Missing Persons and Victims from Myrtle Beach, Horry County and Surrounding Areas ..

At least 40 people missing from Myrtle Beach & the 5 surrounding counties that touch Horry County. The number of unsolved missing persons cases is growing, families of the missing say it is totally unacceptable .. 

  ( Though a few arrest have been made. Most have not .. not even close )  
  

1. 12/18/2013 - Heather Elvis, 20, who was last seen around 3:30 a.m. Her car was found on December 19, 2013 at Peachtree Landing in Socastee, South Carolina. Heather Elvis, we later learned, was Lured to the boat landing by Sidney and Tammy Moorer and never heard from again  ... ( Sidney and Tammy Moorer Killed Heather Elvis )  ( Tammy is in Prison for 30 years. Sidney trial is up next ) 

2. 8/25/2013 - Zachary M. Malinowski, 19. Missing on August 25, 2013 - Zachary was playing basketball with 2 of his friends on Sunday, August 25,2013. After playing ball, Zachary dropped off on of his friends at a residence (Murray Johnson Rd, Conway, SC) and the other friend states that he and Zachary then went to a lady’s residence – 7th Avenue, in Aynor,SC. They both stayed at that residence until approximately 11:30pm. The friend states that Zachary left in Zachary’s vehicle (1996 dark purple/burgundy Chevy Beretta) to get something to eat. He hasn’t been seen since. Horry County police say they have found the car of missing 19-year-old Zachary Matthew Malinowski and that is was burned. His car was found in the woods off of Valley Forge Road near Aynor. Police say the car was “completely burned.” .. 2 people found guilty of murder in this case ..

3. 8/5/2012 - Johnny Brown 44 Missing since August 5, 2012: Victim walked away from motel on vacation. Family stated he is a special needs person who does have a bad speech impediment and is hard to understand. Family advises that he gets confused easily and is afraid of lightening and thunder. He is also gets upset of persons unknown to him approach him in a fast manner and he does not like to be touched.

4. 4/15/2010 - Susan DeLuca, 45 was last seen on April 15, 2010 as she was possibly traveling to the state of Maryland to visit her family. She was reported missing on April 29. She was last seen in the area of Sparky's store on Hwy. 501 in Marion County. Detectives initiated an investigation once law enforcement learned that DeLuca never made it to Maryland. DeLuca's car was found at the bottom of the Little Pee Dee River in June 2010 but she has yet to be found. Her car was found at the bottom of the Little Pee Dee River in June 2010 but she has yet to be found.

5. 4/25/2009 - Brittanee Drexel, 17, Missing on April 25, 2009. She was last seen leaving the Blue Water Hotel where she'd gone to connect with friends. But she only stayed for 10 minutes, according to surveillance footage which picked up her arrival and exit. Her boyfriend at the time John Grieco was forced to call Dawn and delivered the stunning news that Brittanee was gone, WMBF reported. A day after she went missing on April 25, 2009, her cellphone emitted its last signal near the South Santee River. Near McClellanville, S.C.  ( SEVERAL WITNESSES HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THE TAYLOR CRIME FAMILY OF McCLELLANVILLE S.C. TOOK BRITTANEE DREXEL. ALONG WITH CO DEFENDANTS. ) 

WHERE IS THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT  ?? 

6. 6/ 23/ 2009 - Glen Howlett, 48, went missing on June 23, 2009. He has a tattoo on left arm of birth sign (Gemini). Not much is known, other than he simply vanished. 

7. 4/2/2008 - Lakenda Powers, 22. Missing since April 2, 2008 - She has a scar on her right arm, her forehead, and her right knee. Not much is known about her circumstances.

8. 6/1/2007 - Kareem Ward, 23. Missing since June 1, 2007. Kareem Ward hasn’t been seen since his car was pulled from the Little Pee Dee River in June 2007. 

