Crack disease grips Aiken County in wake of crack epidemic
Aiken County officials describe crack as an extremely addictive, fast acting drug with a cycle from use to addiction. Narcotics officers report robberies and burglaries tied to drug seeking and many users becoming street dealers. Local experts stress education as key to combating the crisis.
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Dan Barton
Aiken Center For Alcohol and Drug Services
Barton
Tony Taylor
Aiken County
William
Taylor
Two Stories of Crack Addiction and Crime in One Family
William 39 and Tom 22 recount separate paths into crack use and crime. William notes a drug dependency strained by marriage while Tom describes a downward spiral from theft to debt with a dealer, aided by family support and rehab efforts.
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Barton
Taylor
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Columbia
Carolyn
Aiken County
Convicted Slayer Loses 2nd Appeal in SC Death Case
Andrew L. Smith, sentenced to death for the 1983 stabbing deaths of Christy and Corrie Johnson in Anderson County, lost a second appeal to the South Carolina Supreme Court. Justices ruled 3-2 there was sufficient evidence of physical torture to support the aggravating circumstances in the jury charge.
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South Carolina Supreme Court
Andrew L. Smith
Christy
Corrie Johnson
Anderson County
Smith
Tence
Te Supreme Court
David W. Hartwell
Hartwell
Johnson
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