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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Richland County, SC

The Silver Fork Murders (1976)

Unsolved homicide from 1976 in Richland County, SC. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the witness timeline.

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Abandoned warehouse interior lit by a single shaft of light
Timeline
  1. 1976

    Body discovered near Silver Fork; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1977

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1985

    Records are digitised and released under a public records request.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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the_margins3 days ago

The autopsy summary and the charging document disagree on time of death by roughly six hours.

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