SC SC- Beatrice Riley, 23, Newlywed, Beaten to death, Columbia, March 1972 *Fresh Incentive*

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Richland County murder case still cold after 39 years (wistv.com)

Infamous Columbia cold case marks 50 years, family seeking justice (wistv.com)
''The decades long investigation started the night her husband left their Harlem Street house. Investigators said someone came to the house shortly after her husband left and abducted the newly wed woman from her home.

Her body was found by a neighbor’s dog. She was located still wearing her blue house coat. Severely beaten, it is believed she knew her attacker because the house didn’t have signs of a forced entry.''

March 25 2022
Brother asks for answers in sister's murder, 50-year-old cold case | WUTV (wutv29.com)
''COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Fifty years without answers. That’s how long it’s been since a young woman was found in Richland County. To this day, no one has been arrested in the death of Beatrice Riley.

It’s the second oldest cold case in the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s history.

The Richland County Sheriff's Department held a press event to honor the memory of Beatrice Riley Friday.''

''Anderson was 10-years-old when his then 23-year-old sister was found dead in the woods just a few yards away from her home on Harlem Street in Columbia.

“She was a faithful going Christian woman,” said Anderson. “Motherly like to me when I was growing up.”

Richland County deputies say Riley was taken from her home, hit over the head, and left for dead – by someone they think she knew. Her badly decomposed body was found almost two weeks later near Atlas Road.''

''Anyone with information about the death of Beatrice Riley is urged to call the Richland County Sheriff’s Department or CRIMESTOPPERS at 1-888-CRIME-SC.''

 

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March 26 2022

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Brother of Beatrice Riley speaks out as cold case turns 50 | wltx.com
"This might be 50 years old but that doesn't mean they are going to get away. They may get by but they'll never get away, because what goes around comes around," Anderson said.''

''His sister, Beatrice Riley was abducted from her home on Harlem Street in Columbia in 1972. Investigators say there has been no new evidence in her case in the last 10 years.
Now, the Richland County Sheriff's Office has decided to share a new piece of information about the case, that the public has never heard before.
"The coroner's report says that she died from severe blunt force to the back of the head, and we are continuing on from there," said Senior Investigator Dottie Cronise''.

''If you have any information, tips, or rumors about the case you can share, call the Richland County Sheriff's Department at (803) 518-0957 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously in any of the following ways:

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  • Call 888-CRIME-SC (888-274-6372).
  • Use the P3 Tips mobile app.
  • LOG ON to www.midlandscrimestoppers.com, and click on the red “Submit a Tip” tab.''