MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Heather Elvis, 20, was reported missing after her vehicle was found abandoned at Peachtree Landing December 19. Below are the events immediately prior to her disappearance and throughout the search for Heather Elvis:
December 18, 2013: Last day Heather Elvis is heard from, according to phone records.
December 19, 2013: Heather Elvis’ car found abandoned near Peachtree Landing along the Waccamaw River
December 20, 2013: Horry County Major Crimes Detectives search the area of Peachtree Landing in Socastee where Heather’s car was discovered
December 21, 2013: FindHeatherElvis Facebook page created by Elvis family to distribute information about the search for Heather
December 22, 2013: First Baptist Church of Myrtle Beach hosts prayer vigil for the safe return of Heather Elvis
December 23, 2013: Reward for information in Heather Elvis’ disappearance increases to $10,000
December 27, 2013: Volunteer searchers gather to search for Heather Elvis at Peachtree Landing. Reward for information in Heather Elvis’ case increased to $20,000
December 28, 2013: Human skeletal remains found on Tidewater Road by a man who was helping with the search for Heather Elvis. The remains were that of a male in his 20s.
December 31, 2013: Terry Elvis, father of missing woman Heather Elvis, says the year 2013 “will not end or move forward” until his daughter is found, in a stirring Facebook post.
January 2, 2014: CUE Center asks for volunteers in the search for Heather Elvis for Jan. 3-4
January 3-5, 2014: CUE Center holds different searches for Heather Elvis
January 6, 2014: Heather Elvis reward increases to $25,000 as story of her disappearance goes national
January 10, 2014: Anonymous tip tent set up for case of Heather Elvis’ disappearance
January 18, 2014: Governor Nikki Haley meets with Heather Elvis family
January 20, 2014: Reward for information in Heather Elvis’ disappearance increases to $30,000
January 28, 2014: Two men arrested for interfering in Heather Elvis case
February 4, 2014: Terry Elvis says he was harassed by two men who claim to have taken Heather
February 21-22, 2014: Tammy and Sidney Moorer taken into custody, their home searched and they are each charged with kidnapping in the disappearance of Heather Elvis
February 24, 2014: Horry County Police Chief Saundra Rhodes announces Sidney and Tammy Moorer are now charged with the murder of Heather Elvis
February 26, 2014: Terry Elvis writes poem about missing daughter
February 28, 2014: Divers search boat landing in Heather Elvis case, create “forensic re-enactment”
March 12, 2014: Terry Elvis files second police report about being harassed
March 17, 2014: Judge denies bond for Sidney and Tammy Moorer
March 21, 2014: Horry County Police work with law enforcement in Florida in regards to discovered human remains, later found to not be Heather Elvis
June 3, 2014: Tammy and Sidney Moorer charged with Medicaid fraud in an unrelated case
November 25, 2014: A Circuit Court judge refuses to order the release of search warrants in the case of Heather Elvis
January 2, 2015: First trial date set for Heather Elvis murder case
January 22, 2015: New bond hearing set for pair charged in Heather Elvis’ death
February 2, 2015: Sidney Moorer out of jail after bond granted
March 4, 2015: Tammy Moorer’s defense violated gag order 3 times, state says in memo
March 25, 2015: Heather Elvis murder trial pushed back, Moorers remain out on bond
June 23, 2015: Parents of Heather Elvis warn of dangers of cyber bullying
August 25, 2015: Heather Elvis’ accused killers receive permission to move to Florida
March 10, 2016: Murder charges dropped against Sidney and Tammy Moorer