Unsolved Cases
During some criminal investigations, all credible leads may be exhausted and the case becomes stagnant.
When this happens, the case becomes cold.
We are making the public aware of Beaufort County cold cases with the hope of generating information to move the investigations forward.
No matter how insignificant the information may seem, it could prove to be the key in solving a cold case.
Bluffton
Age: 39
Date of death: Feb. 4, 1977
Location: S.C. 170 in Bluffton
Cause of death: Gunshot wound
Lady's Island
Age: 14
Date of death: June 24, 1972
Location: Whitehall Plantation on Lady’s Island
Cause of death: Unknown
Hilton Head Island
Age: 50
Date of death: Feb. 4, 1975
Location: Shipyard Plantation on Hilton Head Island
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma to the head
Beaufort
Age: 3Bluffton
Age: 88
Date of death: Feb. 22, 1986
Location: Near Rose Hill Plantation
Cause of death: Suffocation
Burton
Age: 34
Date of death: Nov. 1, 1987
Location: Harding Street in Burton
Cause of death: Gunshot wounds
Hilton Head Island
Age: 56
Date of death: Oct. 16, 1981
Location: Port Royal Security Gate on Hilton Head Island
Cause of death: Gunshot wounds
Age: 19
Date of death: July 30, 1989
Location: Westin Resort on Hilton Head Island
Cause of death: Injuries Caused by Blunt Force
Age: 16
Date of disappearance: Nov. 29, 1986
Location: Woodlake Villas apartments on Hilton Head Island
Cause of death: Unknown
Bluffton
Age: 18
Date of disappearance: Feb. 18, 1999
Location: Hyon Road in Bluffton
Cause of death: Unknown
Age: 22
Date of disappearance: Feb. 18, 1999
Location: Hyon Road in Bluffton
Cause of death: Unknown
Age: 38
Date of death: Aug. 3, 1994
Location: Buckingham Pantry store in Bluffton
Cause of death: Gunshot wounds
Hilton Head Island
Age: 37
Date of disappearance: Oct. 23, 1991
Location: Sea Side Villas apartments on Hilton Head Island
Cause of death: Unknown
Yemassee
Age: 37
Date of disappearance: Nov. 17, 1995
Location: Jenkins Road in Yemassee
Cause of death: Unknown
Age: 36-years-old
Date of discovery: May 24, 1995
Location: Cotton Hall Road in Yemassee
Cause of death: Strangled
Beaufort
Age: 63
Date of death: Oct. 21, 2003
Location: Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park in Beaufort
Cause of death: Gunshot wounds
Bluffton
Age: 30
Date of discovery: Feb. 22, 2002
Location: Taylor’s Warehouse in Bluffton
Cause of death: Gunshot wounds
Age: 30
Date of death: Feb. 22, 2002
Location: Taylor’s Warehouse in Bluffton
Cause of death: Gunshot wounds
Burton
Age: 31
Date of death: Aug. 31, 2006
Location: Bruce K. Smalls Drive in Burton
Cause of death: Gunshot wounds
Hilton Head Island
Age: 46
Date of disappearance: March 4, 2008
Location: Sea Pines Center on Hilton Head Island
Cause of death: Unknown
Age: 47
Date of disappearance: March 4, 2008
Location: Sea Pines Center on Hilton Head Island
Cause of death: Unknown
Age: 19
Date of death: April 7, 2008
Location: Sandalwood Terrace on Hilton Head Island
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Sheldon
Age: 68
Date of death: Dec. 20, 2006
Location: Sheldon Convenience Store in Sheldon
Cause of death: Gunshot
St. Helena Island
Age: 36
Date of death: Nov. 10, 2007
Location: Peanut Lane on St. Helena Island
Cause of death: Gunshot wounds
Yemassee
Age: 25
Date of discovery: March 8, 2003
Location: MacPhersonville Road in Yemassee
Cause of death: Gunshot wounds
Bluffton
Age: 47Burton
Age: 40
Date of death: March 31, 2013
Location: Staffwood Lane in Burton
Cause of death: Multiple Gunshot Wounds
Hilton Head Island
Age: 84
Date of death: January 17, 2010
Location: Sandalwood Terrace on Hilton Head Island
Cause of death: Strangulation
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Age: 24
Date of death: August 4, 2015
Location: William Hilton Parkway near Southwood Park Drive on Hilton Head Island
Cause of death: Gunshot Wound
Okatie
Age: 34
Date of death: May 5, 2015
Location: University Park Apartments in Bluffton
Cause of death: Gunshot Wound
Seabrook
Age: 23
Date of disappearance: April 10, 2012
Location: Fawnwood Lane in Seabrook
Cause of death: Multiple Gunshot Wounds
Shell Point
Age: 34
Date of death: March 20, 2015
Location: Grober Hill Road in Burton
Cause of death: Multiple Gunshot Wounds
St. Helena Island
Age: 44
Date of disappearance: October 5, 2011
Location: Fripp Point Rd on St. Helena Island
Cause of death: Multiple Gunshot Wounds
Age: 28
Date of disappearance: April 25, 2011
Location: Seaside Road on St. Helena Island
Cause of death: Multiple Gunshot Wounds
Age: 32
Date of disappearance: October 6, 2011
Location: Folly Road on St. Helena Island
Cause of death: Gunshot Wound
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Date of death: July 31, 2016
Location: Sam Doyle Drive on St. Helena Island
Cause of death: Multiple Gunshot Wounds