9. 10/31/2006 - Lakeshia Turner - Last seen by family October 31, 2006. June 2008 the boyfriend dropped off missing person's son and said that she was in jail in Georgia. No contact since that date.

10. 1/24/2005 - Crystal Gail Soles, 28 - Andrews - Crystal was last seen in the morning hours at the Shaw's Corner Store in the vicinity of Jones Ave. and Main St. in Andrews, SC. Double pierced ears.  ( Some LEO believe the Taylor Crime Family got Crystal too. Same MO: Small white female, alone, easy to grab, young, missing, Taylors live nearby )

    Crystal Soles disappeared the same month Shannon McConaughey did ..   

11. 11/19/2005 - Charles Overstreet, 41 - Charles Overstreet was last seen by family members on November 19, 2005. He has not been seen since, his vehicle was found abandoned on an Interstate in Fayetteville.

12. 7/9/2003 - James Smith, 26 - James was last seen at approximately 7:00am at the Marion County Medical Center in the vicinity of the 2800 block of E. Hwy 76 in Mullins, SC.

13. 11/27/2003 - Garrett Hughes, 44 - Nov. 27, 2003 - Garrett was last seen at his residence in the vicinity of Academy Ave. and Fraser St. in Georgetown, SC. He may be in the North Carolina area. Garrett has a medical condition.

14. 2/9/2002 - Kynanda Bennett, 3 - Kynande has pierced ears and a birthmark on her right arm. When she was last seen on February 9, 2002, Kynande had braids in her hair and was wearing a grey "FUBU" shirt and blue jeans.

15. 12/15/2001 - Ricky Brooks, 43 

16. 2/20/2000 - Eugene Caston, 59 - Eugene was last seen at an acquaintance's residence in Hendersonville, NC. Several items of Eugene's clothing were found near Exit169 and I-95 in Florence, SC. He may be in the North Carolina, Texas, or Las Vegas, NV area. Eugene has a medical condition.

17. 9/1/1999 - Dale Leary, 21 - Missing since Sept. 1, 1999. Not much is known.

18. 8/14, 1999 - Tommy Coulder, 36 - Tommy Caulder was last seen on August 14, 1999 in the Floydale Community. His white Dodge truck was found in an area off Pee Dee Church Rd with the keys still in it.

19. 8/8/1999 - Lisa Nuegent, 22 - last seen in Conway, SC, on September 8, 1999, at the home she shared with her boyfriend. She called her parents telling them that she was coming home to Greensboro, NC. Since the phone call Lisa has not been heard from. Tattoo of Wizard with shooting starson right arm. Scars on legs from playing baseball.

20. 1/29/1998 - Shannon McConaughey 19 - Last seen at the Cracker Barrel in N. Charleston. From St. Stephens, SC. Not far from McClellanville. ( 2 ) Two Co - Defendants wrote confessions as to what happened to Shannon. They saw her in Randell Taylors car at a local Bar, Bleeding from the Nose and Mouth, Unconscious. All ( 5 ) Five defendants planned on Raping her. Randall Taylor, Jacob Taylor, James Isaac Weston, Elijah Johnson and Harry James Rivers. Once Randell Taylor raped her he was said to go into a rage and shot Shannon McConaughey. The Great Prosecutors of Charleston County later dropped all charges ??!! However 2 wrote written confessions and knew things only the killers could have known  ??  ( 2 two more Taylors, Randell's brother Timothy Shaun Taylor and Nephew Timothy Da'Shaun Taylor would later kidnap, gang rape and murder one Brittanee Drexel  ) 


 Where is the Justice Department ??  Where is No Justice - No Peace ...     

21. 12/13/1997 - Woodrow Taylor, 38 - Taylor was last seen at a residence on Hucks Road, in the Conway area, South Carolina on December 13, 1997. Foul play is suspected. Was said to be carrying $ 1,100.00 on his person. Went to church every Sunday. When he didn't show. They called police. ( Some of his own kin folks might of got him. Taylors of McClellanville bad news  )

22. 6/13/1995 - Oliver Hart, 79- Hart was last seen in Dillon, SC on June 13, 1995. There were no obvious reasons for him to have wandered off, and nothing to suggest foul play. He did have a drinking problem.

