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April 7, 2019

South Carolina men arrested after bodies of 2 women discovered buried at home, officials say

Two men have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 2 women after their bodies were discovered Friday on a property in South Carolina after one of the suspects confessed from a hospital bed to killing of one of them after an attempt on his own life, officials said.

April 5, 2019

Boyfriend of slain South Carolina student says he was tracking her whereabouts by phone during abduction

The boyfriend of 21-year-old Samantha Josephson, the University of South Carolina student who was killed last week after mistakenly getting into a car she thought was her Uber ride, said he was tracking her whereabouts on his phone during her abduction, a local station reported.

April 4, 2019

South Carolina woman arrested in decades-old cold case of abandoned baby dubbed ‘Julie Valentine’: police

Decades after a newborn girl was found dead inside a vacuum cleaner box in a South Carolina vacant lot, a woman who is believed to be her birth mother was arrested and charged, police said Thursday.

April 4, 2019

Fugitive on the run for nearly 30 years is finally captured, police say

A fugitive who evaded the law for nearly 30 years was finally caught by federal authorities on Wednesday in South Carolina, police say.

April 4, 2019

South Carolina police arrest alleged serial rapist after more than 20 years at large

The Spartanburg Police Department said they arrested Gregory Frye, 52, a man accused of raping 12 women between the years 1995 and 2003.

April 3, 2019

Coach: Man accused of killing University of South Carolina student is ‘not the Nate everyone knows and loves’

Justin Waiters who coached a man accused of killing University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson said he was shocked to hear the news.

April 3, 2019

Reports on pastor couple's spending prompt ally's warning to newspaper: ‘I cut people’

The former pastor of a South Carolina megachurch appeared to threaten a local newspaper Sunday during a lecture to her former congregation where she defended the church’s new controversial leaders.

April 3, 2019

Ride-hailing safety bill introduced days after South Carolina college student found dead

Just days after a young woman was murdered after accidentally getting into a car she thought was her Uber, legislation is being proposed in South Carolina to require drivers for ride-hailing services to have illuminated signs.

April 2, 2019

South Carolina girl, 10, who died after fight at school took no serious physical hits, state senator says

A South Carolina state senator said Tuesday that there was no violent altercation between two fifth grade students that ultimately led to one girl’s death, contradicting earlier reports of a brutal attack.  

April 1, 2019

Murdered University of South Carolina student's cause of death revealed

Samantha Josephson suffered "multiple sharp force injuries," law enforcement officials said Monday.