UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: KEVIN MCCLAM

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When an eighth-grader goes missing from the military base where he resides with his family in South Carolina, authorities initially assume that no foul play was involved, and his case goes cold. Years later, a local news station airs a segment on his cold case, resulting in the unearthing of new evidence that transforms the search for a missing child into a search for a victim and his killers in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

This map shows the close proximity of Michael Moorcroft’s childhood home to the Naval Weapons Station Joint Base Charleston. Investigators excavated the home’s back yard in 2007, in search of Kevin McClam’s remains. They did not find them. Image source: Google Maps.
Thomas McArdle has been named as a suspect in Kevin’s presumed homicide by NCIS investigators. So far, he has not been charged with any crimes related to Kevin’s disappearance. Image source: police booking photo.
The red marker denotes the childhood home of Michael Moorcroft, where investigators executed an unsuccessful search for Kevin’s remains. Image source: Google Maps.
Kevin McClam was 14-years-old when he went missing from the Naval Weapons Station Joint Base Charleston on Easter Sunday, 1997. Although neither he nor his remains have been located since, he is believed to have been a victim of homicide. Image source: family photo.

Sources used to research this episode:

Missing: Kevin Lamont McClam (NCMEC)

Missing: Kevin McClam | Video (NCMEC)

1830DMSC – Kevin Lamont McClam (The Doe Network)

S.C. Teen’s Disappearance Still Mystery One Year Later (Lyn Riddle / The Atlanta Journal)

Missing Kids Mysteries: Kevin McClam (WIS10 News)

Two Teens, One Man Charged with Goose Creek Death (Florence Morning News)

Keith M. Blair, 21 Years Old (Parents of Murdered Children)

Teenager Charged with Shooting Woman on Bicycle (Florence Morning News)

Teens Charged in North Charleston Slaying (Florence Morning News)

State v. Johnson (S.C. 1996) (South Carolina Supreme Court)

Student Dies After Shooting (Associated Press)

Stunned Students Trying to Cope with Goose Creek High Shooting (Tanya R. Fogg / The State)

New Evidence Could Help Investigators in Mystery of Teen Who Vanished (Associated Press)

Investigators Change Missing Child Case to Murder Investigation (Angie Goff / WIS10 News)

Investigators Name Suspect in Goose Creek Child’s Disappearance (WIS10 News)

Duo Arrested After Investigators Find Meth Lab at N. Charleston Motel (Ray Rivera / WCSC News)

Lowcountry Program Gives Men Second Chance at Success, Life (ABC4 News)

Search for Teen Yields No New Clues (Nadine Parks / The Post and Courier)

If you know anything about the disappearance of Kevin McClam, please contact the Goose Creek Police Department at (843)572-4300.

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