23. 4/24/1993 - Andrea Hayslette, 29 - Her van was found out in front of her apartment. Items from her apartment that she shared with her husband and two children were missing, such as her purse, a suitcase, toothbrush, and some personal items. But none of her clothing was determined to be missing from the apartment. Her parents reported her missing because she never got in touch with them after a vacation to Florida. Hayslette's credit card or bank card were never used after her disappearance. She was a straight A student at Coastal Carolina University and she missed her final exams. She also worked part time there and never picked up her final pay check. In 1995, Hayslette's husband was charged with the forging of his wife's signature on a vehicle title and he was sentenced to jail time for that. In 1996 Hayslette's husband was charged in the disappearance of his wife and with her murder. The murder charge was dropped due to lack of evidence. Her body has never been found. The case is still considered open and unsolved.

24. 7/22/1993 - Shakeima Cabbagestalk, 10 - Shakeima was last seen getting into a car with an unidentified male on July 22, 1993. She has a mole near the corner of her mouth and another below her nect. She has a double tooth on the upper side of her mouth.

25. 7/19/1992 - Shante Johnson, 3 - Shanta went missing on July 19, 1992. She was last seen at a store in Briarcliffe Mall in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She was last wearing a navy blue shirt, white shorts, and white tennis shoes with a blue trim.

26. 6/6/1991 - Todd Massie, 23 - Todd was last seen at a drive-up ATM in Myrtle Beach, SC. His vehicle was located in the woods on June 17, 1992 in Sussex county, VA, approximately 5 hours from Myrtle Beach.

27. 7/25/1992 - Cathy Parrott -On July 25, 1992, Cathy Hicks Parrott was reported missing. She was last seen by her family at approximately 22.00 on July 23rd at their residence in Tara Village in Florence, SC. Cathy's vehicle was recovered on the morning of July 24, 1992 in the East Florence area after having been in a hit and run accident. A black male was seen running from the vehicle. The black male has been located but knows nothing of Cathy's disappearance. It is not known what happened to Cathy. But, the circumstances of her disappearance are extremely suspicious and warrant the suspicion of foul play. Several intensive searches have been made to locate Cathy with negative results.

28. 8/21/1991 - Tyrone Mckithin, 45 - Missing on August 21, 1991 - N/A

29. Henry Edwards, 79 - Black male - Missing on September 11, 1990 - N/A

30. 9/24/1998 - Brian Hooks -Brian Hooks, 21, was last seen in September 24, 1988. He told family members that he was planning to go to the beach, probably Myrtle Beach, for the weekend and would call when he returned home. It is not confirmed that he left the area. After several weeks without hearing from him the family contacted police. Brian was not known to go long periods without family contact.

31. 10/10/1984 - Ernest Vereen, 72 - Garden City Area on October 10, 1984. Vereen, a mobile home park owner, was kidnapped for ransom. His body was never found, despite several searches.

More Missing Below ..

The most famous case right now is the Brittanee Drexel who went missing on April 25, 2009 from the Blue Water Motel in Myrtle Beach. Drexel, from Rochester, N.Y., came to the Beach with her so called friends. They had a hotel room at the Bar Harbor resort in Myrtle Beach. The last known contact anyone had with her was her boyfriend at approximately 8 p.m. April 25, 2009. There is security footage of her walking out of the Blue Water Motel when she was supposed to be returning to the Bar Harbor. Plus one traffic camera footage. She never made it there and no one has heard from her since.

When a person's cellular phone runs out of battery power it gives off one last ping to help emergency services locate you. Drexel's cellular phone gave off its last ping in the area of the Santee River near the borders of Georgetown and Charleston counties.  Locals call the area South Santee. ( SS ) A pair of female sunglasses consistent with the type that Drexel had was also located in the area. Subsequently a massive hunt was launched in that area with cadaver-hunting dogs, but no substantial leads were found. 

