet on the age/gender,” Gary Davidson, spokesman for the Volusia County sheriff, said via email.

“The Volusia County Medical Examiner’s Office analyzed the remains and provided us with their preliminary findings, but we want to corroborate their findings before going public with the information.”

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The DeLand discovery sparked interest because the Moorers frequently visited Orlando, Fla., which is nearby, and because they also looked into possibly buying property in the Sunshine State.

They vacationed in Walt Disney World about three weeks after Elvis disappeared and a month prior to their arrest on Feb. 21. Horry County police contacted Florida investigators shortly after the remains were found March 20.

Davidson said the University of Florida’s analysis is designed to generate a profile as to the race, gender and approximate age of the victim as well as any individual characteristics that may aid in the identification process.

"Additionally, they’ll be looking for any signs of trauma to the remains or any other evidence that might reveal the cause/manner of death," Davidson said. "That’s where things stand with the investigation.

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_0b520f58-ca5e-11e3-9718-0017a43b2370.html

WMBF anchor asks for jury trial in trespassing report filed by Tammy Moorer's family

 Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:45 pm

By Scott Harper info@myhorrynews.com | 1 comment

A local television news anchor who was scheduled to appear in magistrate’s court Tuesday for a hearing on trespass charges has asked for a jury trial.

No date has been set for the jury trial.

WMBF morning news anchor Michael Maely was charged in March for the incident that a police report said took place in February.

According to the report, Maely entered the property of William and Polly Caison while trying to interview families in the Heather Elvis disappearance case.

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A police report from the trespassing case states William Caison – who has passed away since the incident – told police that Maely came onto the property without permission.

According to the report, the victim says Maely "attempted to force the door open" of their home off Highwya 814 and that he was told nine times to leave.

Maely told police in the report he never came within eight feet of the front door. He also said, according to the report, that he has video of the incident and will provide it.

Polly Caison and her daughter, Ashley Caison, appeared Tuesday at the Horry County Magistrate’s Office for the hearing.

Ashely Caison said the information about Maely being at the door “has been retracted,” but he is still facing trespassing charges.

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In a previously released prepared statement, WMBF denied the trespassing charge.

"Michael did nothing wrong and was in pursuit of answers for a major story affecting our community,” the press release states. "He was giving those involved the opportunity to share their side of the story. We believe that the judicial system will reach the same conclusion."

http://www.thestate.com/2014/05/07/3432887/judge-to-reconsider-bond-for-heather.html?sp=/99/132/

Judge to reconsider bond for Heather Elvis murder suspect

By Amanda Kelley

akelley@thesunnews.com  May 7, 2014

 A Circuit Court judge will reconsider bond for one suspect accused of murdering and kidnapping 20-year-old Heather Elvis.

Horry County Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said a second bond hearing for Tammy Moorer will be held the morning of May 23.

Tammy Moorer, 42, and her husband Sidney Moorer,38, are both charged with murder, kidnapping, obstruction of justice and two counts of indecent exposure related to Elvis. A second bond hearing has not been requested by attorneys for Sidney Moorer.

Circuit Court Judge Steven John denied bond for both Moorers during their initial hearing on March 17. On March 21, the couple was indicted on the charges by an Horry County grand jury, which met the day before, according to court records. That day, John also signed a gag order, which prohibits any prosecutors, defense attorneys or their staffs and members of law enforcement, who have investigated the case, to publically speak about it.

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http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_bafdc9fc-d615-11e3-b93a-0017a43b2370.html

Tammy Moorer bond reconsideration in Heather Elvis case to be heard May 23


Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 4:45 pm | Updated: 5:12 pm, Thu May 8, 2014.

By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

Tammy Moorer, charged in connection with the disappearance of 20-year-old Heather Elvis, is scheduled to reappear in an Horry County courtroom on May 23, according to attorneys.

Jimmy Richardson, solicitor for the 15th Judicial Circuit, confirmed the hearing will be held on that date at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of the hearing is a request for bond reconsideration by Moorer's attorney.

Richardson said Circuit Court Judge Steven John remains the chief administrative judge in the Moorer case.

The solicitor said he couldn’t discuss the case any further, citing the March 21 gag order that’s been imposed by Judge John.

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Defense attorney Greg McCullom, who’s representing Tammy Moorer, filed a motion for bond reconsideration on April 7, according to Horry County court records.

"The Defendant requests that this Honorable Court hear new and substantial grounds for relief relating to the denial of bond and hear grounds forming a basis of the immediate necessity," the motion states.

What the immediate necessity entails wasn’t made clear in the motion.

Moorer, 42, and her husband, Sidney Moorer, 38, are charged with murder, kidnapping, obstruction of justice and two counts of indecent exposure in connection with Elvis’ disappearance.

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_222fd43a-dc2e-11e3-aee6-0017a43b2370.html

Tammy Moorer moved back to J. Reuben Long Detention Center in March

 Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2014 8:40 am | Updated: 6:34 pm, Thu May 15, 2014.

By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

A woman charged in connection with the disappearance of Heather Elvis has been moved back to J. Reuben Long Detention Center, according to the Horry County Sheriff's Office.

Tammy Moorer, 42, has been back at the county jail since her March 17 bond hearing, said Sgt. Jeff Benton, spokesman for the sheriff's office.

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For "safety and security reasons," Tammy Moorer was moved from J. Reuben Long to the Georgetown County Detention Center in the days following her arrest Feb. 21.

Benton wouldn't comment about Tammy Moorer's disciplinary or health history since she was taken into custody. She is due back in court Friday, May 23 for a hearing to determine bond reconsideration.

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http://www.wach.com/news/story.aspx?id=1048380

Bond Denied for woman accused of killing Heather Elvis
Posted: 05.23.2014 at 10:31 AM

MYRTLE BEACH (WPDE) - Bond was once again denied for Tammy Moorer, the woman charged with killing missing Horry County woman Heather Elvis.

Moorer appeared before Judge Steven John this morning to ask for her bond, which was denied in March, to be reconsidered.

Judge John denied her request.

Moorer's attorney revealed during the hearing that she is pregnant.

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http://www.thestate.com/2014/05/23/3463195/woman-charged-in-heather-elvis.html?sp=/99/132/

Pregnant or not, woman charged in Heather Elvis disappearance denied bond for second time
BY TONYA ROOT
troot@thesunnews.comMay 23, 2014

CONWAY — For a second time, a judge on Friday denied bond for a 42-year-old woman who is charged in connection with the disappearance of 20-year-old Heather Elvis.

Tammy Moorer petitioned for a hearing to have her bond reconsidered, saying she is pregnant and is concerned about her health while jailed. Her attorney also relayed concerns about the lack of evidence against her in the case.

But the prosecutor said they are unsure she is pregnant because lately she has refused to take prenatal vitamins, be examined by a doctor and take another pregnancy test.

Circuit Court Judge Steven John denied Moorer’s request and ordered that jail staff “closely monitor the health of Mrs. Moorer and continue to offer services to her with the assumption she has a viable pregnancy.”

“If the defendant continues to refuse those services . . . I want that documented in writing,” John said.

Moorer interrupted John before he issued his ruling to deny her bond, and John gave her time to speak to her attorney, Greg McCollum, who said she expressed concerns about being exposed to diseases such as HIV, herpes, MRSA infections and bugs in jail.

After John left the courtroom, Moorer’s mother openly sobbed while another family member loudly spoke of her disapproval of the ruling. Horry County Sheriff deputies quieted the family and removed a man from the audience after he made a remark to the family.

A few minutes later in the parking lot, there was a report of a confrontation, but deputies found the same family member yelling about her purse being in the trunk of a vehicle. Deputies stood watch until family members of Moorer and Heather Elvis left the parking lot.

Neither family made a public comment about Friday’s hearing.

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http://www.thestate.com/2014/05/23/3463195/woman-charged-in-heather-elvis.html?sp=/99/132/

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During the hearing, McCollum said Moorer has been under stress in jail because of the death of her father and she was taken to a hospital and learned she was pregnant. McCollum said Moorer and her husband were trying to get pregnant before they were arrested in February.

McCollum asked for John to set a bond for Moorer because she has had miscarriages in the past and the stress of being jailed could jeopardize this pregnancy.

Donna Elder, a senior solicitor, said on March 13 Tammy Moorer took a pregnancy test at the Georgetown County Detention Center and it was negative. On March 18, Moorer told officials she believed she was pregnant and requested to be examined by an obstetrics and gynecology doctor because the last time she had one was in 2005, Elder said.

On March 26, Elder said Moorer was taken to Loris Hospital for a human chorionic gonadotropin, also known as hCG, test, which is a hormone produced during pregnancy. That urine test showed hCG levels had increased and indicated she was pregnant, but an ultrasound showed it was questionable, Elder said.

On March 28, Moorer was taken to Conway Medical Center for another hCG test to confirm, but it showed her levels had not risen much from the first test two days prior.

“The doctor said if it was a viable pregnancy it would have doubled,” Elder said.

Officials have asked Moorer to take another pregnancy test and be examined by an OBGYN, but Elder said she has since refused those tests and refused to take any prenatal vitamins offered to her by jail staffers.

“They have many inmates who are pregnant that they take care of every day,” Elder said of the jail staff’s ability to address Moorer’s needs regarding the possible pregnancy.

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Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2014/05/23/3463195/woman-charged-in-heather-elvis.html?sp=/99/132/#storylink=cpy

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_cae5bb8e-e76f-11e3-9373-001a4bcf6878.html

Moorer relatives struggling to cope with harassment during Heather Elvis case

Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2014 4:28 pm | Updated: 4:38 pm, Thu May 29, 2014.

By Tom O'Dare and Michael Smith info@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

The teenage son of the couple charged with murdering Heather Elvis says he and his younger siblings have lived in fear for months because of constant threats to their family.

They are afraid to leave their home and they don’t understand why someone would want to harm them.

“There have been men with rifles standing across the road looking up here,” said 15-year-old Christian Moorer. “It’s hard to just live our lives knowing somebody out there is threatening to kill you.”

Christian’s parents, Sidney and Tammy Moorer, face charges of murder and kidnapping in connection with the disappearance of Elvis.

The 20-year-old Carolina Forest woman disappeared in the early morning hours of Dec. 18. Her vehicle was found the following evening at Peachtree Boat Landing in Socastee, about eight miles from her apartment and about two miles from the Moorers’ residence on Highway 814.

All activity to her cell phone ceased at 3:41 a.m. Dec. 18, and her body has not been found.

The Moorers were taken into custody on Feb. 21 after police executed a search warrant at their home. They were indicted on March 21. A trial date for the case has not been set.

Harsh reality

Tammy Moorer’s relatives say they have prayed for the family of Heather Elvis since they first heard she was missing.

