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By Steve Huff in missing persons, unsolved
Sunday, Sep. 14 2008 @ 11:33PM

kcmorris3.jpgI interviewed an acquaintance of the Morris family about the September 3, 2008 disappearance of Kelly Currin Morris from her rural home in Stem, North Carolina. This friend wishes to remain anonymous, but she was willing to tell a little more about how friends and neighbors viewed Scott and Kelly and events since Kelly vanished, supposedly while out searching for her dog. For narrative ease, I'll refer to anonymous as BB.

"I've know Scott and Kelly for about 3 years," BB told me, "Their youngest daughter, Hailey, went to the same pre-school as my child. Linda Wilkins runs that pre-school, Hearts and Minds. It's the one across the street from [the Morris] home."

Asked to clarify the question of whether or not Scott has helped in the search for his wife, BB said that "Scott has not helped with Kelly's search whatsoever." She added, "He refuses to speak to the press as well."

I asked her to tell me about Scott's reputation among locals, what he was like in person. BB said, "Scott seems like a very quiet, keep to himself kind of person."

She continued: "I've heard from numerous locals that he somehow got away with murder back in 2000. Not really sure of any details on that story."

She repeated a story already referenced in a post made to the True Crime Report earlier today. BB said that Scott has allegedly "made comments to Kelly like, 'I could throw your body in a well around here and no one would ever find you.'"

kcmorris.jpgOtherwise, she said, she usually sees Scott "at the Elementary school in the mornings" when taking her own child to school. "He looks like his normal self," she said.

When I asked BB if the police were on the right track in the investigation into Kelly's disappearance, she said, "Honestly, it wouldn't suprise me if Scott knew the truth. So, yes...I do think the police are on the right track."

I also wanted to know if BB thought that Kelly Morris might be somewhere nearby. BB said, "Oh wow...of course! This town may be small but it's mostly wooded area. Plus we have hundreds of ponds and 2 large lakes around here and there's just way too much ground to cover."

In answer to the question, "What do you think happened?" BB said, "You know...I think about this everyday and I'm just not too sure what I think happened to Kelly. It's just frustrating that Scott says that Kelly took the kids to school the morning of the fire and that's the last time he saw her...then changes his story to she went looking for the dog the night before and never came home."

BB continued, "You would think he would have been worried and started calling around or even went to look for her. I just wonder if there were any missed calls from Scott to Kelly that night before the fire when she was supposedly searching for the dog.

"Honestly Steve," BB said, "this is such a small town and everyone knows everyone and it is very unlikely for someone to want to harm Kelly for any reason. It just seems to point in the direction of her marriage with Scott."

Finally, I asked BB to tell me more about Kelly as a person. What kind of mother was she?

"Kelly was an AWESOME mother!" BB said. "She attended all the school functions and would have helped out in any way she possibly could. But for some reason, for the last month, when I would see Kelly she just looked like an unhappy person. Like something was bothering her on the inside. But there is no way in this world that she would have left those children. She cared too much about them!"

BB promised to keep me updated on new developments in the investigation. Everyone in Stem, BB said, is "extremely interested in finding Kelly and we're all willing to help in any way possible. We just want her back home and safe."