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'Serial killer' sought in South Carolina (CNN)
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office on Friday released a second sketch of a man believed to have fatally shot four people in less than a week near Gaffney, South Carolina.CNN - 'Serial Killer' Sought In South Carolina (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office On Friday Released A Second Sketch Of A Man Believed To Have Fatally Shot Four People In Less Than A Week Near Gaffney, South Carolina. "Let Me Say That, Under The FBI's Definition Of A Serial Killer, Yes, We Have A Serial Killer," Sheriff Bill Blanton Said. In Addition, Blanton Said He Did Not Know Whether The Shooter Knew His Victims Or Whether He May Have ...
South Carolina fears work of possible serial killer (WWAY 3 Wilmington) Video Body There have been four murders in six days. Now, South Carolina authorities say a serial killer may be on the loose. The latest victim was 48-year-old Stephen Tyler, who was shot to death at his furniture store in Gaffney around closing time Thursday. His 15-year-old daughter was shot and badly injured. The Cherokee County sheriff announced Friday that authorities have evidence linking ...
Three Deaths in South Carolina Linked to Same Killer, Police Say (FOX 61 Chattanooga) The shooting deaths of three people in a northern area of South Carolina in the past week have been linked to the same killer, Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton said Thursday.
Cherokee County residents "arming themselves" (WCNC Charlotte) GAFFNEY, S.C. -- A serial killer on the loose in Cherokee County has gun shops sold out and hundreds of South Carolinians on edge packing heat. Many are taking the advice of their sheriff who reminded residents of their right to bear arms in a press conference Friday.
Serial killer has South Carolina residents on edge (AP via Yahoo! News) A terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were reminded of a murderer who terrorized the town in the 1960s.
South Carolina serial killer conjures memory of 60s murderer (Deseret News) A terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was...
Same person possibly killed three in northern South Carolina (WSYR 9 Syracuse) A sheriff says the shooting deaths of a peach farmer and two women in a rural South Carolina county the past week have been linked to the same killer.
South Carolina Town Fearful Of More Killings This Holiday (WFMY News 2 Greensboro) Independence Day in Gaffney, South Carolina is being celebrated with a serial killer on the loose.
South Carolina: Fear Mounts After 4 Are Slain and Sheriff Says Hunt Is on for Serial Killer (New York Times) Sheriff’s deputies in Cherokee County searched for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wondered who might be next.