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Lexington County, South Carolina in the 1980s was a place where doors were left unlocked, neighbors knew one another, and high school graduation marked the beginning of summer and endless possibilities. For eighteen-year-old Shari Smith, the future was wide open. Talented, outgoing, and days away from celebrating graduation, she was making plans for college, family vacations, and everything that comes with starting a new chapter.Then she vanished.Join us for When a Stranger Called. What happened to Shari would shatter a community and launch one of the most chilling criminal investigations in South Carolina history. Mysterious phone calls, a killer who seemed to relish control, and a family forced into an unimaginable nightmare. But the terror didn’t end with Shari. Just weeks later, a young girl named Debra May Helmick disappeared. As investigators searched for answers, one haunting question emerged: Were these tragedies connected—and could the person responsible strike again?In this episode, we unravel the s