They’ve hoped she would be found safe and returned to her loved ones. But they say some people have treated them harshly since Elvis vanished. The Moorers live just off S.C. 544 next to Tammy’s parents’ home.

Her father, William Caison, died of a heart attack in March and his family says it was the stress of the case that killed him.

The Moorers’ children — Christian, 12-year-old Nikki and 8-year-old Caison — have been living with their grandmother Polly since Tammy and Sidney were arrested in February.

Last week, a host of aunts, uncles and cousins gathered in the Caison home to discuss how they have been forced to live since Elvis disappeared.

From the beginning, family members say, the police focused primarily on the Moorers.

According to police records, Sidney Moorer and Heather Elvis were in a relationship last year. Joanne Todd Dry, Tammy Moorer’s aunt, said 38-year-old Sidney Moorer may have gotten mixed up with Elvis, but he’s not a killer.

Another aunt, Lisa Bonechans, said every family member, especially Tammy Moorer’s mother and children, have been scared for their lives for months.

“Our family shouldn’t have to live in fear just because the police say Tammy and Sidney did something,” she said.

Christian Moorer said the police have been called to their property dozens of times since December because people have come into their yard, thrown bricks at the house and even called on the phone threatening their entire family.

Waccamaw Publishers has requested reports about these incidents from the Horry County Police Department. Lt. Robert Kegler, the agency’s spokesman, could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

It’s unclear what Kegler could say anyway because police are under a judge’s order not to discuss the Heather Elvis case. Family members said the police have searched both houses twice, trying to find evidence.

The first search came just a few days after Elvis was reported missing.

“They haven’t found anything,” Dry said. “And that’s why they’re trying to keep everybody quiet.”

Intense questioning

Christian Moorer said on the February morning that police arrested his parents, the three children were taken by investigators to a small office at Coastal Carolina University.

With no other adults present, Christian Moorer said the police interrogated him and his sister while their little brother remained in the car.

“They started off being nice,” he said. “Then they started telling me I was lying about things and I wasn’t. I was being very truthful with them.”

Christian said on the night that police say Elvis was murdered, he never heard his parents leave the house or any other noises.

As the family was recounting what everyone has gone through, one cousin started crying as she was looking at a picture on her phone.

Someone had just posted a picture in a private Facebook room of Tammy Moorer with a Photoshopped gunshot wound in her forehead.

Her aunt screamed that this is the kind of things they have been dealing with. They talked of a poster that had been circulated showing Tammy, Sidney and Tammy’s dad with the caption, “one down and two to go.”

Dry said the police told them that their complaint about the poster would be forwarded to the planning or public works department since it dealt with a sign.

Sitting on the floor near her aunt, Nikki said she is always scared. Christian just shook his head.

“I don’t understand how people can do this,” he said.

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Also in court Friday, McCollum restated that his client is innocent.

“There’s a misconception and misbelief about the lack of evidence against Tammy Moorer,” McCollum said. “There’s been a lot of speculation that they found forensic evidence, that they’ve found a hair sample or a tissue. That’s absolutely not true. There’s no evidence to link Tammy Moorer to the disappearance or possible death of Heather Elvis.”

McCollum said law enforcement focused on the Moorers almost immediately after Elvis disappeared on Dec. 18, and that arrests were made to quell public pressure.

“The desire for law enforcement to do something, it’s my belief the method of arrest was done in such a way that [the Moorers] would be taken into custody, they could be interviewed and that [law enforcement] would crack the case,” McCollum said. “They arranged to have her [Tammy Moorer] arrested with the intention of trying to get some kind of incriminating statement.”

Elder took exception to the notion that law enforcement buckled under public pressure, noting that investigators didn’t file charges until two months after Elvis disappeared.

“This is not a case where law enforcement rushed to make an arrest because of public pressure,” she said. “This is a case where law enforcement, contrary to public pressure, they waited.”

Back home after the hearing, Christian Moorer fought back tears. He said he wasn’t sure how his family would endure this.

“Our family is sticking together,” he said quietly. “It’s tough when you hear and see these things about your parents and you never know when someone out there is going to try to kill you. But we’ll just keep praying. That’s all we can do.”

http://www.thestate.com/2014/06/01/3479239/family-of-tammy-and-sidney-moorer.html

Family of Heather Elvis murder suspects speak about struggles since couple’s arrest

By Amanda Kelley

akelley@thesunnews.com
June 1, 2014
Updated 11 hours ago

SOCASTEE — Family of the couple facing charges in the disappearance of 20-year-old Heather Elvis say the pair are good parents who were working to improve their relationship and are innocent.

Alice “Polly” Caison is the mother of 42-year-old Tammy Moorer who, along with her 38-year-old husband Sidney Moorer, is charged with murder, kidnapping, obstruction of justice and two-counts of indecent exposure in connection with the Elvis case.

Polly Caison said her daughter and son-in-law couldn’t have committed such crimes, that they are good parents who wouldn’t hurt a fly and should be home with their three children. Tammy is a stay-at-home mother who homeschooled the couples’ three children — two boys ages 8 and 15, and a girl age 12, while running a part-time travel agency. Sidney Moorer owns Palmetto Maintenance, LLC.

“You can ask anybody, Tammy is a good mother,” she said. “Tammy would not have done something like this to put her kids in jeopardy.”

Caison said she hopes for a fair trial if the charges aren’t dropped.

“I promise you one thing, whatever happened to that girl it did not happen here,” she said. “God help him [Terry Elvis] find his daughter because my family did not have anything to do with it,” she said. “I hope they find her and I hope she comes home.”

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During the initial bond hearing, prosecutors pointed to cellphone records and video surveillance – which showed a truck authorities said belonged to the Moorers – to build their case against the couple. But defense attorneys call the evidence is circumstantial, with no link to tie the couple to Elvis’ disappearance.

Polly Caison said the truck police referred to never left the yard and that police didn’t spend enough time looking for other suspects, but instead targeted the Moorers, whose home sits behind the Caison home on the same property off Secondary Highway 814.

Horry County police along with attorneys involved in the case are under a gag order and blocked from talking about the case, but in a court hearing in May, Horry County senior solicitor Donna Elder said authorities took time to investigate before filing charges.

“This is not a case where law enforcement rushed to make an arrest,” Elder said. “Contrary to public pressure . . . they arrested them over two months later after a full investigation.”

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During a bond hearing prosecutors said that Elvis and Sidney Moorer had begun a relationship in June 2013 and ended it in October. Prosecutors said when Tammy Moorer found out about the affair she began to harass Heather Elvis.

“Heather was in fact fearful of Tammy during this time period,” Elder said, during the March hearing. Elder said after learning of the affair, Tammy Moorer handcuffed her husband to the bed at night, a condition he agreed to for a six-month probationary period.

Polly Caison said she didn’t know about the affair until the investigation.

“Tammy and Sidney decided to put their life back together,” she said. “They went on vacation for three weeks and when they came back this thing started against them. They were over it ... they had forgiven each other and decided to put things aside and that’s why Tammy was trying to get pregnant.”

Tammy Moorer used the pregnancy as a basis for her second request for bond, which was made in May, but bond was again denied. Her attorney had requested that bond be reconsidered citing pregnancy, a prior miscarriage and concern that the stress of being jailed could jeopardize her current pregnancy.

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Being locked away from family is hurting Tammy Moorer, according to her mother.

“It’s running her crazy,” she said. “You can tell by reading her letters. She loves her kids and she’s happy about this baby coming.”

Despite negative chatter in the community, particularly on social media, about the Moorers, Polly Caison said her family has a large group of support, including some family that she said had to sit on the prosecution side during the initial bond hearing.

Polly and Ashley Caison said they hope the truth surfaces soon.

Polly Caison said her house and the Moorer house each were searched twice, including once with a search warrant. Police took boxes of belongings, but she said she’s sure there wasn’t any evidence in either house to support the charges.

“There’s no way that my child done this and I’m sick and tired of every time I see the news or read the paper it says my kids are charged with murder,” she said. “There’s no way the child could do anything like that.”

 ::MonkeyNoNo::

http://www.wbtw.com/story/25684410/couple-already-charged-in-heather-elvis-disappearance-now-face-new-allegations


Couple already charged in Heather Elvis' disappearance now face new allegations
Posted: Jun 03, 2014 4:25 PM CST Updated: Jun 03, 2014 4:30 PM CST
By WBTW News Staff
 
CONWAY, SC - The couple who are already charged in the kidnapping and death of a 20-year-old Myrtle Beach woman are now facing more charges.

Tammy and Sidney Moorer, of Myrtle Beach, are now charged with Medicaid fraud, according to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center website.

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The charges that were filed most recently were by the SC Attorney General’s Office, according to Horry County officials.

That charge is "false statement on application for Medicaid assistance."

The pair are currently being held in J. Reuben Long Detention Center.

http://www.wistv.com/story/25684010/moorers-charged-with-2-crimes

Moorers charged with Medicaid fraud
Posted: Jun 03, 2014 3:46 PM CST Updated: Jun 03, 2014 4:20 PM CST
By Brooke Holden - email

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Tammy and Sidney Moorer, the couple charged with the murder of Heather Elvis, were served warrants Tuesday for allegedly misrepresenting their income to qualify for substantial Medicaid benefits for their family.

Both Moorers have been charged with obtaining signature or property under false pretenses and false statement for application for Medicaid assistance, according to the arrest warrants.

They are accused of concealing or failing to disclose to Medicaid the true household and financial status between January 2007 and March 2013, which caused the Moorers to receive Medicaid benefits they were not entitled to receive. "The value of these benefits were over $10,000," according to investigators.

The couple misrepresented the true financial household status by failing to disclose the income generated by the couple's two businesses, the warrant alleges.

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From the gallery at the link.

http://www.wbtw.com/story/25684410/couple-already-charged-in-heather-elvis-disappearance-now-face-new-allegations

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In the bond hearing, prosecution showed this photo of Sidney and Tammy pointing a gun in a photo taken since Heather Elvis went missing.

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In the bond hearing, prosecution showed another photo of Sidney and Tammy pointing a gun in a photo taken since Heather Elvis went missing.

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Part of the presentation made by the prosecution in the bond hearing on March 17

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Part of the presentation made by the prosecution in the bond hearing on March 17
PHOTOS: Bond hearing for couple charged in Heather Elvis case

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Terry Elvis
about an hour ago · Edited
A little and a little, collected together, become a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop the ocean was formed. Overwhelming is the snowflake when joined by it's brothers in the blizzard.
Time does not heal all wounds and things thought forgotten are usually just waiting out of sight. Man creates his own path against God's plan to his own detriment and things done in darkness will always be revealed by the light.