Missing from the Area also ...  

Rebecca Slavinsky, missing since 1979

The coldest case of all is that of Rebecca Slavinsky. She was last seen on July 28, 1979 in the area of 64th Avenue N. In Myrtle Beach. According to reports, Slavinsky met up with a friend at the Driftwood Motel. She wanted the friend to take her swimming so they proceeded from there to 64th Avenue N. Slavinsky took her friend's surfboard and went to the water. She did not know how to swim but it was a calm day and she used the surfboard to float herself in shallow water. Her friend told police that he went to his sister's house on 65th Avenue N. but he was tired and he fell asleep. That was the last time anyone heard from Slavinsky. Her friend awoke the next morning and was unable to find her. All of her clothes, her beach towel, and the surfboard were found but she was not. Witnesses reported seeing Slavinsky in the area but no foul play was reported. No further leads were ever found and the case remains open.

Shanta Marie Johnson, missing since 1992

If Shanta Marie Johnson is still alive, she would have turned 22 this year. On July 19, 1992 she was just three-years-old. That was the last day that Shanta was ever seen. According to reports she and her adoptive mother went to the Briarcliffe Mall (now Myrtle Beach Mall) and were in K-Mart when Shanta disappeared near the toy section. Police reviewed the surveillance tapes and Shanta was not seen on the surveillance footage. Shanta's adoptive mother is on the videos, and she is seen entering K-Mart alone. Shanta tested positive for cocaine at birth and she was identified as a special needs child. Her biological mother was in prison at the time for drug charges. Her biological family was having a family reunion in Myrtle Beach at the time of her disappearence but they were all ruled out as suspects. Three years after Shanta went missing her adoptive mother was charged with child abuse. A nurse at Duke University Medical Center filed a police report stating that she believed that Shanta was being abused because of fearful behavior and injuries consistent with abuse. Shanta's babysitter reported Shanta having severe burns on her buttocks. Shanta told her babysitter that her adoptive mother was burning her with hot grease. Police believed that her adoptive mother was the prime suspect in a homicide. But to date her case remains open and unsolved.

Andrea Lynn Hayslette, missing since 1993

On April 24,1993 Andrea Lynn Hayslette, a devoted mother, disappeared without a trace. According to reports, she was last seen at her apartment at Deer Track Villas in Surfside Beach. Her van was found out in front of her apartment. Items from her apartment that she shared with her husband and two children were missing, such as her purse, a suitcase, toothbrush, and some personal items. But none of her clothing was determined to be missing from the apartment. Her parents reported her missing because she never got in touch with them after a vacation to Florida. Hayslette's credit card or bank card were never used after her disappearance. She was a straight A student at Coastal Carolina University and she missed her final exams. She also worked part time there and never picked up her final pay check. In 1995, Hayslette's husband was charged with the forging of his wife's signature on a vehicle title and he was sentenced to jail time for that. In 1996 Hayslette's husband was charged in the disappearance of his wife and with her murder. The murder charge was dropped due to lack of evidence. Her body has never been found. The case is still considered open and unsolved.

Woodrow Taylor, missing since 1997

On Dec. 13, 1997 Woodrow Taylor walked away from his Conway home off of Hucks Road and was never seen again. According to reports he left his house with a friend. Taylor is reported to have been carrying $1,100 at the time of his disappearance. His friend stated that he left Taylor at the intersection of U.S. 701 and S.C. 410 in Conway and that he never saw him again. His friends began to get worried after he missed church, which is something he would never do. Taylor's friend from church paged him repeatedly. After the friend's repeated pages the call was returned by the person who Taylor was last seen with. Police suspected foul play but no charges were ever filed. Taylor is still considered a missing person and the case is open and unsolved.

