COLUMBIA, S.C. â 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.
James Paul Freund, formerly of Lancaster, was 30 and Pamela Mae Buckley was 25 when a trucker found their bodies in August 1976 on a narrow paved road just off Interstate 95 near Lynchburg, Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said.
Both hadn t been seen for about eight months before they died, and investigators are still trying to figure out their relationship, Dennis said.
Freund and Buckley were both shot several times with the same gun and the fatal wound was to the back of their heads, Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker said.
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.
Investigators identify victims of 1976 cold case out of Sumter County
The victims have been linked to missing person reports in Colorado and Pennsylvania.
Investigators identify victims of 1976 cold case out of Sumter County By Caroline Coleburn | January 21, 2021 at 1:58 PM EST - Updated January 22 at 8:47 AM
SUMTER, S.C. (WIS) - After more than 40 years, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has identified the remains of two victims that were shot to death and found off I-95 on August 9, 1976.
Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis says the bodies of Pamela Buckley of Colorado Springs, Colo., and James Freund of Lancaster, Pa. were discovered by a truck driver.
Investigators identify victims of 1976 cold case out of Sumter County
The victims have been linked to missing person reports in Colorado and Pennsylvania. After more than 40 years, the victims have been identified as Pamela Buckley of Colorado Springs, Colorado and James Freund of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Source: SCSO) By Caroline Coleburn | January 21, 2021 at 1:58 PM EST - Updated January 22 at 8:47 AM
SUMTER, S.C. (WIS) - After more than 40 years, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has identified the remains of two victims that were shot to death and found off I-95 on August 9, 1976.
Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis says the bodies of Pamela Buckley of Colorado Springs, Colo., and James Freund of Lancaster, Pa. were discovered by a truck driver.