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The Cold Case of Sharonda Sims

Sharonda Sims was found murdered on September 17, 2019, as she walked home in Newberry County, South Carolina. Sims was reportedly ambushed and found less than a mile from her house on Drayton Street. She was just 40 years old at the time of her death. According to a post from 2022 on the Newberry…

The Cold Case of Melissa Whitis

Melissa Whitis was found deceased in Chester County, South Carolina, on Lizzie Melton Road, near Old Richburg Road, in 2019. Her body had been reportedly set on fire and dumped. Whitis had no known ties to the area, as she was from Kentucky. She was last seen alive on September 17, 2019, near Interstate 40…

Todd Kolhepp and the 2003 Superbike Murders

On November 6, 2003, the unthinkable occurred in Chesnee, South Carolina, when four people were killed at Superbike Motorsports. The case remained as cold as ice for 13 years, until a local serial killer confessed to the horrific slayings. The killings provoked much fear, not only in Spartanburg County, but also in neighboring counties in…

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