Calling them cold cases implies theyre no longer active, but Chaudoin said the unsolved homicides in Greenwoods city limits since 2001 are still top of mind for him. They had been shot. They're no closer today than they were back in 1988 when Kia was snatched up. (LogOut/ Chaudoin said he plans to start a monthly cold case briefing within the next few months, to share information with the public about these cases in the hopes of inspiring tipsters. He immediately provided voluntary consent for police to search his vehicle by signing a Waiver of Constitutional Rights to a Search Warrant - a provision he also signed for a search of his home. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Along Mount Pleasant Road also known as the S.C. 34 Highway he came across a badly decomposed human skull, which prompted him to contact the Newberry County Sheriffs Office. The lone exception was a five-year old girl with tan, olive-colored skin who had dark feaures. It all pointed to a very confusing puzzle, which police didn't know how to make sense of. Hampton was known to spend a good amount of time on this farm, and it remained on the investigator's radar for a good amount of time after this initial confession. The prosecutors consulted Kia's family throughout this process, taking their feelings into consideration. Few details have been gleaned from interviews. One man who had met the couple stated that the man, Jacques, had told him that his father was a physician in Canada. On this Sunday afternoon, in the middle of May, all seemed to be well. In the case of Malik Padgetts slaying at a party in 2013 on Tabor Street, more than 100 people were at the scene but no witness was able to identify a suspect. By this point, her family had begun to fear the worst. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. Thats why its so important that we build that relationship with the community and we have that working relationship, he said. Gwen is an author, artist, illustrator, graphic designer, mother, wife, and part-time super hero. Murdaugh undergoes cross-examination in his own murder trial. Anyone with information on any of Greenwoods homicides is asked to call law enforcement at 911, or police detectives at 864-942-8407. ddominguez@indexjournal.com. Unsolved Murdaugh Murders Expose Years of South Carolina Mysteries Alex Murdaugh, the powerful lawyer who asked a handyman to kill him, had a spectacular fall from grace. They also tried to see if her disappearance was tied to other missing persons cases from surrounding states. But Mr. Murdaugh, part of a prominent family of South Carolina lawyers, has denied any involvement in the unsolved killings . This not being enough, the skull would later be sent to an FBI lab in 1998. On May 15th, 1988, all seemed to be well in the world. He was more than willing to continue talking, even answering questions about his prior sexual assault conviction from 1981. Local businesses continued by making donations to the fund. By Thursday, May 19th, the mood in the Georgetown apartment complex had changed dramatically. James Paul Freund (September 16, 1946 - August 9, 1976) and Pamela Mae Buckley (December 16, 1951 - August 9, 1976), commonly known as the Sumter County Does, Jock Doe and Jane Doe respectively, [5] were two previously unidentified American murder victims found in Sumter County, South Carolina on August 9, 1976. While in a Georgia prison, investigators in North Carolina and Florida were looking at Hamptons potential involvement in similar abductions and assaults in their states, as the abductions stopped as soon as he was locked up. They were able to release a composite of him, which aired on the evening news, along with a description of his vehicle, which was believed to be a mid-1970s dark blue or black Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Despite this overwhelming sadness experienced by Bernetta and her family at this moment in time, the article had a profound effect on the community. They had held out hope that someone had abducted her for ransom, or perhaps - just perhaps - she actually had run away. But there were also nude photographs of women - including images of his then-girlfriend - and a pornographic magazine named "Stroke Off Tales.". On May 16, 1988, approximately 75 people, including citizen volunteers, conducted another search of the area around the apartment complex, aided by helicopters provided by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, also known as SLED. Police did not share the part of town in which the shooting happened. Perez took police to another man lying on a concrete pad behind an apartment. Hampton plead not guilty almost instantly. More than 20 shell casings of three different calibers were found in the road, along with a .45-caliber handgun in a mulch pile near where Hawkins was shot. Gunshots were heard on Pearl Street near Osborne Avenue. 1-888-CRIME SC (1-888-274-6372) These tips carried the investigation outside the Greenwood area, with investigators pursuing leads to as far away at California. The mid 1980's was the last contact Lori had with her family. Witnesses said they hadnt seen Kia near the men or getting into either of their vehicles. Unsolved Mysteries Wiki - "Malakia Logan", WISTV - "Indictment in 14-year-old disappearance of Greenwood girl", WISTV - "Suspect in murder of Greenwood County eight-year-old may soon walk free", Lander University - "Scholarship established in memory of Kia Logan", "Sexually Motivated Crimes: Understanding the Profile of the Sex Offender and Applying Theory to Practice" by Janet R. Oliva (CRC Press), Only In Your State - "9 Infamous Bone-Chilling Unsolved Mysteries In South Carolina", Kimberly Riley & Jeremy Britt-Bayinthavong, Paul Skiba, Sarah Skiba, and Lorenzo Chivers, June & Jennifer Gibbons (The Silent Twins). 