SC SC - Cassandra Johnson 20, Simpsonville, 22 september 1984

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Cassandra Johnson was found murdered in Simpsonville, SC on September 22, 1984. Her case remains unsolved.

DETAILS: In the early morning hours of Saturday, September 22, 1984 the Simpsonville Police Department was called to the 400 block of W. Georgia Rd. in reference to a deceased female A local resident had discovered the partially clothed body in tall grass beside the roadway. This location was near the former Ingle's grocery store near I-385 and W. Georgia Rd. Upon arriving on scene officers determined the victim had been stabbed multiple times and died as a result of these injuries.

The victim was identified as 20 year old, Cassandra Lavette Johnson. Johnson had resided with her family at the former nearby Boxwood Apartments. Johnson was home from college visiting family at the time of her murder. Johnson was last seen alive by a witness on September 22, 1984, at approximately 1:00am, in the area of her apartments.

During the course of this investigation multiple suspects, potential witnesses and family members were interviewed in order to identify the perpetrator(s) and bring them to justice. An extensive amount of physical evidence was also gathered and tested. As of this date the murder of Cassandra Johnson has remained unsolved.

Please help us bring justice and closure to Cassandra’s Family. The Simpsonville Police Department is seeking any information from the public relating to this case. All information will be kept confidential. If you have any information about this case please contact the Simpsonville Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 864-967-9536, email: crimetips@simpsonvillepd.com, Greenville County Crime Stoppers at 864-23-CRIME(864-232-7463).

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[Fede]

It seemed that they have destroyed the evidence !!!!

Simpsonville sued over former officer's destruction of homicide-rape cold case evidence

Simpsonville has been sued in connection to a former police officer's destruction of cold case evidence from a 1984 homicide-rape case.

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Family of cold case murder victim suing City of Simpsonville, PD

The City of Simpsonville and the Simpsonville Police Department have been named in a civil lawsuit filed by the daughter of a murder victim seeking damages over a former detective's handling o…

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[MsSherlock19]

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Local News Article - May 2019

The detective who was caught and charged with disposing of the evidence - mentioned here to be specific to a hair - admitted to doing it and stating that he did it to protect who he strongly felt was innocent: the person who discovered the body. Wouldn’t preserving that evidence give a better chance of proving the innocent versus allowing speculation without a way to prove/disprove it be more fruitful?
The discoverer is not named nor a relationship referenced. The body was discovered in the early morning hours after she was last seen around 1am at her family residence - the Boxwood apartments as referenced above and in the articles. The detective has since passed (died in 2015).