Police search home of missing Hilton Head couple’s business associate
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From the Archive: The Island Packet’s coverage of the disappearance of John and Elizabeth Calvert
Hilton Head couple John and Elizabeth Calvert were last seen on March 3, 2008. Revisit the Packet’s coverage here.
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This story is from The Island Packet archives, originally dated March 11, 2008.
Authorities on Saturday searched the home, business and cars belonging to a business associate of missing couple John and Liz Calvert in relation to the ongoing investigation into their disappearance, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday.
The Sheriff’s Office said it confirmed that Dennis Gerwing, an executive of The Club Group, which has managed Harbour Town holdings, was the last person to see the Calverts together before they were reported missing March 4.
John Calvert, 47, is owner of the company that operates the Harbour Town Yacht Basin, where his yacht, which served as a part-time home, is still moored.
Search warrants were obtained Saturday for Gerwing’s offices, his home and his two vehicles, a 2004 pewter-colored Toyota Avalon and a 2001 dark gray GMC Yukon.
Gerwing is not cooperating with investigators and has obtained a lawyer, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Authorities did not say if Gerwing was a suspect in the disappearance or if they thought any crime had been committed.
Gerwing has not returned several calls from The Island Packet over the past week, and Gerwing was not at his office last week when a reporter went by.
The Sheriff’s Office also reported today that the Calverts’ Mercedes E320 was found in the parking lot of the Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa parking lot early Friday. Authorities had previously not identified the exact lot.
This story was originally published January 29, 2020 at 10:46 AM.
