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Woman Last Seen Leaving House to Meet With Friend After Talking to Mystery Man On Phone

Who was the mystery man Elizabeth spoke with over the phone? And who later abandoned her vehicle?

Nicole Henley
Of Misdeeds and Mysteries
4 min readJun 1, 2023

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Photo by Lance Reis on Unsplash

Elizabeth Crawford, a 34-year-old woman, went missing from a small town in South Carolina after she left her home to meet with a female friend. Just before her disappearance, she had received a phone call from an unknown man with a deep voice. Two days later, her abandoned car was discovered in a parking lot around 5–6 miles away, with no forensic evidence found. The question remains: what could have happened to Elizabeth?

On the evening of July 16, 1986, “Libby” — as she was known by — was spending time with her oldest son, Frankie, at their home in Simpsonville, Greenville County, South Carolina. At around this time, Elizabeth received a phone call from an unidentified man with a deep voice. It is unclear how long the conversation lasted, but after hanging up, Elizabeth informed Frankie that she was going to meet up with a female friend and would be back soon. Elizabeth left in her 1978 Chevrolet Malibu, and sadly, this was the last time Frankie saw his mother…

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Nicole Henley
Of Misdeeds and Mysteries

Writer of true crime, unsolved mysteries, and marvels of history. Lover of movies, books, cats, and anime.