Robbery Motive Sought in Voodoo Doctor Slayings
In the Columbia area slayings, authorities say a robbery may account for as much as 500000 dollars taken from a safe. Edward Doc Harkless, 62, a voodoo doctor, was among those killed. Willie Blood Stroman was arrested in Charlotte on a fugitive warrant as a murder suspect connected to Harkless death.
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Charlotte
N.C
Columbia
Irwin Coffield
Mecklenburg County
Edward “Doc” Harkless
Coffield
Harkless
South Carolina
Dick Harpoothan
Willie
Stroman
Dasher Cleared Again in Drug Charge Appeal Playing Out
Former Swansea Police Chief Leon J. Dasher is again cleared of drug trafficking charges by a state circuit judge, while the attorney general's office appeals. Daniel R. McLeod will seek Supreme Court review to overturn dismissal of a conspiracy to smuggle marijuana count.
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Columbia
Swansea
Leon J. Dasher
State Attorney General’s Office
Daniel R. McLeod
State Supreme Court
George Bell Timmerman
McLeod
Mark Dillard
Office
Criminal Appeals Section
Circuit
Donald V. Myers
Myers
Supreme Court
Julius Baggett
Dasher
Lexington County
State Dome First Called Ugly Creation
The State House dome in Columbia rose from sharp public outrage to a cherished landmark. Officials regret even discussing removing the copper cladding as aging aesthetics prevail over a past debate over Maj. John R. Niernsee’s original tower design.
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State Dome
Ugly
Columbia
State House
South Carolina
Cecil Mills
Division of General Services
John R. Niernsee
Missing Plane Search Halted Near Myrtle Beach
The U S Coast Guard halted the search for a small plane that ditched in the Atlantic near Myrtle Beach after both military and civilian vessels and aircraft failed to locate any sign of the aircraft or its student pilot from Hartsville airport. Grace Broach reported Neil Harrison signed out to fly locally Monday morning within a 25 mile radius. The Cherokee 140 was reportedly full of gas at takeoff.
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Myrtle Beach
Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Coast Guard
Hartsville
Coast Guard
Sam Mills
Grace Broach
Neil Harrison
Harrison
Broach
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Frank P. Milbourne
Charles C. Wilson
Niersee
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Shonn Matthers
Rock Hill
Shonn
Scott Sanders
Watchers
Aiken
Ramada Inn
Richland Ave
Weight Watchers
Ichers
Owens-Corning
Rust
Oxford
Taupe
Whiskey Shopping Center
Whiskey Rd
Pine Log Rd
Augusta Hwy
KMART
Augusta
Martintown RD
CRC
Anheuser-Busch
A.B. Beverage Company, Inc
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