Blue Ridge Savings Bank triple homicide still haunts families (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Fri, 16 May 2008 07:24:27 GMT
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the unsolved triple homicide at Blue Ridge Savings Bank in Greer.
"MS 13" gang tattoo found on robbery suspect's decomposing body (The Greenville News)
Thu, 15 May 2008 06:07:13 GMT
Investigators found a wrist tattoo that says "MS 13" while doing an autopsy Wednesday on the body of a man who might have been fatally shot by a vacationing Los Angeles FBI agent during an armed robbery in downtown Greenville.
"MS 13" gang tattoo found on robbery suspect's decomposing body (The Greenville News)
Thu, 15 May 2008 00:50:52 GMT
Tattoo found during autopsy Wednesday.
Man charged with murder in slaying of Greer woman (The Greenville News)
Mon, 12 May 2008 16:50:54 GMT
Robert Emory Irby, 44, of 408 Blacks Road, Greenville, was charged today with the murder of Sheila Ann Grayson of 156 Bellamy Close, according to a warrant.
Prosecutor agrees to drop death penalty to get suspect back (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
Mon, 12 May 2008 01:03:00 GMT
EASLEY, S.C. - Pickens County's chief prosecutor says he made a deal with Canadian authorities not to seek the death penalty so he could get a suspect returned to the state to stand trial on a murder charge.
Death penalty deal with Canada sends wrong message, Greenville prosecutor says (The Greenville News)
Sat, 10 May 2008 22:50:31 GMT
The moment Roger Eugene Shephard crossed the Canadian border, the specter of potential execution that lingered over him virtually evaporated.
Bond Denied For Man Charged With Raping South Carolina Teen (NBC 26 Augusta)
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:07:14 GMT
Bond has been denied for an Alabama man charged with raping a 14 year-old South Carolina girl he met on MySpace.
S.C. prosecutor won't seek death penalty in 2006 killing (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Thu, 08 May 2008 15:40:14 GMT
GREENVILLE A South Carolina prosecutor has agreed to drop any effort to seek a death penalty for a suspect who fled to Canada after the death of a pawn shop owner in Easley.
SC prosecutor won't seek death penalty in 2006 killing (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Thu, 08 May 2008 12:22:46 GMT
Associated Press - May 8, 2008 8:15 AM ET GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina prosecutor has agreed to drop any effort to seek a death penalty for a suspect who fled to Canada after the...
South Carolina farmers say state can't solve illegal immigrant problems (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Tue, 06 May 2008 19:29:38 GMT
COLUMBIA South Carolina farmers say the state's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration will only cause confusion and hurt the economy but will not solve the problem.