Lisa Neugent, missing since 1999

On Sept. 8, 1999 Lisa Neugent, from Rockingham County, N.C., called her parents on the way to Cherry Grove Beach to help her boyfriend with a construction project he was working on. She was never heard from again. According to reports, Neugent was looking to escape an abusive marriage she was in with another man. She married her first husband in 1997. Two years later she met a new boyfriend and moved with him almost immediately to his home in Conway. She found work as a courier in her new town. According to her friends, her new boyfriend was very possessive of her, but in spite of this they were very happy together for the next two years. In September of 1999 Neugent's parents came to visit. On the last night of her parents' visit Neugent's boyfriend did not return home. Neugent confided in her parents that he was using drugs and they persuaded her to come to Rockingham County with them and she agreed. Her boyfriend began calling her the next day. Then he came there looking for her. He told her parents that he had rented a nearby hotel room so that Lisa and he could discuss their relationship and that he would return her the next day. Instead he took her to Cherry Grove to work on a home improvement project. On Sept. 12, he phoned one of Neugent's friends and claimed that Lisa left the Sea Mist Resort in Cherry Grove where they were staying and took their dog and $1,200 out of his pockets while he was asleep. There was no sign of Neugent at their home in Conway. Management for the home stated that Neugent's boyfriend had moved out weeks before and there was no sign of Neugent at the home. Neugent's boyfriend was arrested one month later on narcotics and burglary charges in Georgia but he never appeared on his charges. He also is wanted in South Carolina for child support. Neugent is still considered a missing person as no evidence of foul play was ever uncovered. Her case remains unsolved and open.

Mae Cynthia Bullock, missing since 2009

On May 15, 2009 Mae Bullock, a homeless woman in Myrtle Beach, contacted her son in Hickory, N.C. telling her son that she was coming to visit him. She was never heard from again. According to reports, her son grew concerned that he had not heard from his mother in four months. The cellular phone that she had was also not reachable. Bullock's son did not know where to find her but he did know that she frequented the community kitchen for meals and the First Baptist Church in Myrtle Beach. On the same day she last contacted her son, May 15, 2009, Bullock filed a police report in regards to being a victim of credit card fraud but she did not leave any contact information to follow up on. None of the people that knew her in the area had seen her or knew her whereabouts. The case remains open and unsolved.

Glenn Howlett, missing since 2009

On June 23, 2009 Glenn Howlett, from Greensboro, N.C., made his last phone call to his family and he was never heard from again. According to reports, his last phone call was made from a McDonald's in Myrtle Beach. They became worried because Howlett phoned home on a consistent basis and they had not heard from him in five weeks. Howlett reportedly had trouble with alcohol and the law. And according to reports, he was also in a troubled marriage and his wife had made threats against him in the past. Searches for Howlett revealed nothing and his body was never found and he was never heard from again. The case remains open and unsolved.

 Myrtle Beach is an easy place to disappear in and from. Every time Drexel is in the news there is the possibility that one Magic Tip will come in that will break the case wide open. But for every Brittanee Drexel there is a Rebecca Slavinsky, a Shanta Johnson, an Andrea Hayslette, a Woodrow Taylor, a Lisa Neugent, a Mae Bullock, and a Glenn Howlett. They did not receive the national attention that Drexel's case has, but their families' pain is no less real. Their families want closure too. Maybe with some exposure that Magic Tip will come in that will lead to these Cases being Closed  ... 

Fair to say Human Traffickers / Kidnappers are working 

these areas. 

Only a Few Arrested for Human Trafficking 

   

However - plenty still out there ..  ( TAYLORS & CO. ) 

                     HUMAN TRAFFICKERS / KIDNAPPERS 

Da'Shaun and Shaun Taylor 

Taylor Crime Family of McClellanville, S.C. 

Kidnapped, Raped and Murdered Brittanee M. Drexel. 

Several Witnesses have said as much.  

