Victim : Heather Elvis
Suspects : Sidney and Tammy Moorer
BOTH MURDER SUSPECTS OUT ON BAIL ??!!
SIDNEY AND TAMMY MOORER
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS POINT :
December 17, 2013:
Heather Elvis went on a first date with a man who may have been the last person to see her. During the date, she texted her father, Terry Elvis, a photo of herself learning to drive a stick shift in the parking lot of the Inlet Square Mall. He dropped her off at her River Oaks Drive apartment around 2 a.m.
December 18:
Heather phoned her roommate who was home on Christmas. Talked about the date.
According to the police report, Heather received and made a handful of phone calls. Her cell phone activity ended around 6 a.m.
December 19:
Heather's vehicle, registered in her father's name, was found at the PBL Peachtree boat landing in Socastee. The doors were locked. Police notified Terry Elvis who opened the car, but her purse and phone were not inside.
December 20:
Police begin searching for Heather Elvis in the area around Peachtree landing.
December 21:
The CUE Center for Missing Persons join the search efforts.
The Elvis family created the FindHeatherElvis Facebook page. To date, there are nearly 47,000 likes.
A $1,000 reward is offered for information on her disappearance.
December 22:
The First Baptist Church in Myrtle Beach hosts a prayer vigil for Heather Elvis.
December 24:
The reward for information increases to $10,000.
December 28:
A search organized to look for Heather Elvis located human remains of a male near Tidewater Road.
December 31:
Heather Elvis' father posts a sorrowful New Years Eve message on the Facebook page dedicated to finding his daughter.
The reward for information increased to $20,000.
January 3, 2014:
The reward for information on the case is increased to $25,000. The Elvis family, friends and the Titled Kilt corporate offices contributed to the funds. Tilted Kilt also offered all their digital billboard advertising space to share the missing poster.
Heather Elvis worked for both the Titled Kilt at Broadway at the Beach and the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach.
January 11:
First Baptist Church hosts a second fundraiser, an Italian dinner from Olive Garden, and the CUE Center for Missing Persons conducts a weekend search for Heather Elvis.
January 20:
Reward for information in the Heather Elvis case increases to $30,000.
January 22:
Anderson Oaks Assisted Living in Conway hosted spaghetti dinner to raise funds for the search effort.
January 23:
The Cypress Camping Resort in Socastee held a prayer vigil for the Elvis family.
January 28:
Horry County Police arrested Garrett Starnes and William "Bill" Barrett for interfering with the investigation. Their charges stem from social media posts and searches and interviews conducted separately from the police investigation.
January 30:
The Market Common, the community where Terry Elvis works - hosted a fundraiser for the Heather Elvis search fund.
February 4:
Terry Elvis told police he was exiting his business on Howard Avenue at the Market Common when he saw a black 2-door Jeep Wrangler in the parking lot behind the complex, according to a report from the Myrtle Beach Police Department. The vehicle had a black rag top with a tubular bumper, blacked-out rims, and was raised up higher than standard height.
The passenger yelled out to Elvis: "We already have Heather, Morgan is next."
February 6:
Concerned Citizens of the Community held a fundraising event for the Elvis Family on Thursday, February 6 at the Boathouse Waterway Bar & Grill at 6:30 p.m.
Sidney Moorer files a report with the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office stating that while traveling with his wife and kids on Ocean Highway near Georgetown at around 10 p.m., a truck sped up behind them and allegedly fired two shots from an automatic fire.
February 12:
The WMBF News special report on the Heather Elvis case airs, featuring new interviews with Terry Elvis and Bill Barrett.
February 20:
Sidney Moorer files a police report with Myrtle Beach Police claiming a truck with two men inside drove up to him and one man pointed a shotgun at him on North Kings Highway at about 1 :30 a.m.
February 21, 7:30 a.m.:
Police execute a search warrant on the residence of Sidney and Tammy Moorer as part of an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Heather Elvis. Sidney and Tammy Moorer are taken into custody.
February 21, 8:50 a.m.:
Tammy Moorer booked into J. Reuben Long Detention Center.
February 21, 11 a.m.:
Sidney Moorer booked into J. Reuben Long Detention Center.
