South Carolina Serial Killer On The Loose
July 4, 2009 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
Police released a sketch Friday of the serial killer on the loose who they believe murdered four people in six days in rural South Carolina.
The latest victim linked to the same killer is a man who was shot in his family’s small furniture and appliance store in Gaffney, S.C.
Stephen Tyler, 45, was found dead and his 15-year-old daughter seriously injured about 7 p.m. Thursday at Tyler Home Center.
Tyler’s wife, his older daughter and an employee found them, County Coroner Dennis Fowler said.
Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton said the latest shooting death and those of three others since last Saturday — a peach farmer, an elderly woman and her daughter — are connected.
“We’re concerned,” Blanton told reporters Friday. “We’re dealing with a man that’s killed four people.”
The suspect is described as 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 200 pounds, with blue eyes. Blanton classified him as a serial killer.
Investigators don’t know exactly who he is or whether he is familiar with the area.
I just got a call from a friend in Charlotte stating he just seen this guy. he called the police.
About six years ago there was a similar killing spree in the Charleston, WV area. I think it was four people shot and killed while they were at convenience stores by a sniper. All of the people seemed to be random and unrelated. No arrests. Could be related?