Bodies of slain Lancaster man, Colorado woman identified after 44 years
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
Posted Jan 22, 2021
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)AP
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By JEFFREY COLLINS, The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) A man and a woman found shot to death just off a South Carolina highway have been identified by DNA after more than 44 years, a sheriff said Thursday.
Former sheriff dedicated his life to solving murder mystery. 44 years later, Jane & John Doe to be revealed
Authorities now know the names of a man and woman who were found shot to death off of I-95 in August of 1976. Author: Kayland Hagwood Updated: 8:34 PM EST January 20, 2021
SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. After more than 40 years, a Sumter County murder mystery will soon be revealed.
It’s the story of a young man and woman. Deputies say they were hitchhikers, but were found shot to death along I-95 in August of 1976.
Jean Graham said her father Ira Byrd Parnell was sheriff at the time of the investigation. He’s since passed, but the mystery stayed with her family.