They also Kidnapped, Raped  and Murdered 

One Shannon McConaughey 

( TWO CO - DEFENDANTS CONFESSED IN WRITING )   

                        Randell Taylor Then and Now 

                        Kidnapped Shannon McConaughey

                    Him and 4 others planned on Raping her. 

                        After Randell Raped her, He Killed 

                        Shannon before anyone else could. 

                     2 of the 5 men said when they first saw 

                   Shannon in Randell's car she was Bleeding 

                    from the Nose and Mouth, Unconscious. 

      

Charleston Prosecutor's Let Them Walk. DOJ doing 

Nothing. Ask yourself, what if several white men did 

these crimes to 2 0r 3 black girls. The DOJ would be in 

town in a flash and all white suspects would be under 

the jail. However, Victims are White ..  DOJ doing  

nothing again ...     ( ?? ) 

We need a Task Force to Lock Up all these Kidnappers, 

Rapist and Murderers. 


The FBI, DOJ, Homeland Security Need to Round These 

Criminals Up. 


Have the Feds. Prosecute them  ...  DOJ ...  

Write the Department of Justice and FBI in 

Washington, DC. Asking for Justice for these 

Victims and Families  ! 

We do not have all the Missing Listed. As we do not have 
their information. 

// Obstruction of Justice // Brittanee Drexel // Taking Far Too Long ... // Where Is The Justice Department ? // Hate Crimes // FBI // DOJ //

OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE 

CHARGE THE HOLD OUT WITNESSES WITH 

THIS CHARGE. IT WAS MEANT FOR CASES JUST LIKE THIS !

CHARGE THE SUSPECTS WITH HATE CRIMES 

                                                           Brittanee Drexel 

 A Bunch of Animals Took This Poor Girl ... 

Where is the Justice Department ?? 

How Many Years Must We Wait ?? 


FBI and Police Know who Murdered and Raped Britt ... 

They must force Witnesses to talk. Charge them with; 

Obstruction of Justice to get them to tell the truth

Obstruction of Justice charge is meant for Cases just like this ...

                                                       Timothy Da'Shaun Taylor 


 Da'Shaun Taylor and Several others repeatedly Raped Brittanee Drexel 

over a period of days 5 days. As the Media picked up her Disappearance 

The Taylor Gang and Dad, Timothy Taylor, had to, in there sick ways,

shot and killed Brittanee. They then Feed Her Body to Gators in a Pit ... 

https://www.postandcourier.com/archives/fbi-agent-missing-teen-brittanee-drexel-was-kidnapped-shot-and/article_8915fe42-9a91-507b-a4e1-f45253da4dec.html


  AGAIN, WHERE IS THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ...  ??  



  True Crimes : // Brittanee Drexel // Shannon McConaughey // Crys... http://truecrimes2.blogspot.com/2017/06/brittanee-drexel-shannon-mcconaughey.html?spref=tw

                                       Brittanee Drexel  and Shannon McConaughey 

                                     

                                       Same Crime Family Killed these 2 Little Girls 

                                       Taylor and Associates of McClellanville, SC 

                                                        Crystal Gail Soles 


http://wpde.com/news/crime/arrest-made-in-botched-boulevard-abduction


HOW MANY MORE MUST DISAPPEAR BEFORE THE 

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT GETS INVOLVED ?? THESE ARE 

HATE CRIMES ...  WOMEN DISAPPEARING NEVER TO BE 

SEEN AGAIN ... COME ON MAN ... 


 EVERYONE KNOWS THE UNCLE, KIDNAPPED, RAPED 

AND KILLED - SHANNON McCONAUGHEY  ... 

                                               
                                             RANDALL TAYLOR : RANDALL AND 4 

                                        OTHER ANIMALS KIDNAPPED, RAPED AND 

                                           MURDERED SHANNON McCONAUGHEY 



                                              
                                       RANDALL K. TAYLOR - BROTHER / UNCLE

above and below

Current Facebook Picture

                                FATHER / BROTHER - TIMOTHY SHAUN TAYLOR 

                                                      above and below

                                                  Current Facebook Picture

 IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY. ALONG WITH THEIR FRIENDS ... 