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Human remains found during Heather Elvis search identified as missing Garden City Beach man

By Tonya Root

troot@thesunnews.comJuly 1, 2014

 Human remains found in December during a search for clues about a missing Myrtle Beach area woman have been identified as those of a 47-year-old man who had been missing since July 4, 2011, according to authorities.

Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said Tuesday that the remains discovered Dec. 28 along Tidewater Drive in the Myrtle Beach area have been identified as David Matthew Mino.

The 47-year-old was reported missing Aug. 15, 2011 by his sister after he had not been seen since July 4 of that year, according to an Horry County police report. Mino had lived alone in a mobile home in Garden City Beach, while the rest of his family lived out of the area.

On Tuesday, Willard said the manner of Mino’s death remains under investigation and Horry County police are looking into the incident.

Horry County police Lt. Robert Kegler said since the means of Mino’s death remain unknown, detectives continue to investigate his disappearance and death.

“A yellow moped that David was operating at the time of his disappearance remains missing,” Kegler said Tuesday.

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http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/25924942/myrtle-beach-area-man-indicted-in-heather-elvis-related-case

Myrtle Beach area man indicted in Heather Elvis related case
Posted: Jul 02, 2014 9:05 AM CST Updated: Jul 02, 2014 9:05 AM CST

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William Christopher Barrett (left) and Garrett Ryan Starnes (right) were charged with obstructing justice on Jan. 28 after police said in a report they interfered with the Heather Elvis investigation. (Source: MyHorryNews.com)

From WMBF News Partner MyHorryNews.com:

A Carolina Forest area man once again is facing charges in connection with the Heather Elvis missing persons case.

Garrett Starnes, 26, of the 600 block of Flintlake Court, was indicted on an obstruction of justice charge on May 22, according to court records obtained by Waccamaw Publishers.

"Garrett Ryan Starnes did in Horry County on or about January 19, 2014, intentionally do an act which prevented, obstructed, impeded, or hindered the administration of justice, in violation of the Common Law offense of obstruction of justice," the indictment states.

Starnes had been charged with obstructing justice on Jan. 28, according to an arrest warrant served on that date. An Horry County judge dismissed the charge on April 10 after the charging officer failed to show for a preliminary hearing at the time because he thought the case had been continued, according to the solicitor's office.

Donna Elder, the assistant senior solicitor handling the case, couldn't be reached for comment as of press time.

Jimmy Richardson, solicitor for the 15th Judicial Circuit, said he couldn't say why Starnes was indicted because it's Elder's case, but he said in general it's becoming more common for prosecutors to directly indict defendants when a magistrate dismisses a case.

With a direct indictment, a prosecutor presents the case directly to the Horry County grand jury. It takes eight of 12 jurors to decide to indict for the case to move forward, Richardson said.

"They [cases] are rarely dismissed at a preliminary hearing," he said. "It was quite a shock."

The arrest warrant stated that on Jan. 19, the suspect provided and created "false information regarding the disappearance of Heather Elvis.

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http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/heather_elvis/article_c27b4160-1377-11e4-b85f-0017a43b2370.html

Court filing offers clues into trial of Tammy Moorer in Heather Elvis case

Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2014 5:16 pm | Updated: 9:47 am, Fri Jul 25, 2014.

By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

Myrtle Beach attorney Greg McCollum recently filed a four-page motion seeking access to a wide variety of documents, witnesses and physical evidence related to the Heather Elvis case, according to court documents.

Filed June 10, the motion is the first step of the discovery process in the trial of Sidney and Tammy Moorer, who face murder charges in connection with Elvis’ disappearance on Dec. 18, 2013.

McCollum, who’s representing Tammy Moorer, asked for all police reports, tangible objects obtained by police or that the state plans to introduce into evidence at trial, and access to all witnesses who have knowledge of facts not favorable to Tammy Moorer.

In addition, the motion seeks results of “laboratory tests, scientific tests, or physical examinations conducted in connection with this case.”

Examples include analysis of handwriting, photographs secured of the crime scene, comparison of finger prints, hair samples and body fluids, the motion states.

A gag order that’s been imposed in the case prohibits prosecutors and defense attorneys from discussing the case.

In his motion, McCollum said “the information is requested on the grounds that it is essential to insure the Defendant’s right to a fair trial, the right to confrontation of witnesses, the right to effective Counsel and due process of law guaranteed by the South Carolina Constitution.”

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Thanks for all the up dates texasmom.  It's over whelming how many young women go missing and are killed. I hope Heathers family & loved ones see justice for her death.

You're welcome Green Eyes, and I agree it is overwhelming.  I hope they can find Heather and see justice for her too.

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_c3ea7428-1848-11e4-bb56-001a4bcf6878.html

Florida remains wrapped in bathrobe, curtains and Mickey Mouse bed sheet, report says

Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2014 5:15 pm | Updated: 6:37 pm, Fri Aug 1, 2014.

By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com |

A new report about human remains found in Florida says the remains belonged to an adult and were skeletal in nature, but there still are no indications whether or not they belong to Heather Elvis.

"We’ve been in contact with Horry County Police as well as many other agencies regarding this case and the possibility of the remains matching missing persons in their respective jurisdictions," said Gary Davidson, spokesman for the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, which is investigating the remains.

"I’m not willing to say when the contacts took place with Horry County Police or the nature of the discussions," Davidson said.

Horry County police are prohibited from commenting on the report due to a local gag order that's been imposed in the Heather Elvis case.

Local prosecutors and defense attorneys are also not allowed to speak because of the gag order.

Prepared on Tuesday, July 29, the preliminary report from the Volusia County (Fla.) Medical Examiner's Office lists new information about the state the remains were in when they were found.

According to the report, the remains were wrapped in a pink bathrobe, curtains and a homemade Mickey Mouse print bed sheet.

Davidson said the remains have not been identified. He declined to say whether the clothing and linens found with the remains are still in the possession of Volusia County authorities or whether they’ve been shared with other police agencies.

Horry County police contacted the Volusia County Sheriff's Office in March about the remains to determine whether there’s any connection to the Heather Elvis case.

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The remains captured the attention of Horry County police because the Moorers frequently visited Orlando, Fla., which is close to DeLand.

The Moorers vacationed in Walt Disney World in January, about three weeks after Elvis disappeared and a month before police took them into custody on Feb. 21.

They also looked into possibly buying property in the Sunshine State, according to statements made during court proceedings.

Davidson said The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is performing DNA analysis of the remains found in DeLand, Fla., though he couldn’t say how long that process would take.

“The bottom line is that there hasn’t been a confirmed match to any known cases and the identity of our victim is still unknown at this time,” Davidson said.

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On March 20, a bystander discovered the remains along a road just outside of DeLand, Fla., which is about 40 miles north of Orlando and 58 miles from Walt Disney World.

According to the report, the remains belong to an adult of unknown age. The report is also unsure of the race, ethnicity and gender of the victim.

Body conditions were classified in the report as "not recognizable" and as a "near complete or complete skeleton."

The person's weight and height could not be estimated, nor did the report state when the victim had died.

Fingerprint information was not available and there were no other distinctive body features found, the report continued.

According to police and medical records, the remains were found on Oak Street near International Boulevard in the DeLand area.

The sheriff's office report says the remains were in a garbage bag. Upon moving the bag, the bystander discovered what appeared to be human remains, the report said.

 ::MonkeyNoNo:: thanks txmom

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_a3af4ef8-21ae-11e4-a33a-001a4bcf6878.html

Livesay named lead prosecutor in Heather Elvis case, trial possible by wintertime

 Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 11:15 am

By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

A new attorney is taking over the legal reins in the trial of Sidney and Tammy Moorer.

Jimmy Richardson, solicitor for the 15th Judicial Circuit, confirmed Monday that assistant solicitor Nancy Livesay is now the lead prosecutor in the Moorer murder trial.

Richardson said the transfer took place about two weeks ago.

Livesay takes over for senior assistant solicitor Donna Elder, who’s been handling the case since the Moorers were charged in February in connection with the disappearance of Heather Elvis.

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Elder will still assist Livesay in the Elvis case and participate in future hearings as necessary, he said.

“It’s going to take a little time for [Elder] to catch [Livesay] up to speed, but it’s not going to be the drain on [Elder] that it was before,” Richardson said. “It’s going to be fine. We still plan to move forward with the same timeline."

Livesay graduated from Campbell University law school in 2005, and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar on June 6, 2006, according to the S.C. Supreme Court website.

Most recently, she was the prosecuting attorney in the murder trial of Joshua Blake Griffith, who in January 2014 was convicted of murder in connection with a 2009 stabbing death at a Myrtle Beach area nightclub.

Read more in the Aug. 14 edition of the Carolina Forest Chronicle.

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_5dfdaea6-2a12-11e4-93d5-0017a43b2370.html

DNA analysis of remains found in Florida complete, findings inconclusive

 Posted: Friday, August 22, 2014 11:38 am | Updated: 5:48 pm, Fri Aug 22, 2014.

By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com | 0 comments

DNA testing has been completed on human remains recently found in Florida that attracted the attention of Horry County police investigating the disappearance of Heather Elvis, according to a Florida law enforcement agency.

But the findings are creating more questions than answers since the remains still have not been positively unidentified.

After performing DNA analysis of the remains, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said results of the analysis were inconclusive, and recommended further testing by a national expert, said Samantha Andrews, an agency spokeswoman.

"FDLE completed our analysis and returned the results to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office," Andrews said via email. "It is my understanding that we were not able to make any positive identification."

The remains were sent to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for DNA analysis after separate autopsies were performed by the Volusia County Medical Examiner's Office and University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., a sheriff's office spokesman said.

On March 20, a man walking in DeLand, Fla. found skeletal human remains along the side of a road not far from the I-4 corridor between Daytona Beach and Orlando.

Horry County police investigating the Heather Elvis case contacted Volusia County authorities shortly after the remains were found.

Horry County police have said they can't explain why, citing a Circuit Court judge's gag order, though Volusia County authorities confirmed Horry County police did contact them about the Elvis case after the remains were found.

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The Moorers vacationed in the Orlando area in January, three weeks after Elvis disappeared on Dec. 18, 2013, and six weeks before they were charged on Feb. 21.

Elvis, who was 20 years old when she disappeared, still has not been found.

Gary Davidson, spokesman for the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, declined to comment Friday regarding the DNA analysis.

In Florida, autopsy results are considered public information, but Davidson cited an exemption in that state's law that he said allows law enforcement agencies to not release autopsy findings during active criminal investigations.

"We won’t be releasing any additional records while the investigation is still ongoing," Davidson said via email. "Sorry, wish I had something more for you, but there just isn’t anything new that we can release at this time."

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A preliminary report about the Florida remains has been published on the National Unidentified Missing Persons Data System (NamUS) website, which is part of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The NamUS report classified the remains as belonging to an adult. The report couldn't determine the victim's race and gender, nor could it estimate the victim's age at time of death or how long the remains had been there.

