Witnesses Testify In Post Office Shooting Case
EDGEFIELD AP A witness testifies Perry B. Smith shot his former boss and shouted I told you I would get even at The Pantry Johnston killing Postmaster Charles McGee and wounding three others Clerks Sandra Burkett and another recall seeking shelter in a restroom as Smith broke into the storage room and killed McGee then shot wounded workers Allen Thomas Monroe Kneece and Carroll all described in testimony during the murder trial brought by Prosecutor Donny Myers Smith contends insanity as defense while his attorney questions witness rationality
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Serial killer probe deepens in Sumter cases
Authorities credit a pay phone tip with locating the bodies of 17 year old Shari Faye Smith and 18 year old Deora Mae Helmick. Police caution the public as they pursue a suspected homegrown serial killer believed to target random victims.
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Blood Samples Tie Missing Chief to Hess in Columbia Case
Police say blood stains on Arthur Hess's car match the missing former Columbia police chief Mike Gal ice Chief, with Hess's O negative status noted. Hess and Mary Davies McEachern, real estate agents, were reported missing and Hess was later found near a supermarket parking lot. he faces a three year sentence for misconduct in office from 1978 to 1981 and remains free during appeals as investigators weigh Hess as a possible fugitive amid circulating rumor patterns.
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