SC SC - Amber Berbiglia, 23, North Myrtle Beach, 3 May 2013

[kemo]

I agree with everything here.

Alternatively, I do think it's possible that someone "pulled over" Amber - someone pretending to be LE.

JMO

It is possible, I suppose, that a LE officer or someone posing as one, could have pulled Amber over but how do you explain her being on Old Sander Road in the first place and why would she be driving there when she should have been at work?

 

[TedMac]

It is possible, I suppose, that a LE officer or someone posing as one, could have pulled Amber over but how do you explain her being on Old Sander Road in the first place and why would she be driving there when she should have been at work?

It is believed that she was killed before the time she was to have reported to work. She had been out running errands a few hours before her work shift was to begin. Her work had called and left a message on her phone about not being there, but it she was already dead (according to LE).

 

[stillwatersc]

It's hard to believe this case has gone cold.

On the afternoon of May 3rd, Amber was seen running errands in N. Myrtle Beach. She had to be at work at 4:00 PM.

At 4:30PM, she was found next to her car that was still running. The car was on Old Sanders Rd. under the Robert Edge Overpass just West of the Inter Coastal Waterway. She was deceased having suffered two very hard blows to her head with a hard object but there were defensive wounds on her arms that suggested that she had been under attack before the two fatal blows were given. The was no indication of sexual assault. All indications suggested that this assault occurred within minutes of her being found. There were no witnesses or forensic leads to identify her attacker.

Old Sanders Rd. is a rural road that provides access to a few homes and businesses in the area but it otherwise does not go anywhere and would not be on the way to anywhere else. There is no indication that Amber had any reason to go to any of those homes or businesses and there was definitely no way that Amber might have been using that road to get to anywhere else. Old Sanders Road does provide access to some cleared areas where a vehicle could pull off the road and not be seen by anyone in any buildings in the area. It might provide a little privacy where a couple could be alone and undisturbed.
The is one such spot a few hundred yards south of where her car was found. Her car was pointed North.

The car appeared to have just pulled of the road under the overpass. Law Enforcement has speculated that a "fight" started between Amber and a passenger in the front seat while they were driving or just after she pulled off but the fatal blows were issued outside of the car, perhaps while she was trying to escape. The assailant most likely made his or her escape on foot up to the Robert Edge Parkway.

The overall picture suggest that sometime that afternoon Amber met someone she knew well enough to allow that person to enter her vehicle. She did not meet this person on Old Sanders because she would have no reason to be there but it would appear they drove to Old Sanders. Since there is no other obvious reason to go there, it is very likely they went there for a chance for some privacy. There is no indication that Amber engaged in consensual sex or had disrobed in any way. Most likely they were just talking.

Amber was due at work at 4:00 yet it appears that she did not resume driving until after 4:00. Her employer reported that it would be extremely unusual for her to be late for work.

Inference of what happened is pretty clear. She went to Old Sanders Rd. to discuss some serious matter with someone she knew. What they were discussing was either so important that she was willing to be late for work or she was to afraid to leave. When she finally did leave, after 4:00, things became violent very fast. The other person was clearly able to overpower her and inflict two very had blows to her head. There is no direct evidence that this other person was male, but all indications are that he was.

When a man murders a woman he knows soon after she makes it known that she is marrying another man, it is almost certainly a situation of jealousy or anger over rejection. The is absolutely no reason to believe she had any dispute over drugs, money or anything else that could have resulted in this.

It is almost a dead certainty that the perpetrator had recently been in a relationship with Amber or at least imagined himself in one. Amber had many friends who must be aware of the men in her life. The police must have contacted everyone who could fit the profile. I am willing to bet they know who did it. But no charges filed, no arrests and no release of information. Presumably they don't have a strong enough evidence to prosecute.

Perhaps it is time to start releasing a little information and get something going?

I think Amber was recently engaged. Maybe someone who imagined himself to be special to Amber but she considered a friend.

 

[Ziggy76]

I remember going to Myrtle Beach as a kid. Some of my best memories. So sad that something horrible can happen in a place so beautiful.

 

[Wondergirl]

I believe it's possible she was killed by someone posing as LE on that little side junction between the highway and the road she was found on.

Jmo

 

[LR1]

It's hard to believe this case has gone cold.

It is almost a dead certainty that the perpetrator had recently been in a relationship with Amber or at least imagined himself in one. Amber had many friends who must be aware of the men in her life. The police must have contacted everyone who could fit the profile. I am willing to bet they know who did it. But no charges filed, no arrests and no release of information. Presumably they don't have a strong enough evidence to prosecute.

It's possible they have an idea of who might have did this and this scenario certainly would fit given where Amber's life was about to take her. I'm getting a bit skeptical though with the passage of time and at least for me no hint that they were ever on to anyone to begin with. If LE thought it was someone she was once close to there's every probability her friends and associates would also suspect this person yet I've not seen any speculation of the sort on the web in these last years. And then you have this quote from LE last year, Authorities say the case is now inactive, as all leads have been exhausted by investigators.

Hope I'm wrong but that's not what I would expect to hear if they had someone in there sights.

