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