In 1976 this female and her companion were found dead on a secluded Sumter County, South Carolina dirt road, Locklair Road, between Interstate 95 and SC 341. Both of them had been shot in the back, chest, and throat.Their identities as well as that of their killer still remains a mystery.
Neither had any identification. She had medium-length brown hair and blue-green. She was about 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed 105 pounds. She had two small beauty marks (moles)on her left cheek and another on the right side of her face. Authorities believe she was between the ages of 18 and 20. She was wearing cut-off blue jeans, a pink halter top that tied in the front and an unbleached muslin blouse. She also wore a pair of Stride Rite wedge-heeled sandals with lavender, pink and purple straps.She was wearing three silver rings that resemble American Indian or Mexican jewelry. One piece had red, white and blue stones. Another ring had a black setting. The third was a feather ring with a jade inset.(see pictures) He wore a Bulova Accutron watch and a 14 karat gold ring with a gray star stone that had the initials ''JPF'' engraved on the inside. His possible name was Jacques/Jock. He also had Grants Truck Stop matches in his pocket. Grants was only located in New Mexico, Nebraska, and Idaho. Someone remembered seeing a couple matching the dead couple's descriptions at a fruit stand that was located off the Florence Highway in South Carolina. Months after they were found dead an employee of KOA campgrounds near Santee, S.C called authorities and told them he had made friends with this man and that he and his female friend stayed there for a few days. Please look at the pictures.If you have any information about this case, call Sumter County Coroner Verna Moore at her office (803) 436.2111 or on her beeper (803)778.3613 Or send me a message Thanks!