Other identifying features such as height and weight also couldn't be estimated, according to the report.

The report did describe body conditions as "not recognizable" and as a "near complete or complete skeleton."

The body was wrapped in a pink bath robe, curtains and a homemade Mickey Mouse print bed sheet, the NamUS report continued.

A Volusia County Sheriff's Office incident report said a man walking just outside the city limits of DeLand, Fla. found the remains in a trash bag.

"While cleaning the roadway he observed a garbage bag on the side of Oak St [sic] just north of the intersection of Oak St [sic] and International Speedway Blvd., Deland," the report said. "Upon moving the bag he discovered it contained what appeared to be human remains."

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http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/27405349/wmbf-news-special-report-holding-onto-hope-for-heather?page=full&N=F

WMBF News Special Report: Holding onto hope for Heather
Posted: Nov 17, 2014 11:18 AM CST
Updated: Nov 17, 2014 9:48 PM CST
By Brooke Holden

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Eleven months have passed since Heather Elvis was reported missing in Myrtle Beach.

As the trial date for the two suspects charged with Heather's murder draws closer, WMBF News Anchor Michael Maely sat down with her parents.

Terry and Debbi Elvis shared their feelings on the trial and the painful wait for answers.

It has been 11 agonizing months, since Terry and Debbi Elvis have seen their daughter, Heather.

“It just gets worse; every day for me is harder,” Debbi said. “I never thought it could possibly be harder than it was, but it's harder.” “In so many different ways it's harder.”

“It's hard, every day's hard, every night's twice as hard,” Terry shared.

Their pain for the loss of their daughter, made worse, by the uncertainty of what happened to the 20-year-old last December, when Heather's car was left at Peachtree Boat Landing.

Nearly two months later, without the discovery of a body, authorities arrested Tammy and Sidney Moorer, charging the couple with Heather's kidnapping and murder.

Michael: Walk me through, what went through your mind when Tammy and Sidney were charged with Heather's murder.

Terry: The word itself [murder] is almost impossible for me to use, I was relieved that someone was going to be held accountable, and I was distressed over what they were being held accountable for.

Faith tells you to hold onto hope, the charges tell you, there is no hope.

Debbi: The first thing that went through my mind is that they were quitting, they were giving up. They weren't gonna look anymore, that this was it and that wasn't the case. So, I'm grateful that they haven't given up looking, they're still determined to look [for evidence.]

Michael: If you want authorities to get as much evidence as they can, you also have to accept that they have to find Heather.

Debbi: I don't want them to find that Heather has been murdered, but I don't want them to find that she's still alive in some hell hole somewhere, which one would be worse? So what do you hope for? So, we're just hanging on that they find answers.

Terry: I want answers, but I'm deathly afraid of getting them. I know that I want them, I know that I need them, but I don't want the one that they have. It's human nature not to want that. So, the struggle is there for me daily, it's every night when I go to bed.

That struggle, evident with every call from authorities.

Last month, police in Florida said remains found there did not appear to be Heather's.

Terry and Debbi said the police's discovery was relief, but it was also scary.

“It's scary, because it could have been [Heather,] but it also hurts, because it's somebody else, it's still somebody,” Terry said.

“It makes you know there's another family out there that somebody has stolen their child away and they didn't know where she was until now and you're glad that now they know, but now, they know,” Debbie explained.

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“There are certain things that I know I don't need to know,” Terry said. “I know we as a family don't need to know yet,” he continued.

“There's certain things I wish we didn't know,” Debbi admitted.

“But those things will be revealed to us when they need to be,” Terry said.

“And all those things don't matter until they're put into context of the trial,” Debbi added.

“As long as the defense attorneys are privy to all of it, there should be no problems with the trial itself and also with Heather's investigation and finding her and where she is, I don't want that impeded at all,” Debbi said. “I don't want somebody's nosiness getting in the way of them finding my daughter.”

And without the discovery of Heather, Terry and Debbi say any potential conviction for Heather's murder, won't bring them what they say they need.

“I need to know what happened, to have any closure, we need to know,” Terry admitted. “If convicted, there's nothing to lose and everything to gain.”

“Even if it wasn't to have some sort of sway on sentencing, just for doing the right thing, just for showing there's some humanity still, inside of a person. I hope for that and I pray for that,” Terry admitted.

“Best case scenario is somebody confesses to where [Heather] is and what happened, before it even goes to trial,” Debbi said.

With a confession, the Elvis family wouldn't have to go through the trial, their children wouldn't have to suffer through that.

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Meanwhile, as the twelfth month approaches since they heard their daughter's voice or saw her smile, they simply can't fully give up all hope. The Christmas tree and gifts still standing as proof.

“How do we process that she could be gone?” Debbi asked. “If I were able to process that, her presents wouldn't still be there,” she admitted. “But they're still there and as long as they're there, there's hope.”

But beneath that hope, is very raw reality, the most likely best news they could get, is the worst news any parent could imagine.

“With Heather, no matter where she is, or what happened, I can't take care of her, I can't do anything for her and that's what's so horrible, is I'm supposed to and I can't,” Debbi cried.

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from above article:

But beneath that hope, is very raw reality, the most likely best news they could get, is the worst news any parent could imagine.

 ::MonkeyTears::

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_28856b52-798f-11e4-954d-0bea19388738.html

Horry County newspaper files motion that contests sealing of court documents in Heather Elvis case

Posted: Monday, December 1, 2014 2:20 pm | Updated: 3:02 pm, Mon Dec 1, 2014.
By Michael Smith michael.smith@myhorrynews.com

Waccamaw Publishers is challenging in court another component of the Heather Elvis case.

Jay Bender, attorney for Waccamaw Publishers, filed a motion with the Horry County Clerk of Court’s office seeking to intervene.

Filed Dec. 1, the motion opposes an effort by prosecutors to seal court documents in the Elvis case.

A court date to hear arguments hasn’t been set.

Bender said Waccamaw Publishers filed the motion to ensure transparency in judicial filings and proceedings related to the Heather Elvis case.

The state and federal constitutions require open courts, and that requirement extends to judicial documents, he said.

“The public has confidence when the public can observe the operation of judicial institutions,” Bender said. “If you close the public out of the process, the outcome will always be questioned.”

Jimmy Richardson, solicitor for the 15th Judicial Circuit, whose office filed the motion to seal court records, couldn’t be reached for comment Monday.

Richardson has previously said the motion was filed after seeking guidance from Circuit Court Judge Steven John, who’s the chief administrative judge in the Elvis case.

In the spring, Judge John issued a gag order prohibiting prosecutors, defense attorneys and other trial participants from making extrajudicial statements in the Heather Elvis case.

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At issue in the Waccamaw Publishers motion is an Oct. 3 filing by assistant solicitor Nancy Livesay, who became the lead prosecutor in the Elvis case in late July.

Livesay’s motion says a second motion she’s preparing to file contains information that falls under the Elvis case gag order.

“If said information and statements were made public, the State fears both the State’s and the Defendant’s right to a fair and impartial trial may be adversely effected [sic],” the motion states.

Waccamaw Publishers’ motion to intervene contests that position.

“Here we have two people in jail and an outstanding attempt to keep the process secret, including a magistrate who has disregarded the law with respect to court records and a judge who’s issued a gag order,” Bender said.

“No matter the outcome of this prosecution, the public will be skeptical unless the public has the opportunity to see its institutions working fairly with the rules applied even-handedly for everybody,” Bender continued.

Livesay’s motion says documents should be filed under seal to ensure a fair and impartial jury, and ultimately a fair and impartial trial.

“The State will ask for an Order of this Court to file a motion under seal, effectively restricting access to said motion to the Court and parties of this case,” Livesay’s motion states.

Waccamaw Publishers’ motion to intervene is in addition to an appeal the newspaper group filed April 3.

The newspaper group’s appeal sought access to search warrants issued in the Elvis case, as well as any returns from those warrants.

It was filed after Horry County magistrate Aaron Butler denied the newspaper’s request for the warrants through a representative in his office in February and on official letterhead on March.

Bender argued for the release of search warrants on behalf of Waccamaw Publishers at a hearing Nov. 13, but Judge John later ruled against the newspaper group.

In his order, John said the appeal was improper because remedy wasn’t first sought in magistrate court.

Waccamaw Publishers argued that Butler’s letter denying access constituted a final determination.

The newspaper group is currently reviewing its legal options.

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Richardson, the 15th Judicial Circuit solicitor, has said he hopes the Moorers will be tried in March 2015.

 ::MonkeyNoNo::

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/27750134/defense-team-files-motion-to-reduce-bond-in-heather-elvis-case

Defense team files motion to reduce bond in Heather Elvis case
Posted: Jan 02, 2015 5:11 PM CST
Updated: Jan 02, 2015 5:11 PM CST
By Brooke HoldenCONNECT
 
Sidney Moorer is charged with murdering and kidnapping Heather Elvis.

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A motion has been filed to reduce bond for the man charged with the murder of missing woman Heather Elvis.

According to the motion filed by Kirk Truslow, attorney for Sidney Moorer, “the defense would show that a reconsideration of the bond decision is warranted at the present time. Defense counsel has had the opportunity to review the discovery provided.”

The motion was filed December 30 and states, “the discovery provided not only contradicts the State's representations at the initial bond hearing, but further establishes that Sidney Moorer could not be legally convicted of the crimes charged.”

Moorer was arrested February 21, 2014.

In March, Sidney Moorer and wife, Tammy, were indicted by the Grand Jury in Horry County for the murder of Elvis.

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/27749266/trial-date-set-for-heather-elvis-murder-case

Trial date set for Heather Elvis murder case
Posted: Jan 02, 2015 3:08 PM CST
Updated: Jan 02, 2015 3:16 PM CST
By WMBF News StaffCONNECT
 
Tammy and Sidney Moorer have been charged with the murder of Heather Elvis.

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A trial date has been set for the murder case of Heather Elvis.

The trial against Tammy and Sidney Moorer is scheduled for May 11, according to a scheduling order filed by the office of Solicitor Jimmy Richardson.

“I'm glad they finally set a date, it appears it's going to move forward...but, the main thing we're hoping for is the same as always, that answers will come out and we'll find out where our daughter is,” said Terry Elvis, father of Heather.

A deadline for May 1 has been set for the defense and the state to provide a witness list for the case, the order states.

A request to summon 800 jurors for the murder trial of Heather Elvis has been scheduled May 11.

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Judge R. Markley Dennis, Jr., of Moncks Corner, will preside over the case.

