Meagan Leigh McCraw-Coxie

In December 2015, a 25-year-old woman named Meagan Leigh McCraw-Coxie and her 29-year-old husband, Johnny Joe Coxie, vanished from Spartanburg, South Carolina. The couple, who had a history of panhandling, were reported missing shortly after Meagan's mother bonded her out of jail for a job she claimed to have lined up. Their disappearance remained a mystery for nearly a year, leaving their families in agonizing uncertainty.

The break in the case came in November 2016, not from a direct le ...