In all of the sexual assaults, the victim profile remained largely the same. Richard Martin Age. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. As the years pass, the mystery just intensifies. Between the 2002 indictment and this, he had accrued nearly five years of time served. They were just a few hundred or so yards from their apartment, where the sisters lived with their mother, a middle school teacher. I am criticizing the rest of us who thrive in our community yet appear apathetic. A bouncer remembers talking to her around 1:30 a.m. before she walked out of the club. She didn't want to miss any potential calls from Kia. It took police a while to line up the suspect description because the vehicles in-question varied based on each witness: two described the vehicle they had been abducted in as a champagne-gold Mazda, while others pointed out either a white Toyota Corolla or a white Chevy Celebrity. And, if his father was a physician in Canada, wouldn't he have been looking for them? In the weeks since Kia had gone missing, Bernetta struggled to leave the phone for any prolonged period of time. She hopped on her bike and began riding back to her mother's apartment - a distance no greater than three-hundred yards. Payne was shot at about 9:40 p.m. June 12 at 117 Klugh St. Officers arrived on scene with a medical bag, sealing two bullet wounds to his chest. Her picture appeared on ADVO cards in August and the story was recently on television. By Thursday, May 19th, the mood in the Georgetown apartment complex had changed dramatically. Somewhere out there is someone who knows something about each one of these mysteries and it is up to us to not let them grow cold. Homicides dont get closed. The mid 1980's was the last contact Lori had with her family. GREENWOOD, S.C. Cody Hawkins, 24, was shot and killed May 19 about 2:50 a.m. Coffee is her best friend and a good book cannot be beat! 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. Unsolved Cases - City of Columbia Police Department Unsolved Cases If you can help solve any of these crimes or think that you may know something no matter how small, please contact the Violent Crimes Against Persons Unit - VCAP at: (803)545-3525. In the past 21 years the departments digital records system goes back, there were 55 murders reported to the police. Police spoke with about 20 people in the area, but few had anything to report. "As a result of interviews we are now looking for two men and two vehicles. Gwen is an author, artist, illustrator, graphic designer, mother, wife, and part-time super hero. They had no evidence that he had actually committed the crime, but they had his confession on-record, and at the very least, he had lied to investigators and caused them to waste valuable time by pursuing him as the suspect. It was this apartment complex where, on a Sunday evening in the middle of May, everything seemed right with the world. If you know any information about this crime, you can contact the Greenwood County Sheriff's Department at (864) 942-8600. Greenwood city's six unsolved homicides stay a police priority, By DAMIAN DOMINGUEZ Online"10 Books to Cozy Up With This December"PopSugar A popular sorority girl. He did not live here. The Sheriffs Office, along with other law enforcement and volunteer agencies, conducted a three week search of the area, but were unable to locate any other remains. 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. The documentation for this case included a lead sheet filed in April 2020, where an officer detailed dozens of interviews done in this case, along with tips detectives have followed up on. When the police finally arrived they found all three of the victims in a utility room in the back of the bank. Here, the skull would be confirmed as belonging to Kia Logan, with the FBI forensic investigators theorizing that Kia had originaly been killed in Greenwood County and then later dumped in Newberry County. Police were able to link Hampton to a farm owned in northern Georgia, which was owned by a friend of his. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. Gunshots were heard on Pearl Street near Osborne Avenue. We dont close out these cases because theyre so important.. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. An eight-year-old girl that lived in this community was out playing with her sister and a friend on their apartment complex's basketball court. "The murder kidnapping and criminal sexual misconduct charges have been dropped. 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. Five people in his. His stepfather was watching him in her absence. Greenwood is the type of town you imagine when you think of rural America: a downtown comprised of brick buildings, a railroad track that separates the storefronts from the industrial area, and a large suburban population. Dispatchers told police several men were seen running behind a residence on Sumter street and dropping guns off. Choose wisely! Those early tests were inconclusive, relying on DNA found in the skull itself in very primitive ways. As former Sheriff Riley and current Sheriff Tony Davis stated: "members of the community supported the Logan family when in need, and now those funds will support those in need with educational opportunities.". It is what life is made of. Use at your own risk. In 1990, sadly, her remains were found by a deer hunter. Can't we show at least as much concern for the fate of a child? The Newberry County Sheriff's Office, along with other law enforcement and volunteer agencies, conducted searches in the area where the skull had been found. Little else could be determined of the victim or how they had died, as the skull showed no signs of obvious trauma or any bullet holes. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. Sadly, he wasn't too far off. cityofgreenwoodsc.com/departments/police/submit-an-anonymous-tip. This would prove to be one of the only clues found during the course of the investigation. 