February 22:
Sidney and Tammy Moorer are charged in separate bond hearings Saturday morning. Each are charged with obstruction of justice and two counts of indecent exposure. A hold was placed on their release and officials said they expected more charges and possibly more arrests.
February 23:
Sidney and Tammy Moorer were both charged with kidnapping, in addition to the charges announced Saturday. Solicitor Jimmy Richardson confirmed Tammy and Sidney Moorer's kidnapping charges are directly related to the case of missing 20-year-old Heather Elvis.
February 24:
Horry County Police announce at a 10 a.m. news conference that Tammy and Sidney Moorer will be charged with the murder of Heather Elvis. They said evidence recovered in the Moorer home and on their property gave them probable cause for the charge.
A bond hearing for the murder charge was scheduled for the week of March 17.
Arrest warrants released by HCPD detail the kidnapping and murder charges. The warrants state that Tammy and Sidney Moorer "did unlawfully, without just or sufficient cause, murder Heather Elvis with malice forethought." The kidnapping warrants state that the couple "did unlawfully seize, confine, kidnap, abduct or carry away Heather Elvis by any means whatsoever without the authority of the law."
February 26:
Tammy Moorer is moved from J. Reuben Long Detention center to Georgetown County Detention Center. Officials would not elaborate on the reason for the move.
March 17:
Tammy and Sidney Moorer appear in Horry County Court before Judge Steven John for a bond hearing. After testimony and presentation of evidence from state prosecutors, Terry Elvis, Horry County Police, and the Moorers' defense attorneys, the judge denies bond for both Moorers.
March 21:
Judge Steven John signs a gag order in the Heather Elvis case, restricting what information can be given by those involved in the case about the couple charged with the kidnapping and murder of 20-year-old Heather Elvis.
March 24:
William Caison, Tammy Moorer's father, dies. Caison's home is adjacent to the home of Tammy and Sidney Moorer. Caison had accused WMBF News anchor Michael Maely of trespassing on his property. Maely had reached out to the Caison family for comment on the charges against Tammy and Sidney Moorer
June 3:
Tammy and Sidney Moorer are served warrants for allegedly misrepresenting their income to qualify for substantial Medicaid benefits for their family.
June 17:
Six months pass since Heather Elvis' disappearance. The family holds a vigil, and continues to look to the community for answers.
June 30:
The Elvis family honors Heather Elvis on her 21st birthday. The family announces they are putting together a book of stories and memories from people that knew Heather.
September 5:
Kirk Trunslow, the attorney for Sidney Moorer, requests evidence from the state regarding the Elvis case.
September 19:
The attorneys for Tammy Moorer file a motion requesting a speed trial, citing her constitutional right,
December 15:
Kirk Trunslow, the attorney for Sidney Moorer, filed a motion for prosecutors to continue to provide evidence as they discover it, regarding the Elvis case.
December 30: A request to reduce bond for Sidney Moorer is filed by the defense team.
December 31:
A May 11 trial date is scheduled for the murder case of Heather Elvis. A request to summon 800 jurors is filed by the solicitor's office.
January 2, 2015:
Sidney Moorer's defense attorney, Kirk Truslow, is requesting a second bond hearing for Sidney Moorer.
January 17:
A portion of Highway 814 reopened early Saturday morning after the Horry County Solicitor's Office requested State Highway Patrol to assist in blocking the road. Horry County Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said the closure was part of the Heather Elvis murder case investigation.
January 22:
A bond reconsideration hearing is scheduled for the Moorers in Charleston County.
January 29:
The hearing for the Moorers is scheduled at 10 a.m. Friday.
January 29: Heather Elvis' parents, Debbi and Terry Elvis, discuss preparations for the hearing in Charleston.
January 30:
A Charleston judge sets bond for Sidney and Tammy Moorer at $100,000 each for all charges related to the Heather Elvis case. He requires that both wear a GPS monitoring device, stay outside a 5-mile radius of the Elvis house, and have no contact with the Elvis family.
January 30, evening:
Tammy Moorer and Sidney Moorer are transported back to J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Horry County.
Tammy Moorer Post Bond and is released on the evening of January 30.
February 2:
Sidney Moorer Post Bond
NO TRIAL DATE SET ............
WHEN WILL THEY TELL US WHERE HEATHER IS !!!!????
