Vickie Stout and Carla Sue Atkins were half-sisters.

The teens, who were extremely close with each other, share the same mother. were very close. The girls walked to a combination bait shop, restaurant, and convenience store called "The Furnace" to pick up some snacks. Witnesses report seeing the girls talking to someone in a blue pickup truck. That’s the last time anyone has seen the sisters.

In the days that followed, local law enforcement labeled the sisters as runaways. A hiker then called the police after smelling a foul odor.

Deputies discovered the girls’ bodies about 75 feet apart, along with shotgun shells and a light blue stain found on a tree. The autopsy revealed a shotgun killed the girls, but their bodies were too decomposed to reveal if they’d been sexually assaulted.

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

Trish Gordon - Sister of Vickie Stout and half-sister of Carla Atkins
Amelia Courtney - Working with Trish, Co-host of the Podcast, “Murder At Land Between The Lakes;" Facebook: Murder At Land Between Lakes
Karra Porter - Attorney, Co-founder of the Cold Case Coalition; Instagram: @ColdCaseCoalition
Dr. Shari Schwartz – Forensic Psychologist (Specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy); Author: “Criminal Behavior” and “Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology;” Twitter: @TrialDoc"
Chris McDonough – Director At the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective; Host of YouTube channel: “The Interview Room”
Dr. Tim Gallagher – Medical Examiner State of Florida; Lecturer: University of Florida Medical School Forensic Medicine; Founder/Host: International Forensic Medicine Death Investigation Conference
Toby Wolson – Forensic Consultant Specializing in DNA, Serology, and Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Levi Page - Crimeonline.com Investigative Reporter

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Sisters Carla Atkins & Vickie Stout go for gum & crackers, found in shallow graves