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Yesterday at 8:50 AM  A Laurens County jury has found a Gray Court man guilty of murder in the shooting death of his estranged wife.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Two people have pleaded guilty in the New Year's Day 2012 shooting death of a Florence man.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The U.S. Attorney's office said Booker T. Vanderhorst, 65, of Charleston was indicted on Sex Trafficking of Children and Use of Interstate Commerce to Promote Unlawful Activity

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  A self-styled street preacher accused in a deadly plot to lure men with Craigslist job offers in Ohio and then rob them has been found guilty of aggravated murder and could face the death penalty.

Friday, December 14, 2012  A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a baby sitter who surprised him as he broke into an Orangeburg home.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A Greer man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the death of his 5-month-old daughter.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A judge in Darlington has found a man guilty of killing is cousin.

Friday, November 30, 2012  A Beaufort man has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting and killing a man in a restaurant last year.

Monday, November 19, 2012  A man already serving a prison term in South Carolina now faces a capital murder charge after his indictment on charges related to the fatal shooting of an off-duty Norfolk police officer in Virginia Beach.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Attorneys for a man serving a life sentence for raping and killing his 12-year-old daughter say the conviction should be tossed because a trial judge didn't let jurors hear statements from another man.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  A 33-year-man was sentenced in Kershaw County Wednesday for child molestation.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Mom who glued toddler's hands: Is she a monster? Dallas woman faces life sentence for attack

Thursday, October 11, 2012  A South Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his 2-year-old son and encasing his body in concrete.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  A suspect in the disappearance of a missing Columbia teen has been indicted on a federal weapons charge, according to United States Attorney Bill Nettles.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  The outcome was welcomed by some victims, including Giffords herself, as a way to avoid a lengthy, possibly traumatic trial and years of legal wrangling over a death sentence.