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). They're no closer today than they were back in 1988 when Kia was snatched up. The prosecutors consulted Kia's family throughout this process, taking their feelings into consideration. It hasn't been updated with any of his current information. One person said they saw a man running from the area between two of the apartment complexs buildings. In his vehicle, police found many out-of-place items: things such as clothing, toilet paper, the marriage certificate of him and his ex-wife, etc. Freeman was shot at about 10 p.m. July 15, 2018 at a Sumter Street residence. Winds light and variable.. A clear sky. Edward Lee Elmore was a black man in the town of Greenwood, South Carolina in 1982 when he was arrested for the murder of 75-year-old Dorothy Edwards, a popular fun-loving woman who was well-known in the community. There is nothing left to tell about this case unfortunately. He had been previously terminated due to unexcused absences and excessive tardiness, but that didn't stop him from getting into trouble. In-between her 1988 disappearance and the 1998 confirmation that the skull belonged to her, they had prepared for the worst but anticipated Kia returning home. Invalid password or account does not exist. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. But now a parent's worst fear was beginning to creep into their bones the realization that she had not been okay, that something HAD happened to her. They combed around the Georgetown Apartments for most of the night, until the lack of light eventually led to them turning it around. While investigators were still interviewing witnesses and scouring evidence, like video from nearby security cameras along Pearl Street, for any leads, they had to begin working on the next shooting. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. 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. He had been in police custody, and when questioned, he began confessing to the crimes. If You enjoy it, please Like, Share and Subcribe this Chanel. It just stops as if she evaporated into the hot southern air of South Carolina. That was when police announced that they were looking for two men, who had been seen in the vicinity of the Georgetown apartment complex late Sunday afternoon. However, by the time the skull was forensically proven as belonging to Kia Logan, they had come across a suspect they believed was not only responsible for Kia's death, but an assortment of various sexual assaults and crimes against children. Police called for EMS, but Padgett looked badly injured so officers loaded him into a patrol car to drive him to the hospital. Welldo you really need that much sleep? This meant that police were pretty confident that the skull had been intentionally left there. They had reason to believe that Hampton had been responsible for some truly terrible crimes, but they had no prove any of them. Soon, the one-year anniversary of Kia's disappearance had come-and-gone. 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. The composite, for all of its intrigue, led to no real suspects in the surrounding area. It saw donations come in from both residents of Greenwood and local businesses, resulting in a total of over $20,000 raised. Witnesses told officers they saw two men running from Pearl Street onto Osborne Avenue. Earlier that night, she and a few of her friends had attended a U2 concert and afterwards went to a nightclub, then known as Jungle Jim's. Anyone with information on any of these shootings is urged to contact police by calling 864-942-8407, sending them a message through the departments Facebook page, or through the anonymous online tip form at cityofgreenwoodsc.com/departments/police/submit-an-anonymous-tip. South Carolina's unsolved mysteries Greenville, SC 29601 62 Light Rain 90% MORE No Alerts & Closings in Your Area Sign Up to Get Future Alerts 1 / 2 Advertisement TOP PICKS South. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Immediately, investigators became convinced that the skull could have belonged to the missing Kia Logan, who had been missing from a town roughly half-an-hour away for two-and-a-half years now. Investigators with the S.C. Highway Patrol ( SCHP . Sam Riley, who had been a Major in the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office, had recently been elected Sheriff. However, this was also when he stopped cooperating with authorities and recanted all of his prior confessions. Part of me is missing and I need to find it.". You will receive your first email soon. Perez took police to another man lying on a concrete pad behind an apartment. 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. It's a reminder of unfinished business.". A missing persons report was filed with the county, where Kia is listed as being 4'2" tall, and weighing about 60 to 70 pounds. However, they did say they would pursue new charges, should new evidence surface. He had green eyes, with brown hair, a brown mustache, and a few days' worth of graying stubble at the time of his arrest in 1996. Sending it off for testing, they had to hope that they could uncover any evidence that could help lead them to the culprit. He and. Police department Public Information Officer Jonathan Link said investigators are continuing to work with the information theyve gathered in each of these cases, and that theyve tried to get more information through interviewing witnesses and other people of interest. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Scary. She then contacted Lori's daughter and found that she hadn't heard from Lori since 1992. He admitted to committing three child abductions in northern Georgia and confessed to having killed a child at an out-of-state farm. 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. Charles Hampton agreed to give up blood and hair samples to investigators. It was early morning, October 2001 on Interstate 526.