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/article_59c6602e-9521-11e4-8eec-3ba606d82675.html

Sidney Moorer's defense attorney files motion seeking bond hearing in Elvis case

Posted: Monday, January 5, 2015 4:25 pm | Updated: 9:57 am, Thu Jan 15, 2015.
By Michael Smith Michael.smith@myhorrynews.com |

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Moorer has been jailed since Feb. 21, when Horry County police raided his home in the early morning hours.

Search warrants and returns previously obtained by Waccamaw Publishers show police seized a variety of cell phones, video game systems and other belongings capable of making recordings.

Police also seized a mannequin torso and two shotguns, though the weapons were returned a day later, records show.

Moorer previously had bond denied during a hearing in March 2014, though Circuit Court Judge Steven John said at the time both defendants could seek bond reconsideration at a later date.

Tammy Moorer requested a second bond hearing in April 2014 on the grounds that she was pregnant.

Donna Elder, a prosecuting attorney at the time, questioned whether the pregnancy was legitimate, noting that Moorer refused medical attention and didn’t take prenatal vitamins.

Judge John denied bond, and ordered jail staff to closely monitor her medical condition and document whether she refused medical attention.

Tammy Moorer lost the baby a short time later, her family members said in a December news interview.

http://www.wbtw.com/story/27919202/tammy-moorer

Tammy Moorer 'looking forward' to murder trial, her attorney says
Posted: Jan 22, 2015 7:09 PM CST
Updated: Jan 22, 2015 10:46 PM CST

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - A Horry County wife charged in the death and disappearance of a young woman who had a relationship with her husband is  “looking forward to appearing in court,” her attorney told News13 Thursday.

Tammy Moorer, age 42, and her husband Sidney Moorer, age 38, are both charged with the death of Heather Elvis, a Myrtle Beach 20-year-old who disappeared in December 2013.

Elvis has still not been found, although detectives closed a road near the Moorer's house just last week for a search.

Tammy Moorer's attorney, Greg McCollum, spoke Thursday after news came that a new bond hearing would be held for the pair next Friday in Charleston.

McCollum told News13 that his client is prepared for the trial, which is scheduled to begin May 11. 

“…we're ready to go” McCollum said.  “She's looking forward to having her defense heard and all the things that happen in a trial. So we are anxious and ready and willing to begin the trial."

McCollum said that the legal preparation for a trial – in which 800 possible jurors are expected to be called -- is also well underway.

 "With the exception of just a very few minor things, we're ready. We know what the case is. We know what the evidence is. We know what the state's position will be."

McCollum talked to WBTW after 15th Solicitor Jerry Richardson announced Thursday that a new bond hearing is planned for Jan. 30 in Charleston.  (Click here to read related story)

McCollum welcomes the idea as both Tammy and her husband Sidney Moorer are held without bond.

“Certainly we want to take every opportunity possible to see certainly from our point of view that we would like for Tammy to be released on bond. And so any opportunity we have to do that, we're certainly going to take advantage of that."

The original bond hearing revealed many details about the case that police alleged – including unflattering texts and emails between the married couple to and about Heather Elvis.

One message, allegedly from Tammy Moorer, confronted Heather Elvis: “To Heather.. someone's about to get their a-- beat down...”  was part of one of many messages presented by officials in the last hearing in March 2014.

“In the initial bond hearing, the case had just begun, and the judge denied the bond,” McCollum said. “And he specifically left a provision in there that we would be able to come back – after everyone had a chance to review the evidence, prepare the case and look at it, and that option was available.”

During next Friday's bond hearing appearance, McCollum also wants to have a judge remove the gag order that severely limits information about the case from being discussed by officials to the public.

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wow i about fell off my chair, only a 100k each bail, Tammy has made bail
i only see bad things while these two are out


Teen's 'killers threaten her grieving family from jail': Judge ignores parents claims they are being harassed and release suspect couple on $100,000 bond
PUBLISHED: 22:59 EST, 30 January 2015 | UPDATED: 08:20 EST, 31 January 2015

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A South Carolina couple facing murder charges for allegedly killing the husband's former 20-year-old mistress were each granted a $100,000 bond Friday after spending nearly a year in jail.
Tammy Moorer, 42, and her husband, 38-year-old Sidney Moorer, are accused of killing Heather Elvis, even though her body has never been found after her disappearance in December 2013.
The Moorers’ defense attorneys asked for another hearing because they said their investigation showed prosecutors didn't have as much evidence as they initially claimed.
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Circuit Judge Markley Dennis decided to grant bond after stating that under the law they were innocent.
The judge also required the couple to wear GPS monitors and ordered them to stay at least 5 miles away from the home of the victim's parents. Both the suspects' families and the victims' families reported they have been repeatedly harassed and threatened on Facebook.
Tammy and Sidney Moorer are currently scheduled to stand trial in May.

The couple were transported back to jail after the bond hearing. Mrs Moorer had posted bond by Friday afternoon and was videotaped by WMBF leaving the detention facility at around 6pm.
Her husband remained behind bars because the paperwork required for his release had not been filed, according to ABC News 4.
A gag order has been issued in the case, leading to plenty of speculation, but not much information. Attorneys for the Moorers used the bond hearing to publicly attack the prosecution's case.

more

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2934044/Heather-Elvis-killers-threatening-grieving-family-jail-Judge-ignores-pleas-heartbroken-parents-releases-suspect-couple-100-000-bond.html

http://www.wach.com/news/story.aspx?id=1158018
   
Man charged with murder of Heather Elvis released from jail
by WACH Fox News Center
Posted: 02.02.2015 at 3:14 PM

CHARLESTON, SC (WPDE) - Sidney Moorer, the man charged with the murder of Heather Elvis, has been released from the J. Reuben Long Detention Center after being granted bond on Friday.

Moorer walked out of the detention center shortly after 2 p.m. Monday afternoon.

Moorer and his wife Tammy Moore are charged with the murder of Heather Elvis, who has been missing since December 2013.

On Friday around noon, Judge R. Markley Dennis set bond for the Moorers at $100,000 each on charges related to Elvis' disapperance.

Around 6 p.m. Friday, Tammy Moorer posted bond and was released from the detention center.

She visited Sidney Moorer in jail Saturday afternoon for about 30 minutes.

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http://www.islandpacket.com/2015/02/02/3570745/opposing-attorneys-in-heather.html

Opposing attorneys in Heather Elvis murder trial confident of their cases
BY TONYA ROOT

troot@thesunnews.com February 2, 2015

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A circuit court judge set bond at $100,000 each for the couple, ordered that they must be GPS monitored, and stay five miles away from the home of Heather Elvis’ parents while free on bail.

Tammy Moorer, 42, was released on bail by 5:45 p.m. Friday. Her husband, 39-year-old Sidney Moorer was released about 2 p.m. Monday, according to jail authorities.

Friday’s hearing was the third bond request for Tammy Moorer and the second for Sidney Moorer.

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December 16, 2015

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/remove-markley-dennis/

883 signatures Goal: 5,000

Remove Markley Dennis

We the family of Heather R. Elvis, the people of Horry County, The State of South Carolina and beyond our borders do seek to allow justice to be served in an unprejudicial manner. In order to accomplish this task, we seek to have Judge Rupert Markley Dennis Jr. recuse himself and allow the South Carolina Supreme Court to appoint a judge who will correct the following issues and see that justice is done fairly and that the appearance of any impropriety is removed from the courts in this case.

First, ever since judge Markley has been over this case ( it was originally under the rule of then honorable Administrative Judge Johns ) we the family have been made to travel to Charleston South Carolina for each hearing and motion which forces us to close our business, uproot our lives and family and travel around 3 hours round trip not to mention the time spent in court. It is a hardship that is supposed to be avoided for the families of violent crime yet is not even given a second thought with each hearing. Not only does our family have to make the trip and lose business and time but those friends and supporters are forced to make the trip. This is and has been a hardship on all of those who make the trip not to mention the tax payer funded travel expenses for the solicitors office and all of the staff needed to handle the court motions. If this judge does not want to travel to Horry County then please allow a local judge to preside over this case.

Secondly, we have been denied the constitutional right to speak at the last bond modification hearing. This right is given to us under the Constitution of South Carolina.



ARTICLE I
SECTION 24 Passed January 22, 1998 at 1:50 PM

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

"Section 24. (A) To preserve and protect victims' rights to justice and due process regardless of race, sex, age, religion, or economic status, victims of crime have the right to:

(1) be treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, and to be free from intimidation, harassment, or abuse, throughout the criminal and juvenile justice process, and informed of the victim's constitutional rights, provided by statute;

(2) be reasonably informed when the accused or convicted person is arrested, released from custody, or has escaped;

(3) be informed of and present at any criminal proceedings which are dispositive of the charges where the defendant has the right to be present;

(4) be reasonably informed of and be allowed to submit either a written or oral statement at all hearings affecting bond or bail;

(5) be heard at any proceeding involving a post-arrest release decision, a plea, or sentencing;

(6) be reasonably protected from the accused or persons acting on his behalf throughout the criminal justice process;

(7) confer with the prosecution, after the crime against the victim has been charged, before the trial or before any disposition and informed of the disposition;

(8 ) have reasonable access after the conclusion of the criminal investigation to all documents relating to the crime against the victim before trial;

(9) receive prompt and full restitution from the person or persons convicted of the criminal conduct that caused the victim's loss or injury including both adult and juvenile offenders;

(10) be informed of any proceeding when any post-conviction action is being considered, and be present at any post-conviction hearing involving a post-conviction release decision;

(11) a reasonable disposition and prompt and final conclusion of the case;

(12) have all rules governing criminal procedure and the admissibility of evidence in all criminal proceedings protect victims' rights and have these rules subject to amendment or repeal by the legislature to ensure protection of these rights.

To Be Clear.

`Victim' means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, psychological, or financial harm as the result of the commission or attempted commission of a crime against him. The term `victim' also includes the person's spouse, parent, child, or lawful representative of a crime victim who is deceased, who is a minor or who is incompetent or who was a homicide victim or who is physically or psychologically incapacitated.

Thirdly, a disturbing fact has been brought to our attention this week by the Horry County Solicitors office that causes our family to have a large amount to distrust in the ability of Judge Markley Dennis to be fair and impartial on this case. It has been revealed that Judge Markley Dennis was a schoolmate of the defendant's father ( Sidney Moorer ). They went to the same school in a much smaller town of Summerville South Carolina area. This causes us great concern as to a potential conflict in any proceedings in our daughter Heather's case, when heard before Judge Markley Dennis. Keep in mind that before Judge Dennis was assigned this case, the defendants were incarcerated without bail even though they tried to get bail before Judge Johns and failed.

According to the Sworn Statement to the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, Circuit Court Judge Rupert Markley Dennis Jr. then an incumbent judge stated the following to the commission.

