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Thursday, May 16, 2013  The great-grandson of an 86-year-old Anderson County man found shot to death in his home has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the slaying.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Authorities say strong currents in the Ashepoo River likely contributed to the drowning of a 13-year-old Beaufort boy.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Berkeley County officials have discovered a man who was electrocuted at an electric substation in Cainhoy.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A second defendant has pleaded guilty in the killing of an 86-year-old Anderson County man during a robbery two years ago.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Authorities say a body found in woods in Spartanburg County was an 18-year-old man killed in a robbery almost five months ago because he had $1,000 in his pocket as he went looking to buy a car.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Authorities are working to identify skeletal remains found along a creek bed near Pauline.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  South Carolina homicide investigators say they've charged a suspect after discovering the body of a man who disappeared more than a month ago buried in his yard.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Greenville County authorities say the body of a woman has been found under a bridge.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A former South Carolina police officer has been arrested on charges he destroyed evidence related to a decades-old murder case.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Laurens County sheriff's deputies are investigating the discovery of a man's body on the edge of a creek.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Greenville County sheriff's deputies are investigating the shooting death of a man found in a car at a Greenville motel.

Monday, March 11, 2013  A man is in jail Monday night after Sumter Sheriff's deputies say a 37-year-old man was killed on the side of a Sumter County road.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A man accused of murdering a pregnant woman is now also charged with one count of woods arson.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Richland County investigators have arrested a man in connection with a body found burning in a wooded area last Thursday.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Orangeburg County officials are trying to determine a cause of death for a man whose body was found in a ditch.