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Former Chief and Companion Posed as Newlyweds in Florida
Arthur Hess former Columbia police chief and Mary Davies McEachern who vanished from South Carolina seven months earlier were found in Florida posing as newlyweds. They were arrested at Disney World's Epcot Center on a federal fugitive warrant. Both held without bond pending return to Columbia. Hess used the name John Marshall Slepitz and McEachern used Gather May Hamrick on Florida licenses, with Tara House South apartment details providing the latest lead.
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Columbia
Arthur Hess
Mary Davies McEachern
South Carolina
Florida
Hess
Ms. McEachern
Disney World
Epcot Center
Orlando
Fla
Betty Lewis
Tara House South
Tampa
John Marshall Slepitz
Gather May Hamrick
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John Slepitz