QUOTED from paragraph (6)

"My philosophy on recusal is consistent with and specifically set forth in Canon 3(E). In those situations, I disclose the potential problems and ask the parties to consider out of my presence whether they wish me to recuse myself. If requested, recusal is always the correct approach. There are occasions,, however, where I may decline to recuse myself when it appears the party is simply trying to gain an advantage or possible further delay which would constitute a prejudice to the other side. In those situations nothing in the Canons would prevent me from hearing the matter."

Paragraph (7) QUESTION ASKED:

If you disclosed something that had the appearance of bias, but you believed it would not actually prejudice your impartiality, what deference would you give a party that requested your recusal?

ANSWER GIVEN:

As stated, I would in those situations, elect to recuse myself to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

{These answers were given and sworn to by Judge Rupert Markley Dennis Jr. on the 4th day of August 2014 and the Notary who signed the papers was Linda J. Droze}



To Summarize our concerns:

(A) The undoing of the first Judges ( Honorable Judge John ) denial of bond.

(B) Letting the accused travel out of state.

(C) Setting an order that they could work in boardering states to South Carolina.

(D) Allowed them to move to and seek employment in FLORIDA ( last time I looked we don't share a boarder with FLORIDA).

(E) Allowing the accused to break the gag order without punishment.

(F) Being denied our constitutional right to speak at the bond reconsideration hearing when it was clearly stated at the beginning of the hearing, is a violation of our rights.

(G) Not disclosing the fact that he Judge Markley Dennis knew, and attended school with the father of Sidney Moorer ( one of the defendants ) and grew up in the same small town area. This should have been addressed earlier on so as to decide if it was a problem BEFORE any rulings were made.

All of this taken as a whole is overwhelmingly prejudicial in our eyes and we hereby request that Judge Markey Dennis abide by his sworn statement to the Judicial Merit Commission and recuse himself from the case of our loving daughter Heather R. Elvis immediately.



Respectfully Submitted.

The Elvis Family, Friends and Concerned Citizens of South Carolina and those beyond its borders.

http://wbtw.com/2016/03/10/murder-charges-against-sidney-and-tammy-moorer-dropped-in-heather-elvis-case/

Murder charges against Sidney and Tammy Moorer dropped in Heather Elvis case
News-13-Facebook-profile
By Jo Brown
Published: March 10, 2016, 4:48 pm  Updated: March 10, 2016, 7:29 pm

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The murder charges against Tammy and Sidney Moorer in the disappearance of Heather Elvis have been dropped, according to the Horry County Public Index.

The Horry County Index states that several charges previously filed against Tammy Moorer were dismissed as of Thursday afternoon. The specific charges that have been dismissed are murder, two counts of indecent exposure, and obstruction of justice.

In addition, charges previously filed against Sidney Moorer in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of Heather Elvis have also been dropped, according to the Horry County Index. The charges against Sidney Moorer that have been dropped are murder and two counts of indecent exposure.Elvis-Complete-Coverage

News13 contacted Horry County Solicitor Jimmy Richardson for an explanation of why charges against the Moorers have been dropped, but he could not comment yet on the developments in the case.

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Debbi Elvis, mother of missing woman Heather Elvis, says the family is not ready to speak publicly on murder charges against the Moorers being dropped as they are still receiving information from the solicitor’s office. She did say, however, that the family remains focused on Heather’s case and finding their daughter.

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http://counton2.com/2016/06/20/jury-selection-begins-in-kidnapping-trial-for-heather-elvis/

Jury of 10 men, 4 women chosen in Sidney Moorer trial
WBTW Staff
Published: June 20, 2016, 4:41 am  Updated: June 20, 2016, 6:35 pm

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Jury selections start Monday for the Sidney Moorer trial.  He faces kidnapping charges in the Heather Elvis case.
Last week, a judge granted the defense attorney’s motion to have separate trials for the kidnapping and obstruction of justice charges.

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https://youtu.be/cpqJrTNy4UU

Sidney Moorer Trial Day 1 Opening Statements 06/20/16

CourtChatter Live

   
Published on Jun 20, 2016
Sidney Moorer is charged with the kidnapping of missing Socastee woman Heather Elvis.

http://www.wect.com/story/32270484/sled-witness-video-surveillance-receipt-shows-sidney-moorer-bought-pregnancy-test

SLED witness: Video surveillance, receipt shows Sidney Moorer bought pregnancy test
Tuesday, June 21st 2016, 8:30 am CDT
Tuesday, June 21st 2016, 9:56 pm CDT
By WMBF News StaffCONNECT

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - Video surveillance footage made up the bulk of the rest of the evidence presented Tuesday in the kidnapping trial of Sidney Moorer.

Amelia Bethea, who works with South Carolina's State Law Enforcement Division, testified that she obtained footage from a local Wal-Mart dated Dec. 18, 2013.

In her testimony, Bethea said the footage showed Moorer entering the Wal-Mart around 1:12 a.m., and making a purchase. A receipt entered into evidence and time stamped 1:19 a.m., indicated the defendant bought a pregnancy test and a cigar.

The jury was shown that surveillance footage.

During Monday, former coworkers of Heather Elvis, who went missing Dec. 18, 2013, testified that she and Moorer started a relationship while they were employed at the former Tilted Kilt location at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach.

Jessica Cooke, who said she was Elvis' supervisor, testified Monday she noticed the girl was gaining weight, which led to Elvis eventually taking a pregnancy test. That test, the witness added, came up as an error.

While a portion of Tuesday afternoon focused on surveillance footage, earlier testimony focused on cellphone records.

Jonathan Martin, who was an investigator with the Horry County Police Department's violent crimes division in December 2013, testified that he obtained Elvis' cellphone records from T. Mobile from 1:35 to 3:41 a.m., on Dec. 18.

Martin testified for solicitor Nancy Livesay that records indicated Elvis received a call from a pay phone that lasted almost five minutes. Nine outgoing calls were placed by Elvis to that pay phone, according to the witness.

Then, Elvis placed a call to Moorer's cellphone around 3:17 a.m., Martin testified. That call reportedly lasted for more than four minutes.

According to the investigator, additional calls were placed by Elvis to Moorer's cellphone. The last one was registered at 3:41 a.m., on Dec. 18, 2013.

"This phone has never produced any more records," Martin said.

He added that, during the course of the investigation, it was determined Moorer had placed the call from the pay phone.

On cross examination by defense attorney Kirk Truslow, Martin testified that Moorer said he had called Elvis from the pay phone to get her to stop harassing him and leaving notes on his vehicle.

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Other witnesses who testified during the opening session on Tuesday included an Horry County police officer who was patrolling Peachtree Boat Landing in the early-morning hours of Dec. 18 and found Elvis' vehicle.

HCPD Officer Casy Guskiewicz testified that when he saw the vehicle, all its doors were locked and the windows closed and intact.

Later, Danny Furr, a sergeant with the HCPD, testified that he went to the Tilted Kilt, where both Elvis and Moorer worked, after the initial report came in that she was missing.

Furr added he got a phone number for Moorer from the Tilted Kilt's general manager after the individual indicated that there was a relationship between the defendant and Elvis.

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Three witnesses testified Monday afternoon. All used to work with Elvis at the former Tilted Kilt location at Broadway at the Beach. Each testified that Moorer and Elvis had a relationship that ultimately ended in October 2013.

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http://wbtw.com/2016/06/22/moorer-trial-day-3-jury-to-take-bus-ride-to-see-surveillance-camera-locations/

Jury in Sidney Moorer trial enters day two of deliberations

By Eric Walters
Published: June 22, 2016, 6:20 am  Updated: June 24, 2016, 9:21 am

CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – Members of the jury in the Sidney Moorer trial entered the courtroom again Friday morning as they continue deliberation on whether Moorer is guilty of kidnapping Heather Elvis.

Juror members in the Sidney Moorer kidnapping case were dismissed Thursday night after deliberating for just more than two hours.

Judge Markley Dennis was handed a note from the jury around 7:15 p.m. Thursday asking if the members could be released and return the next morning to continue deciding the fate of Moorer, the man accused of kidnapping missing Myrtle Beach woman Heather Elvis.

Jury members returned Friday morning at 9 a.m. to continue deliberations.

Sidney Moorer was also allowed to leave with his family Thursday night. Moorer could be seen leaving the courthouse with his family just before 7:30 p.m.

Judge Dennis sent the jury out for deliberations after closing arguments just before 5 p.m. Thursday evening after hearing testimony all day Thursday.

Within the first hour of testimony, four witnesses were called by the prosecution.  One witness, Peter Cestare with Horry County Police, testified to taking pictures inside Sidney and Tammy Moorer’s house. Cestare said he alerted detectives about the cameras inside the Moorer’s home, and expected for them to take it “to the next level” if they were deemed important.

He took 4 pictures outside Moorer’s residence, 19 inside the residence and 4 inside of a camper on property. Cestare did admit he didn’t want Tammy Moorer to know he realized there was a camera inside of the residence.

Jacob Melton was the fifth witness of the day. He was a friend of Moorer’s son and says he spent time at the Moorer’s house.

The State asked Melton to point out where monitors for a camera system used to be inside the house.

The next witness called was Brianna Warrelmann. She was a former roommate Heather Elvis

Warrelman became emotional during her testimony and told the court that Heather called her crying hysterically and told her that Sidney called her and claimed he left his wife and wanted to be with her.  Warrelman said Elvis also said that she had gone out with another guy and was supposed to see him (Steven) the next day.

Warrelman told defense attorney Kirk Truslow during cross examination that Tammy Moorer sent more than 90 threatening text messages and phone calls prior to her disappearance.  She also said Tammy Moorer sent Heather text images of she and Sidney having sex.

Judge Markley Dennis became visibly angry when the State and defense argued whether or not to play previously recorded statements from Warrelman during police interviews.  Court was recessed so a transcript could be made of the statements in question.

The State rested its case just after 12:30 p.m. and the defense followed with a request for the judge to issue a directive verdict.

After a lengthy discussion, the judge denied the motion for a directive verdict and the jury will get to decide.

When court resumed after lunch, the defense did not call any witnesses and rested its case.  The judge told the jury that closing arguments could begin.

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https://youtu.be/YwBiUgCFn5g

Sidney Moorer Trial Prosecution Closing Argument 06/23/16
CourtChatter Live
           


Published on Jun 23, 2016
Sidney Moorer is charged with the kidnapping of missing Socastee woman Heather Elvis.

 ::MonkeyNoNo::

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article85799047.html

JUNE 24, 2016 2:51 PM

Update: Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks

Update: The judge declared a mistral Friday afternoon. Read that story here.

Original: A jury came back deadlocked in the Sidney Moorer kidnapping trial in connection with the disappearance of Heather Elvis.

The jury heard four days of testimony by witnesses called by the state. The defense rested without calling anyone to the stand.

The jury got the case late Thursday and returned to the courtroom several times Friday to look further at evidence, but could not reach a verdict.

