GUILTY SC - Gabrielle Swainson, 15, Columbia, 18 Aug 2012

[rollinginit]

This article says blood was found in her room, and her hair was found on a piece of duct tape.

The sheriff also said Friday that duct tape with Swainson's hair on it was found in a junk yard near Grant's home in Elgin. Officers said earlier this week that they had been actively searching that area for clues.

According to the sheriff, signals received from Swainson's cell phone showed that her phone traveled from her home to Grant's residence the morning she was reported missing.

http://www.wltx.com/news/article/199874/2/Sheriff-Blood-Found-in-Gabbiees-Bedroom-

 

[rollinginit]

His assault charge came in July 2006. According to an Elgin police report, Grant picked up a PVC pipe and hit a 32-year-old woman. She ran to a neighbor to call for help but later refused to press charges and the case was dropped.

A March report from that year says officers found Laster crying as she lay on the ground. It said Grant "grabbed her by the hair and slammed her face into the side of his mother's house and drug her to the car."

The report says they fought on the way home from with Grant "pouring some sort of fuel on her" in the car.

It went on the say Grant slammed Laster's head into a brick wall. Police found and photographed various cuts, bruises and other injuries on her body.

Sounds like an upstanding guy. SMH
http://www.wltx.com/news/article/19...ing-Missing-Teen?odyssey=tab|topnews|bc|large

 

[rollinginit]

A beautiful song written for Gabbiee.

http://www.wltx.com/news/article/199618/2/Man-Writes-Song-for-Gabbiee-Swainson-

 

[rollinginit]

Here's a background article on Grant.

Somewhere around the time the girl went missing and the first few days of the search, there is a time when Grant’s location can’t be accounted for, Lott said.

At some point, Grant was married to the aunt of Donna Hudson, now a neighbor of Grant.

Hudson said she joked that Grant was responsible for Gabbiee’s disappearance long before he was a suspect.

“He thought he was so smart,” Hudson said.

http://springvalley.patch.com/articles/who-is-freddie-grant

 

[rollinginit]

But in her motion filed Thursday at the Richland County courthouse, she asked a judge to prohibit “extra-judicial statements.” She said 136 news articles on the Swainson case can be found online and she is gathering those stories to build her case for the gag order. She also said she was collecting comments posted by the public on those online news stories.

“They are the best reflection of the prejudice the Defendant is suffering by the continued dissemination of information in direct conflict with these rules of professional conduct,” Pringle wrote.

But Lott said he was not concerned with any suffering on Grant’s behalf.

“What I would like to say is ‘I’m really broke up about his suffering,’ but I won’t,” Lott said. “What I will say is Gabbiee may be suffering somewhere out there.”

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/09/01/2421508/bloody-duct-tape-points-at-grant.html#storylink=cpy

This article says there was blood and hair on the duct tape.

http://www.thestate.com/2012/09/01/2421508/bloody-duct-tape-points-at-grant.html

 

[rollinginit]

The search for 15-year-old Gabrielle Swainson continued this weekend, nearly two weeks after authorities believe she was snatched from her Columbia, SC, home in her pajamas, clutching her cellphone. Suspect Freddie Grant, 52, Elgin, SC, remains in custody without bond on kidnapping and weapons charges.

Gabrielle is the daughter of OOIDA Member Alvin Thompson, who lives in Virginia.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told the media in a press conference that Grant is accused of forcibly taking Gabrielle in the early-morning hours of Aug. 18.

Lott said DNA and cellphone records place Gabrielle at Grant’s home immediately following her disappearance and there is “clear evidence of foul play.”

We just wanted to talk to him. That was part of people we were asking, trying to get information. The very first thing out of his mouth was ‘I’m not talking. Talk to my attorney.’”

BBM
http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=24104

 

[~n/t~]

But Thompson's sister, Zoraida Turnipseed, said she met Grant two days after Gabbiee was gone
"I never knew a yard man," she said. "He was never introduced to me as a yard man. When I got there before 7 a.m. Monday morning Freddie Grant was there."

"He was lying in the office on a day bed," said Turnipseed

http://www.wistv.com/story/19423809/gabbiees-father-appeals-for-his-daughters-return

He what???

