SC SC - Cory Bethea Jr., 36, left for work but didn't arrive, car is missing as well, Lugoff, Kershaw County, 13 Feb 2026

[GuyfromCanada]

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office is alerting the public to a missing person not seen since Feb. 13.

The sheriff's office said 36-year-old Cory Larry Bethea Jr. was last seen around 9 a.m. that day, leaving his home on Fort Jackson Road in Lugoff.

More at Kershaw County man missing since Feb. 13, vehicle also sought

Cory Larry Bethea Jr, 37, was last seen around 9 am on February 13, leaving his home on Fort Jackson Road to go to his job at the Target Distribution Center in Lugoff.

Kershaw County authorities searching for missing man (age is stated as 37 instead of 36 in the article above)

 

[GraceG]

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office has listed his height and weight as 5 6 and 290 pounds. Facebook

So I do not think the missing photo is current, or the height/weight is incorrect. The missing photo is a young man with the appearance of average weight.

 

[truthfinder2019]

This is his LinkedIn, photo may be more recent

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-bethea-8bab55298/

His FB is not up to date: Facebook

There is an old arrest for stalking https://southcarolina.arrests.org/Arrests/Cory_Bethea_55436216/

 

[Vern_S]

According to this article, he worked just up the road at a Target Distribution Center.

Kershaw County authorities searching for missing man

Authorities in Kershaw County are searching for a missing man.Cory Larry Bethea Jr, 37, was last seen around 9 am on February 13, leaving his home on Fort Jacks

wach.com

On a public records search, his home address is shown to be on the 2300 block of Daniels St in Camden. Looks like his mother lives there.

 

[truthfinder2019]

Better photo of the van:

https://www.facebook.com/ChronicleIndependent/posts/pfbid02HCbmPgkmr6K3BG573NkqKTctbsHrbYDTnNLccxHmHbLp8dvCmmA2E6VUXPEcwfafl

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[truthfinder2019]

The Target Distribution Center is really close to Fort Jackson Rd

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[Vern_S]

Looks like he was living with his father on the 1500 block of Fort Jackson Rd according to public records. The 13th of February leads me to believe that self harm may be in play. I'll be in the area next weekend and do some searching for him if he is still missing. I have some areas marked to check.