When a wealthy Lowcountry power-couple confronts their financial manager over missing funds, they immediately vanish from their Hilton Head Island retreat. Unanswered questions haunt a tale of deadly greed in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
John and Elizabeth Calvert were 47 and 45-years-old, respectively, when they vanished from Hilton Head Island. Image source: family photo.When investigators spoke to Gerwing immediately after the Calvert’s disappearance, they noticed a suspicious cut to his hand. The cut resembled “slide bite” from a firearm. Image source: Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office produced this sketch of the scene where Gerwing’s body was found after his self-inflicted death. He left behind a knife and a suicide note. Image source: Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.Elizabeth and John’s whereabouts remain unknown, although they have been declared dead. Dennis Gerwing–an accountant who the Calverts suspected of embezzling from them–took his own life shortly after their disappearance. In this photo, officials remove his body from his home. Image source: The State.Dennis Gerwing (left) was a CPA and CFO of The Club Group, a management company that the Calverts had hired to manage their business’ financial affairs. They went missing after a meeting where they’d planned to confront him over embezzlement. Image source: family photo.The Calvert’s split their time between their Atlanta, GA home and their Yacht, The Yellow Jacket, which they docked on Hilton Head Island. Here, investigators examine the yacht after their double-disappearance.
If you know anything about the disappearances of Elizabeth and John Calvert, please call the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at 843-524-2777, or—if you prefer to remain anonymous—the South Carolina Crime Stoppers at 1-888-274-6372.
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