THEY KIDNAP, RAPE AND KILL WHITE GIRLS SINCE AT 

LEAST 1998 IF NOT EARLIER ...  





OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE 

IS THE PERFECT CHARGE FOR THESE CRIMES ... 

HATE CRIMES ... 

Jason Goforth charged with Attempted Murder after shooting at Police Officers.

Jason Goforth 

SOURCE: Spartanburg County Detention Center

SPARTANBURG, S.C. —

A man is now charged with attempted murder after police say he fired multiple shots at officers.

Spartanburg Police Department officers responded Monday to a report of shots fired near the intersection of Ridgedale Drive and Ammons Road, Maj. Art Littlejohn said.

https://www.wyff4.com/article/man-fires-multiple-shots-at-upstate-officers-police-say/28088041

Once officers arrived on the scene, they heard shots being fired, Littlejohn said.

He said officers got back into their vehicles as they heard the shots get closer. A total of three different clusters of rounds were fired from the suspect at the officers, according to Littlejohn.

Littlejohn said officers found Jason Goforth, who was determined to be the shooter. Littljohn said Goforth had a .22 caliber rifle on him and spent ammunition was found on the ground nearby.

Goforth was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, assault and battery high and aggravated, possession of ammunition by a violent felon and breach of peace.

No officers were injured.

Life in Prison for Home Invasion. Byron Labron Rivers, 26, was convicted of murder and attempted murder and Suspect Green also.

A North Charleston man will be spending life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was found guilty on multiple criminal counts connected to a 2016 home invasion that turned deadly. 

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/north-charleston-man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-home/article_056de7c4-8f9d-11e9-b119-6b4776e7f44f.html?fbclid=IwAR0NjUjB0kbT0pnynhnpsK8_4BfWVdcUrqt23s0humUri4nXCksDQ09o1_A

Byron Labron Rivers, 26, was convicted of murder and seven other counts by a Charleston County jury on Thursday following a three-day trial, according to the 9th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. 

Just before 10 p.m. on July 15, 2016, Rivers and Stacy Lavale Green, 26, knocked on the door of 1808 Leland St., forced their way inside and tried to rob the occupants, according to police.

“Immediately upon gaining entry, Rivers shot a guest in the head,” the Solicitor’s Office stated. “That victim miraculously survived and alerted neighbors after jumping through a glass window to escape.”

Rivers and Green ordered the remaining occupants to the ground, held them at gunpoint, forced them to remove their pants and went through their belongings, the Solicitor’s Office stated. 

At some point, 38-year-old Kirby Fyall charged at Rivers and Green in an attempt to protect his family, the Solicitor’s Office stated. Rivers opened fire, killing Fyall, and shot a third person before accidentally shooting himself in the leg.

When officers arrived at the home, they found Fyall dead on the floor with shell casings and narcotics nearby, according to the reports.

Rivers and Green tried to escape but were stopped by civilians, the Solicitor’s Office stated.

Officers saw “countless people running in all directions,” according to the police reports. A man was lying on the ground with several people beating him and people saying he shot somebody.

“The scene was very chaotic with subjects running and screaming everywhere,” an officer noted.

Officers broke up the fight and took the man on the ground into custody — it was Rivers. 

Green, who pleaded guilty to charges in March and received a 30-year prison sentence, was also apprehended at the scene.

Witnesses told authorities that Rivers and Green shared a pair of mittens, each wearing one glove on their right hands, the Solicitor’s Office stated. Experts in DNA and firearms tied Rivers to the murder weapon “and a recorded telephone call made by Rivers detailed the crimes.”

In addition to the murder count, Rivers was found guilty of first-degree burglary, two counts of attempted murder, three counts of armed robbery and one count of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. 

He was previously convicted of third-degree burglary and malicious injury to personal property, the Solicitor’s Office stated.