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http://www.wistv.com/story/32302394/hung-jury-mistrial-declared-in-sidney-moorer-trial

Hung jury, mistrial declared in Sidney Moorer trial
Friday, June 24th 2016, 2:15 pm CDT
Friday, June 24th 2016, 3:42 pm CDT
By Ian Cross, Digital Content ManagerCONNECT
By Brad Dickerson, Digital ProducerCONNECT

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - After several hours of deliberation that began Thursday evening and continued for most of the day on Friday, 12 jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict and a hung jury was declared in the case of Sidney Moorer, who was charged with kidnapping in connection with the December 2013 disappearance of Heather Elvis.

In light of this development, there is a mistrial and the case against Moorer will have to be retried with a new jury.

Multiple jurors confirmed on camera that the jury was split: 10 in favor of a guilty verdict to two who argued for a not guilty verdict.

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I hope we don't find out that one of the holdouts was the personal friend of Moorer's attorney.

IMO, he should have never been seated on the jury.

And I really hope when they retry him, it's with a different judge too.


 ::MonkeyNoNo:: ::MonkeyMad::

The defense had requested a directive verdict (starts at 6:00).

The judge's remarks and denial of the motion starts at about 17:00, worth a listen imo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1407&v=p7izb4gmNMI

Sidney Moorer Trial Day 4 Part 4 06/23/16
CourtChatter Live
   
Published on Jun 23, 2016
Sidney Moorer is charged with the kidnapping of missing Socastee woman Heather Elvis.

http://wbtw.com/2016/07/29/sidney-moorer-gets-5-month-jail-sentence-for-violating-gag-order/

Sidney Moorer gets 5 month jail sentence for violating gag order
By Jo Brown
Published: July 29, 2016, 10:31 am  Updated: July 29, 2016, 6:07 pm

CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – The hearing to decide whether or not Sidney Moorer violated a gag order placed on his case in March 2014 was held Friday morning.

The hearing began around 10 a.m. and News13’s Lucas Lalonde sat in to hear the judge’s decision. The judge first reviewed the contempt of court charge with Moorer and his attorney Kirk Truslow.

In Friday’s hearing, Moorer acknowledged that he did violate the gag order by doing an interview with WBTW on the second day of his kidnapping trial, June 21.

Truslow argued that the judge should consider the amount of time Moorer served in jail, nearly one year, after being charged with the murder of Heather Elvis. Moorer was released from jail June 22, 2015 on a $100,000 bond.

The murder charges against Sidney Moorer were dropped March 10.

Moorer apologized for his actions in court Friday morning, but the prosecution asked the judge to jail Moorer for the full six months allowed by the contempt of court charge. The judge opted for a five month jail sentence and had an order written to take Moorer into custody immediately following the hearing.

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During the hearing Friday morning, Truslow requested a continuance for Moorer’s scheduled retrial. The judge noted that unlike the last kidnapping trial against Moorer, the community has already seen and heard the case, and he has concerns over that.

The judge granted the continuance to delay Moorer’s kidnapping retrial. A new date has not yet been set. The judge adds he will decide on whether the retrial should involve a change of venue, allowing the case to be heard somewhere other than a Conway courtroom.

 ::MonkeyGavel:: ::justice2nj2::

https://www.facebook.com/findheatherelvis/posts/783190198520371

Findheatherelvis
52 mins ·
Psalm 100
God is good. He has answered many prayers today.
Sidney Moorer was found guilty of obstruction of justice and received a sentence of 10 years.
He will receive credit for almost a year that he served before getting out on bond.
Thank you, everyone, for your prayers, encouragement, and support. This has been a very difficult ordeal from the very beginning and we appreciate what everyone has done over the past almost 4 years to help us. It's nowhere near over, but this is a good size step in the right direction.
We were really "prayed up" this time and it made a lot of difference.
If you've sent a message or email and I haven't gotten back to you, try again. We were pretty overloaded and could have missed some.
Again, thank you so much, and Praise God!

http://wpde.com/news/local/day-3-man-charged-in-heather-elvis-kidnapping-on-trial-for-obstruction-of-justice

Sidney Moorer found guilty of obstructing justice in Heather Elvis case, gets max sentence
by WPDE

Conway, S.C. (WPDE) —
A jury found Sidney Moorer guilty of obstructing justice in the Heather Elvis case and he was then sentenced to 10 years in jail, with credit for 1 year of time he has already served.
Moorer faced a maximum penalty of ten years in prison.
One of Moorer's attorneys, Kirk Truslow, said he plans to file an appeal on Thursday.
The jury returned its verdict after deliberating for less than a hour.
A juror we spoke to said the evidence was there and it was clear to most of them.
He said there was one man who was undecided when they went in to deliberate, but he said that juror didn't have an issue with lack of evidence but wanted clarification on definitions.
Judge R. Markley Dennis, Jr., said part of the reason for the sentence was to send a message to the community that people can't hinder an investigation.
"We have to get the public to understand what we heard over and over again, every minute counts and it does and it makes a difference," Denis said. "You delayed the process, you hindered the process and we can't have that going on in our community."
For the past three days, those jurors heard testimony from a number of witnesses and used that evidence to rule on whether or not Moorer purposely mislead police with statements he made in December of 2013.
Moorer did not testify, though he was considering doing that as of Wednesday afternoon.
He got emotional when answering JudgeDennis's questions about his decision, often wiping his eyes and pausing before answering the judge's questions.
But, he ultimately told the court he would not be taking the stand.
During closing arguments, solicitor Nancy Livesay argued to the jurors that Moorer deliberately mislead the police.
"Everything he told the police was misleading on the very night he knew they were looking for this woman, a 20-year-old girl," she said. "Everything that came out of his mouth was some twisted version of the truth."
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 ::MonkeyEek:: ::MonkeyShocked::

https://crimewatchdaily.com/2017/08/30/witness-says-moorer-showed-him-something-related-to-elvis-disappearance/

08/30/2017 1:07 pm PDT
UPDATE: SIDNEY MOORER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, WILL RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ONE YEAR ALREADY SERVED
UPDATE: Sidney Moorer sentenced to 10 years for obstruction of justice, will receive credit for one year already served WMBF
The defendant chose not to testify on his own behalf. He appeared emotional at times, dabbing at his eyes with a paper towel.
UPDATE 5:50 p.m. ET: Sidney Moorer sentenced to 10 years for obstruction of justice, will receive credit for one year already served, WMBF reports.

A jury has returned a verdict of guilty in the obstruction of justice trial for Sidney Moorer, WMBF reports.

After deliberating for almost an hour, the jury came back with its verdict.

The defendant chose not to testify on his own behalf. He appeared emotional at times, dabbing at his eyes with a paper towel.

Before court wrapped up, Judge Markley Dennis sentenced Moorer to 10 years in prison, the maximum penalty he could receive. He will receive credit for time already served, which was from Feb. 21, 2014 to Feb. 1, 2015, according to the defense attorneys.

Wednesday’s verdict followed three days of testimony in this trial, in which Moorer was convicted of lying to investigators about making a call to Heather Elvis from a pay phone on the night of her disappearance in December 2013. This was revealed during his first trial last year on a charge of kidnapping.

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The next witness called was Donald Demarino, a cousin of Tammy Moorer, Sidney Moorer’s wife. He testified that after Elvis’ disappearance, Moorer showed him “something” on a cell phone indicating that Moorer had more information about Elvis' disappearance than what he told police. What was shown was not disclosed during this trial.

The defense asked Demarino if he was charged with obstruction of justice after not taking the information revealed to him to police. Demarino said he was not charged.

The state rested its case after Demarino was called down from the stand, and the jury was sent on their lunch break until 2 p.m. Wednesday.

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/36253115/witness-says-moorer-showed-him-something-related-to-elvis-disappearance

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Tammy Moorer's relative Donald Demarino testifies in Sidney Moorer's trial. (Source: WMBF News)

This is from the Moorer's daughter's facebook page.
My guess, Tammy is really the author.  Shame on her!   ::MonkeyNoNo::

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1962645834021525&id=100008283822723

Nikki Moorer added 3 new photos.
Yesterday at 9:51pm ·
My family is dealing with a lot right now but I'm gonna say this. The DeMarino crowd has never been welcomed in my mom and dads home. They haven't liked Donald since he was about 11 years old. He is one of the scummiest people you could ever know and it makes us all sick that he was called a cousin. He's not family. Neither is his nasty mother. She's a nutcase that thinks she's related to perry Richardson and tells others he's Donald's dad. Sometimes she tells people he belongs to Bret Michaels. She's a wack job. As I grew up she'd come around my grandparents house and a few times she'd bring that loser Donald with her. He was always drunk and wasted. Another time after my parents came home he stopped by our house with some stripper and her kids. Dad wouldn't even let him past the front door. He sat on the porch until they left. That's the thing about my parents. Even in times like that they'd still be sociable and nice to jerks like Donald. Donald came around after mom and dad got home and tried to be friendly to them. He was shunned like always but in a nice way even still. My papa is gone now, and my dad is too. But I will speak about these people and make it clear to all of you. They're not family. They're not friends. They're gross. They live off of welfare and selling their prescriptions. They steal animals and sometimes kill them after. They're mean. They're sneaky. They are trash. Donald's stupid lie isn't why dad was put in jail. Donald is worse at lying than the state of sc. He changed his lie several times and it's about as believable as if you don't minds camera story. I wish everyone could hear what that idiot said. If this wasn't such a serious situation you'd laugh. It's not funny though when people do things like this and a woman is missing. It's messed up. Donald is a loser. Period. We don't like him now and we never have. He knows this. Same goes for his mom. If I was the one buying their pills I'd stop immediately. I can't wait for Donald to join dad. It won't be long.
I may as well let people know this too. Those 12 jurors I hope and pray every single one of you have a hard time sleeping at night. I hope you become a victim as my family has these past 3 years. I hope and I pray you 12 feel the pain and suffering we do and I hope you feel the pain and worry my dad feels tonight and every night he has to be in hell away from his family. If you feel good about what you've done it won't last. The truth will come out eventually because it can't be hidden forever. My dad tried to tell people. He wanted to testify and his jerk lawyers wouldn't allow him to.
The judge went against his own order. He granted my dad a change of venue. He deemed my dad could not receive a fair trial in Horry county then did this anyway. I don't know much about law and courts but I know my dad and my mom are being screwed over. That judge didn't have to give my dad 10 years. I hope he knows how much he's hurt all of us. When he finally sees the truth maybe he will get a heart and feel remorse for doing this. Maybe next time he will respect his own order granted for a fair trial on both obstruction and the other charge. Shame on you for denying my dad a fair trial like you promised him you'd do.
Making fun of my family and threatening to rape and murder me is not going to bring Heather home. Putting my dad in jail for something he did not do and wanted to testify the truth about will not bring Heather home. If you are getting excitement out of this verdict you have a serious problem. All it does is cause more pain to everyone involved. Lying still won't help Heather and I hope Kirk realizes now his lying and not allowing my dad to tell the truth has caused a lot of pain. If you all, the community, really want answers you need to investigate the case. Look somewhere else because my mom and dad had nothing to do with this. The longer they mess with my mom and dad the longer the real person responsible is walking free. Maybe you will be their next victim. Stop the judgement and demand the truth. You've yet to hear it. I have.

