Updated: 1:54 PM PST, January 26, 2021
The two bodies had multiple gunshot wounds when they were discovered off of Interstate 95 in South Carolina by a truck driver on August 9, 1976.
A 1976 John and Jane Doe cold case was reopened after the victims were finally identified, with thanks going in part to a South Carolina man who helped investigators in the identification of a missing couple, according to CBS local affiliate WLTX.
Pamela Mae Buckley, 25, of Minnesota, and James Paul Freund, 30, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, were reported missing by their families, according to The Associated Press. The bodies of the pair were discovered off of Interstate 95 in South Carolina by a truck driver on August 9, 1976, with multiple gunshot wounds, but remained unidentified until recently.
Missing Colorado woman identified as victim of 1976 homicide
Pamela Mae Buckley of Colorado Springs was found shot to death 44 years ago in South Carolina along with James Paul Freund.
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Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis releases the names of two people found shot to death near Interstate 95 more than 44 years ago at a news conference on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Sumter, S.C. DNA testing helped identify the victims, whose killer has not been found. (Kayla Green/The Item via AP) Author: Associated Press, Janet Oravetz (9News) Published: 9:41 AM MST January 22, 2021 Updated: 9:41 AM MST January 22, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. A man and woman found shot to death just off Interstate 95 in South Carolina have been identified by DNA after more than 44 years.