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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1998
Page
10
The coroner and families discuss a growing list of unresolved deaths from 1974 to 1994 including the Boatwrights and the Sailors, with skeletal remains, a textile worker's missing daughter, and other cases. DNA and forensic advances offer hope, yet many trails go cold as society faces escalating violence.
The Aiken County Coroner releases an alphabetical tally of unresolved death investigations listing victims dates of death and manners. Agencies involved include Aiken County Sheriff and Public Safety, North Augusta Public Safety and South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Aiken County holds almost 50 unresolved homicide victims whose killers remain unknown. The profiles include Risten Durden a 30 year old black woman killed by multiple gunshots in 1989 after being seen shopping in Augusta. Mary Cox Fields a 50 year old white woman found in a shallow grave in 1998. Christopher Alonza Pollin a 20 year old black man who died after a gunshot wound in 1994. Rebecca Diane Jarvis Shores a 22 year old white female county employee killed by stab wounds in 1989. Jimmy Lee Purvis a 23 year old white man found shot in his home in 1987. and others across years from 1983 to 1998 with varied fates and locations. The article notes that law enforcement has never identified the killers.
A brief invitation introduces guest Sam O Connell as an expert available for consultation. The fragment hints at a guest appearance or discussion opportunity, but few concrete details are given about topic or venue.
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