Decades later, DNA leads to arrest in cold-case slaying .. Michael Whyte Suspect ..

Michael Whyte, left, was arrested Friday for the 1987 killing of 20-year-old Darlene Krashoc, right. (Source: Colorado Springs Police/KKTV/Gray News)

By Tony Keith and Robbie Reynold | June 16, 2019 at 10:32 AM EDT - Updated June 16 at 10:43 AM

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - More than three decades after a Fort Carson soldier was found strangled to death, police said they believe they caught the man who killed her, KKTV reported.

Colorado Springs Police announced the arrest of 58-year-old Michael Whyte on Friday for the murder of Darlene Krashoc.

https://www.live5news.com/2019/06/16/decades-later-dna-leads-arrest-cold-case-slaying-soldier-colorado/

Police found DNA evidence on the victim’s body, but it took years to identify a suspect. The arrest papers detailed out how authorities linked distant family members through a DNA ancestry organization to identify the suspect.

After identifying the suspect, authorities tracked him to his home and followed him to work. They watched him drink from a fast-food cup and leave it at the restaurant. The arrest papers say detectives obtained the cup for DNA testing, helping lead to the arrest.

Krashoc, 20, was found dead behind the Korean Club Restaurant on March 17, 1987. Krashoc was an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Carson, assigned to the 73rd Maintenance Company.

Police said she was out the night before with members of her unit at a club named Shuffles. She was last seen leaving the club between midnight and 1 a.m.

Authorities say Krashoc was strangled to death, and her body had likely been moved and placed at the Korean Club Restaurant. Following hundreds of interviews, the case went cold.

"In 2016, special agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID), in concert with Colorado Springs Police Department, submitted evidence to the United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory for additional DNA testing in a collective effort to identify additional potential leads. The testing included re-analysis of previously submitted items for Y-STR and evaluation for phenotyping," Colorado Springs police wrote in a press release.

Police said the DNA enabled experts to narrow down predictive traits for the suspect, including eye color, hair color, skin color, freckling and face shape. From there, two composite photos were created showing what the suspect may have looked like at 25 years old and between 50 and 55 years old. In March 2017, CSPD released the composite photos to the public.

A break in the case came two years later thanks to a pair of popular ancestry sites, 23 and Me and Ancestry.com.

Forensic scientists found people in Wisconsin and Texas who had similar DNA to the samples found at the scene and were able to trace their genealogy to a distant cousin: Whyte. Investigators learned in 1987, Whyte had lived just three miles from the site of the murder. Photos of Whye also matched the composite sketch.

On Thursday, Whyte was arrested in Thornton. He was taken to the Adams County Detention facility with a no-bond warrant for first-degree murder.

"Words cannot convey the satisfaction we are feeling from this arrest," said Major General David Glaser, the provost marshal general of the Army and commanding general of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. “I'm extremely proud of our special agents on this case led by Special Agent Jessica Veltri. They have worked tirelessly and shoulder to shoulder with the Colorado Springs Police Department and the quiet professionals from our U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory on this investigation. We sincerely hope that today's announcement in some small way brings comfort to the family and friends of Spc. Darlene Krashoc."

“There is a lot to be proud of today,” says Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski. “The work done by these detectives has been nothing short of exceptional. Since 1987, CSPD Cold Case detectives, Violent Crimes detectives, and U.S. Army CID Investigators have worked tirelessly to bring this investigation to a conclusion. Throughout these last 32 years, they never lost sight of what was most important: Finding answers for Ms. Krashoc’s family. We hope this arrest will provide those answers and some comfort.”

CSPD gave special distinction to Homicide Cold Case Unit detectives Joe Somosky and Jim Isham and Sgt. Korey Dabb, who have solved more than 100 cold cases dating back nearly 80 years.

"Their diligence and hard work on behalf of the victims they are serving is exemplified in this and the many other investigations they are actively continuing," the police department said in the news release.