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This response on another post of hers sounds like her mother to me too.
And no, she's not better than that, it has been a trademark of hers from the time Heather went missing.
jmo

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1961632814122827&id=100008283822723&comment_id=1962666384019470&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D

Nikki Moorer My mom didn't want me in the courtroom. She knew what was coming. I chose to be there with my dad and that was my choice. My dad begged his attorneys to let him tell the truth. They wouldn't let him. Dad did not call anyone from a pay phone. The detective that got fired told my dad to say it or he'd never leave that station. He said he'd clear him if he did this. He went to talk to that first man they're hiding the name of cause he asked him to come help if he could. My parents went at 1:00 and did two interviews with that detective. My dad wanted to leave and the shiny bald bully guy that runs a health spa put his hands on my dad and said he was not going anywhere. My dad was kept against his will and forced to say things if he wanted to go home. Ashley went to get my dad late that afternoon after mom let them search and photograph our house, camper, and truck. They told her to consent or they'd hold him so she did. There were other things lied about in court this week that dad asked Kirk and James to clear up and they wouldn't. Heather dialed dads phone two times on November 15th but they didn't disclose that. All of the texts were also still there until the police took their phones. I saw them myself. People don't seem to realize when my mom first caught dad messing with the phone he told her it was a guy. She didn't know who she was texting. People act like my mom hated Heather but she didn't. For a long time my mom thought Heather ran off on her own. The name she called her on Facebook wasn't nice but the things her own dad said to her was 10 times worse. My mom regrets what she said and wishes she could take it back. I wonder if he does. People shouldn't judge others without all the facts displayed and even when some things do come to light like if you don't minds lie about cameras some people still refuse to believe it. Everyone including some of you here want to accuse me of being my mom. My mom doesn't post on my social media and my mom doesn't know I'm on here now. She's got her own issues to deal with and they don't include internet trolling like a lot of mean people. My mom is better than that. I'm better than that. Heather is better than that! People need to know the truth about evidence that does exist and my family deserves an apology. If you knew what I know you'd agree. If you cared one bit about any of us victims you'd demand answers instead of screaming lynch, murder, kill!
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 ::MonkeyGavel:: ::justice2nj2:: ::monkeyflag3:: ::MonkeyHeart::

https://www.wbtw.com/crime/grand-strand-crime/verdict-tammy-moorer-guilty-of-kidnapping-heather-elvis/1544369873

VERDICT: Tammy Moorer gets 30-year sentence for kidnapping charges
By:  Jo Brown
Posted: Oct 23, 2018 01:23 PM EDT

Updated: Oct 23, 2018 01:44 PM EDT

CONWAY, SC (WBTW) - After a little more than three hours of deliberating, the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges for Tammy Moorer.

Moorer was found guilty of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping in the disappearance of Heather Elvis. The judge sentenced Tammy Moorer to 30 years in prison for conspiracy to commit kidnapping and 30 years for kidnapping. The sentences will run concurrently and she will get credit for time served.

The trial lasted for 11 days before the jury was handed the case Tuesday morning. More than 30 witnesses were called to testify in the trial, including Tammy, who took the stand for two days in her own defense.

The state presented evidence surrounding cell phone use, Facebook posts, and security camera footage of Tammy Moorer and her husband, Sidney Moorer, who is charged with the same crimes.

The prosecution laid out a timeline that placed Tammy Moorer in the vicinity of Elvis’ job and the location where Elvis’ car was found abandoned on the night Elvis was last seen, Dec. 18, 2013. The state painted Tammy Moorer as a woman enraged by her husband’s affair with a 20-year-old woman, and that anger reached a boiling point when Tammy Moorer discovered Heather Elvis was pregnant.

The state argued Tammy and Sidney Moorer went to Walmart to purchase a pregnancy test, one that Heather used, the prosecution claimed. Senior Assistant Solicitor Nancy Livesay told the jury that Tammy and Sidney Moorer lured Elvis to Peachtree Landing, where the husband and wife kidnapped the woman.

Heather Elvis’ body has not been discovered and no DNA evidence was presented that linked Elvis to the Moorer’s vehicle or home.

 ::justice2nj2::

Sidney Moorer is currently serving a 10 year sentence for obstruction of justice, his retrial for kidnapping is still to come!  

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https://wpde.com/news/local/sidney-moorer-set-for-retrial-sept-9

Sidney Moorer's retrial date set in Elvis kidnapping case
by Heather GaleTuesday, August 20th 2019

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Sidney Moorer is set to go to retrial on kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping the week of Sept. 9, according to court rosters.

Moorer is charged in connection with the disappearance of Heather Elvis in 2013.

Elvis, who was 20-years-old at the time, has been missing since December 2013 when she was last seen at her parents' home.

Following that, her cellphone pinged near Peachtree Landing in Socastee, but she was never heard from again.

An Horry County couple was indicted for the murder of Elvis in 2014.

A jury found Tammy Moorer guilty of both kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap charges in 2018.

Sidney is serving a 10-year sentence for obstruction of justice, but he still faces kidnapping charges after his first trial, in 2016, ended in a hung jury.

IMO this should be moved to 'presumed deceased' / How many here agree??? I don't understand why only kidnapping charges stuck and murder charges were dropped!! WTF do Law Enforcement think happened to her after the kidnapping???? No body/no crime? BULLSHIT! I don't get it.

https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article235222357.html

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 03:45 PM

Sidney Moorer was found guilty of kidnapping charges and sentenced to 30 years in prison.

The jury delivered the unanimous verdict Wednesday after about two hours of deliberation, and Judge R. Markley Dennis issued the maximum sentence, the same one received by his wife last year.

Sidney and his wife, Tammy Moorer, were charged with kidnapping related to the disappearance of Heather Elvis on Dec. 18, 2013. Elvis was last tracked to Peachtree Landing during the early morning hours. She has not been seen since. s ::snipping3::

Despite the lengthy sentences, Heather Elvis’ immediate family members didn’t express much satisfaction because they’re still hoping to find out exactly what happened.

“He’s still holding her hostage from us,” Heather’s mother, Debbi Elvis, told the judge before he issued Sidney Moorer’s sentence.

After the courtroom cleared, Debbi Elvis said her husband, Terry, put his hand on her shoulder and asked, “Now what?” and she responded with tears.

“I don’t see this as a victory,” Terry Elvis said, “just another step.”

Terry, Debbi and Heather’s sister Morgan all expressed hope after the trial that they would find closure at some point.

Sidney Moorer elected not to take the stand before the defense rested Wednesday, so the only time he spoke was right before his sentencing, when he said he understood how much pain the Elvis family was in, but he couldn’t provide them with any closure.

His family members, including his mother and two of his three children, left the courtroom teary-eyed immediately after the verdict was read and only his mother returned for sentencing, after Elvis’ family spoke.

They were not present for any other day of the trial, which defense attorneys explained was at the request of Sidney Moorer because he didn’t want to have to see the people closest to him whose lives he could miss out on based on the result of this trial.

CLOSING REMARKS

Both sides agreed in their closing remarks that the case relies heavily on circumstantial evidence and that it hinges on whether or not Heather Elvis was pregnant.

Assistant solicitor Nancy Livesay argued that Sidney and Tammy Moorer’s relationship was horrible, and the two couldn’t return to normalcy until they settled whether or not Elvis was pregnant.

If this was just an affair, Livesay said, Sidney and Tammy Moorer could have reconciled without anything “dramatic” happening, but the rumor of Elvis’ pregnancy hung over everything, and the two only started texting each other again after Elvis disappeared.

Livesay told jurors that, sometimes, circumstantial evidence is the best possible evidence, and the only reason they didn’t have more direct evidence is because Sidney and Tammy Moorer took steps to cover them up.

Livesay pointed to Sidney Moorer removing his phone’s SD card to prevent being tracked when he went to pick up a pregnancy test at Walmart and his subsequent decision to call Elvis from a nearby payphone, which he later tried to lie about to police.

Prosecutors also showed a video earlier in the trial showing Sidney and Tammy Moorer spending hours cleaning the pickup truck investigators say was near Peachtree Landing at the time Heather Elvis went missing.

Livesay urged jurors to consider all the evidence and argued that “once you scratch the surface,” there’s no reasonable alternative for what happened.

“There is no doubt who the villain in this story is,” she said. “It’s Sidney Moorer.”

Defense attorney T. Jarrett Bouchette emphasized that prosecutors didn’t present any witnesses with firsthand knowledge that Elvis was pregnant, arguing that the state’s argument is merely a theory.

The defense also argued that police quickly developed tunnel vision on the Moorers in trying to solve the case.

Bouchette pointed to a pair of other men, Stephen Schiraldi and Jerry Stevens, who Elvis had contact with in the days leading up to her disappearance, that he argued police should have investigated further.

Schiraldi is the last person known to have seen Elvis as he went on a date with her on Dec. 17, 2013, Bouchette said. Stevens, who was called as a witness Wednesday, had exchanged text messages with Elvis as recently as Dec. 16, 2013.

Livesay said during closing remarks that she’s glad the defense introduced Stevens because it showed that Elvis was moving on, contrary to previous statements by Sidney Moorer that she wouldn’t leave him alone.

Bouchette also asked jurors to consider why prosecutors are only bringing kidnapping charges in this case when it’s clear, nearly six years later, that Elvis is gone and never coming back.

Livesay explained that she elected not to bring murder charges because they do not know Elvis’ whereabouts.

DEFENSE RESTS

The defense called just one witness Wednesday in an attempt to cast doubt on the thoroughness of the police’s investigation. Sidney Moorer elected not to take the stand.

They called North Myrtle Beach Police Detective Will Lynch, who had extracted cellphone records from Jerry Stevens, a former friend and coworker of Elvis.

The records showed that Stevens and Elvis had a sexual relationship, and the two had been texting about meeting as recently as Dec. 16, 2013, just days before she went missing.

Livesay emphasized in her questioning that the two did not communicate on Dec. 17 or 18, and the prosecution called Stevens as a witness in response.

Stevens explained that he spoke to police twice after Elvis went missing, though defense attorney James Galmore’s questioning showed police never searched his home or car and never asked for his DNA swab.