:shutup:

That is very disturbing! It appears mom was totally clueless about this guy and trusted him enough to have him sleep over? Am I reading this right? OMG! There was blood found in Gabbiee's room and police allowed the mom and boyfriend to stay in the house?

Whaaaaaaaat?

 

[hollyblue]

Sounds like an upstanding guy. SMH
http://www.wltx.com/news/article/19...ing-Missing-Teen?odyssey=tab|topnews|bc|large

:snipped:

The report says they fought on the way home from with Grant "pouring some sort of fuel on her" in the car.

Oh dear, I don't like where this comment is taking my thoughts.

 

[southsleuth]

Reports say this serial killers attorney is Fielding Pringle. Not familiar with him. At least he doesn't have one of our high profile DP defenders. (As far as I know)

 

[southsleuth]

Sorry to post again. I need to correct myself. E. Fielding Pringle isn't a he. She's with the Richland County Public Defenders Office. I have no idea why that mattered to me other than being a curious local.

 

[raine1212]

http://www.thestate.com/2012/09/01/2422271/classmates-community-members-hold.html

Classmates, community members hold events for missing Richland County teen



By MINDY LUCAS - mlucas@thestate.com
By MINDY LUCAS The State

Cheerleaders at Ridge View High School wore yellow ribbons in their hair Friday for the school’s first home game since Richland County teen Gabrielle Swainson went missing two weeks ago.
And community members are planning two vigils as the investigation into Gabbiee’s whereabouts continues.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/09/01/2422271/classmates-community-members-hold.html#storylink=cpy​

 

[Backwoods]

No news in the search for Gabbiee?

 

[Banshee]

SC is a death penalty state. My guess is that LE will apply more and more pressure on Grant, and eventually Grant will offer the location of Gabbiee in exchange for taking the death penalty off the table.


My heart is breaking for this beautiful girl and her parents.

 

[~n/t~]

How the Gabrielle Swainson investigation, search unfolded

Grant put his cellphone number on one of the early missing persons fliers and was seen walking the streets with Swainson as she searched for her daughter.

He put his cellphone number on the missing persons fliers :furious:

http://www.thestate.com/2012/09/02/2422564/how-the-probe-search-unfolded.html#storylink=omni_popular


A lot more at the link with information on how the public can help.

 

[iSleuth]

The sheriff added that investigators are working to identify anyone who may have employed Freddie Grant. Lott said Grant may have worked as a landscaper or handy-man and has driven trucks in and around the Midlands.

Where are " the midlands" ? Do you mean the Midwest? :-( This makes my heart sink. Scary Scary-People like that driving trucks around on Interstates!

 

[FrostByte]

This story breaks my ♥ I hope and pray she is found

 

[southsleuth]

Where are " the midlands" ? Do you mean the Midwest? :-( This makes my heart sink. Scary Scary-People like that driving trucks around on Interstates!

The "Midlands" refer to the middle counties in SC. Richland (Columbia) Lexington, Sumter, Hershaw, Fairfield and others. It's a region. The "Lowcountry" is the lower part, beach area.... there are others.

 

[southsleuth]

Bump. Is she forgotten?

 

[LaborDayRN]

How the Gabrielle Swainson investigation, search unfolded



He put his cellphone number on the missing persons fliers :furious:

http://www.thestate.com/2012/09/02/2422564/how-the-probe-search-unfolded.html#storylink=omni_popular


A lot more at the link with information on how the public can help.

If this is true, I find it hard to believe he wasn't someone of significance in Mom's life. More than just "a guy who does odd jobs".

 

[rollinginit]

Some very interesting quotes from Grant's pastor about drugs and such.

Based on past experience I doubt he is going to talk. I talked with him in the past about some things that was going on and he would not talk, no emotion, no facial expressions or anything."

"He seemed to be kind of quiet and reserved, he kept to himself," explained Woodard. "Then the next thing I know he was back in drugs and selling drugs, whatever the case may be, and he wasn't coming to church. Very infrequently did he come to church."

http://www.wltx.com/news/article/200095/2/Grants-Former-Pastor-I-Doubt-He-Is-Going-To-Talk