 

[kemo]

"Jilted lover" murders are surprisingly common yet some people, who would otherwise regard murder as the most heinous of crimes, can be surprisingly "understanding" if not outright accepting and forgiving of such a crime when it is committed by someone they know. This type of murder is seldom done with an accomplice but, after the fact, law abiding people will withhold information, provide false alibis and commit perjury to protect someone who has murdered someone who had left/rejected them.
Somehow, when the motive is "love", people see it a little differently. Perhaps people even see the victim as culpable in her own murder ( and the victim usually is a woman).

I live 3000 miles away and I know what I know about this case only through the on-line media. Still, it is pretty obvious what kind of a case it is. I am close to certain Law Enforcement knows who did it.

At best, problem with these type of cases is that they are hard to prosecute; hard to get a conviction. Potential witnesses won't cooperate and the defendants are usually otherwise solid citizen types with clean records from "good families". Jurors often have the same prejudices and sympathies as the rest of us. At worse, parents in positions of power in the community will exert their influence to protect their son.

 

[TedMac]

Is anyone seeing or hearing anything on this case? Locals? Sadly, another year has come and gone and it seems the investigation is going absolutely nowhere. This is the latest news report could find:

Four years later, Amber Berbiglia's murder remains unsolved

 

[LR1]

Is anyone seeing or hearing anything on this case? Locals? Sadly, another year has come and gone and it seems the investigation is going absolutely nowhere. This is the latest news report could find:

Four years later, Amber Berbiglia's murder remains unsolved

I've seen nothing other than a couple of crimewatch daily videos that came out earlier in the year.

 

[TedMac]

Myrtle Beach tops 'Most Dangerous Cities' list | Shenandoah Country Q102

Myrtle Beach tops 'Most Dangerous Cities' list

 

[Motherof5]

"Jilted lover" murders are surprisingly common yet some people, who would otherwise regard murder as the most heinous of crimes, can be surprisingly "understanding" if not outright accepting and forgiving of such a crime when it is committed by someone they know. This type of murder is seldom done with an accomplice but, after the fact, law abiding people will withhold information, provide false alibis and commit perjury to protect someone who has murdered someone who had left/rejected them.
Somehow, when the motive is "love", people see it a little differently. Perhaps people even see the victim as culpable in her own murder ( and the victim usually is a woman).

I live 3000 miles away and I know what I know about this case only through the on-line media. Still, it is pretty obvious what kind of a case it is. I am close to certain Law Enforcement knows who did it.

At best, problem with these type of cases is that they are hard to prosecute; hard to get a conviction. Potential witnesses won't cooperate and the defendants are usually otherwise solid citizen types with clean records from "good families". Jurors often have the same prejudices and sympathies as the rest of us. At worse, parents in positions of power in the community will exert their influence to protect their son.

She was very happily engaged and about to be married.

 

[JnRyan]

I come back to this and 2 other crimes in the area - Heather Elvis and Brittanee Drexel. This case seems to get less publicity than the other two.

 

[EmmaRose]

I don't know. The silence about this case bothers me.

I've often thought what are the chances that two girls who both worked in the same restaurant end up murdered.... I wonder if Tammy Moorer was jealous of Amber B, whose death seemed very up close and personal. TM is a "destroy the competition" type of murderer. Could it be possible she did this? I wonder if police ever explored the possibility.

 

[sloane7777]

I keep wondering if it has any connection to Brit , ST does own A towing business and they way the car was found makes me wonder.

 

[TedMac]

Four years later, Amber Berbiglia's murder remains unsolved

This from 2 years ago. I haven't been able to find any newspaper or other media updates since-only blogs or podcasts. Today is the 6-year anniversary of her brutal murder. Locals: are you hearing anything at all on this case? Sadly, it seems like it has almost been forgotten.

 

[bluenoser]

Woman’s murder still remains a mystery six years after her death
Woman’s murder still remains a mystery six years after her death

 

[AllyM4196]

Local here. Been watching the live for Sindy Moorer and Tammy. Someone in comments mentioned Tammy and Sindy could’ve been behind Ambers death. I’m going to be honest media never really covered her story so I didn’t even know of her murder until today. I think it makes sense, the way her car was found in a similar manner. With her face being bashed in it makes me think the motive was jealousy. Either from female or woman.

 

[TTF14]

Local here. Been watching the live for Sindy Moorer and Tammy. Someone in comments mentioned Tammy and Sindy could’ve been behind Ambers death. I’m going to be honest media never really covered her story so I didn’t even know of her murder until today. I think it makes sense, the way her car was found in a similar manner. With her face being bashed in it makes me think the motive was jealousy. Either from female or woman.

Wouldn't be surprised at all.

 

[JnRyan]

Wouldn't be surprised at all.

I doubt it. But that said, I wouldn't be surprised either.

 

[TedMac]

I doubt it. But that said, I wouldn't be surprised either.

I agree. I've followed this case since it happened and haven't seen anything that connected Amber & Heather. Heather had a well-documented connection to the Moorers. I've never seen anything that has shown Amber knew them.