26: Buried Alive and Killed for Cash | The Heartbreaking Story of Carol and Reggie Sumner

About this episode

The episode explores the tragic story of Carol and Reggie Sumner, whose reunion turned into a nightmare due to betrayal and murder.

Imagine reuniting with your high school crush decades later and finally getting the love story you always wondered about. That was Carol and Reggie Sumner’s second chance. After surviving abusive pasts and years of heartbreak, they found each other again and built a quiet life together in Florida. But in the summer of 2005, their fresh start turned into a nightmare. What began as a trusted friend’s plan to get some quick cash turned into a betrayal so cruel it still haunts this case to this day. What happened to Carol and Reggie was not just murder, it was something far more disturbing… . If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow the show for weekly deep dives into the darkest true crime cases! To watch the video version of this episode, head over to youtube.com/@annieelise . . 🔎 Join Our True Crime Club & Get Exclusive Content & Perks. . 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to both of my weekly true crime series 10 to Life & Serialously with Annie Elise wherever you get your podcasts on the Annie Elise Channel! 🍎 Apple Podcasts | Where you can also unlock access to 100+ and growing extra exclusive deep dives. 💚 Spotify 🔴 YouTube 🎙️ All Other Platforms . 📸 Follow…

People in this episode

Host: Annie Elise

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder
• betrayal
• love story
• abuse
• Florida

Keywords

• Carol Sumner
• Reggie Sumner
• true crime
• murder case
• betrayal
• Florida
• abuse
• love story

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