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They learned about how he constantly changed his hair color, and had driven a number of cars over the last few years: some of which included a 1977 maroon Dodge Aspen, a 1965 Chevy Bel Air, and a bronze-colored Chrysler. His height was listed in the range of 5'8" or 5'9", and he was of slight build, in the weight range of 150 pounds. Police checked for fingerprints and gunshot residue, along with pulling Parkers phone records to identify who he had spoken with. There was a fight among a group of teenagers and several shots were fired. His hair was dark blonde, which could vary anywhere between blonde and dark brown. The first man was described as being white, older in age and with greying hair, and was seen driving a medium blue utility-type van with dark tinted windows. We dont close out these cases because theyre so important.. When her sisters were questioned, only the 6-year-old stated that a man with a 'magic' hat came and took Jessica away. There is nothing left to tell about this case unfortunately. Coffee is her best friend and a good book cannot be beat! The Disappearance of Nguyet Thu Wiki Phung, Case Update: Brittanee Drexels Remains Discovered After 13 Years, SuspectCharged, The Disappearances of Tina & BethanySinclair. Pity us if we don't! It is what life is made of. Those early tests were inconclusive, relying on DNA found in the skull itself in very primitive ways. cityofgreenwoodsc.com/departments/police/submit-an-anonymous-tip. Between the 2002 indictment and this, he had accrued nearly five years of time served. It was this apartment complex where, on a Sunday evening in the middle of May, everything seemed right with the world. On May 30th, over two weeks after Kia had disappeared, investigators were still optimistic. Her father, Richard Logan, was the mayor of a small South Carolina town named Saluda. They all lived in housing close to the highway in-question, and they were all abducted from one location and led to another. This would come up later in the story, so please keep that in-mind. It is believed that the subjects were attempting to rob his neighbor's apartment. The wooded area he was in, just off of Mount Pleasant Road - also known as S.C. 34 - is about four miles northeast of Newberry and thirty-five miles east of Greenwood, where Kia Logan had disappeared from. A random child abduction that went "sour" - usually a byproduct of a victim choosing to fight back, or attempting to run away. On the northern outskirts of the town is the small country airport, which consists of a single elongated runway. Her picture appeared on ADVO cards in August and the story was recently on television. Missing Persons my Neighborhood alarm registration File a report Upon his arrest, he proved very cooperative with law enforcement. When it was finally time for Hampton to be released, he was immediately re-arrested for a warrant investigators had planned. I'm not the first to ask that question and so many more than me want to know the answer. There were witnesses that say they saw a white male whose face was pockmarked driving an older model, dark, Monte Carlo, but none of them ever saw Malakia with him or any other suspicious activity. As an adult, he stood about five-feet-eight-inches tall, weighing it at only 132 pounds. Video from the area showed a car with someone hanging out of the back passenger window and firing. This was when he was transferred to a jail in Greenwood county - the same county where Kia Logan had disappeared from in 1988. Renee and their friend decided to stay at the court for a short while longer. Other paranormal phenomena are also regularly reported here. Not only did he have a snake tattoo on his upper arm, but he appeared eager to help investigators, giving blood and hair samples, as well as granting them permission to search his car and home. A man and a woman (who have come to be known by Jacques and Jane) were shot three times each. DNA testing didn't match him in one of the Georgia cases. Alex Murdaugh took the witness stand on Feb. 23, Day 23 of his trial for the murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul.When Murdaugh . They were just a few hundred or so yards from their apartment, where the sisters lived with their mother, a middle school teacher. I feel confident such an impressive reward, with the proper publicity, will help the authorities solve this mystery AND our community may well have made the solution possible. He was sentenced to eight years in prison, with credit for time served and good behaviour. You may remain anonymous and possibly receive a cash reward. He had been handcuffed, bound with duct tape, and shot in the head. This indictment was signed by 8th Circuit Solicitor William Townes Jones - the same William Townes Jones whose daughter, Townes, was given international popularity in the Harry Styles' song "Carolina.". It was a Sunday in Greenwood, South Carolina - a small town roughly an hour north of Augusta, Georgia and about an hour-and-a-half west of Columbia, South Carolina. Winds light and variable.. A clear sky. After this discovery, interrogators circled back around to Hampton. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 254.8. A bouncer remembers talking to her around 1:30 a.m. before she walked out of the club. Officers spoke with several witnesses who described the vehicle the shooters were in, but have been unable to identify any suspects. The County Bank is accepting and receipting donations. Unfortunately for them, as soon as Hampton went to jail for Peeping Tom, he stopped cooperating with investigators. In 2009, the Malakia Logan Memorial Scholarship was established at her hometown's Lander University. Police recovered six shell casings and spoke with witnesses who heard the shooting, but didnt see the car the shooter drove by in, according to a report. He also had a blotchy, pockmarked face, made worse from poison ivy exposure the year prior. Hampton openly confessed to committing several of the abductions and willingly provided details of the accompanying assaults, with most details matching up with what the victims had provided. Unidentified Remains The SLED Forensic Art Unit assists local law enforcement agencies in Unidentified Remains cases. Police called for EMS, but Padgett looked badly injured so officers loaded him into a patrol car to drive him to the hospital. I have to ask that if you or someone you know knows anything about any one of these cases, please contact your local police department as soon as possible. As the years pass, the mystery just intensifies. On Sept. 3, 2007 at 1:00 am the victim LaKavis Henicks age 13 was shot to death in the parking lot of the Gaz-Bah at 6201 Farrow Rd. Neighbors cameras didnt offer much, but one witness said he saw a black sedan leave speeding from the area. She lived with her mother and her sister, Renee, in an apartment complex just north of the rural city of Greenwood, South Carolina. But that optimisim would be short-lived, as weeks began to bleed into months. All of their friends in the apartment complex had since gone home, so Renee knew that Kia wasn't still out there. You can not have good without a bad. The message we should be sending far and wide is not one emphasizing our public apathy, but one which loudly reveals that the people of Greenwood County will not sit idly by while our children disappear! Police have deduced that she was killed Greenwood County and her body dumped in Newberry County.