not from us, but from other people. >> south carolina, like every state in the country, homophobia is not gone. i mean, it's there. and i think every young person who is coming out, one of their greatest fears is that they'll be the victim of a crime of violence. >> this is corporal duncan, south carolina highway patrol, mait oc. case number on this will be cl-062-15. it's a reference to a collision in hampton county on sandy run road. >> there was not a whole lot done in that investigation until mait became involved. we are an investigative unit, specifically in the area of car accidents. >> as far as evidence here, there's only evidence of where the body was found. there's no parts to a car or truck or any other vehicle.