GUILTY SC - Dana Woods, 18, & June Guerry, 22, Berkeley County, 26 August 2012

[Libbyr80]

The area where the second body was found is the same community where the girls lived. I am thinking more than one suspect.

 

[iamnotagolem]

Was there sign of sexual assault on the first girl?

I'm just trying to understand motive, was this someone they knew?

The 22 y/o has a little girl, correct?

 

[shefner]

This is horrible...

 

[SurfieTX]

The second body will be taken to the Medical University of South Carolina for an autopsy to confirm the identity.

According to authorities, a man was visiting a family grave off Greenwood and saw a shirt in the trees. Authorities say the man walked a little further and discovered the body.

Salisbury said that heavy rains on Tuesday might have washed away tracks, making the search difficult.

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/122fccc9b98645e89d6efca838e0800d/SC--Missing-Women

 

[Libbyr80]

www.postandcourier.com/article/20120830/PC16/120839921/1165/search-moves-to-finding-women-s-killer

 

[SurfieTX]

“There’s no reason anybody would hurt those two girls,” she said. “They were both good girls.”

Hill told The Berkeley Independent that Dana had been out doing a favor for her – taking her cousin home to the child’s mother in Pinopolis and then picking up her friend Guerry to give her a ride home.

“(Dana and June) weren’t going out,” Hill said. “Dana doesn’t do that sort of thing. She was actually doing a favor for me.

“June and Dana loved each other so much. And I know Dana wants June found. Dana would have done anything to protect June so she could go home to her baby, and we’re all praying that June is found safe. I know Dana would want that.”

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20120829/PC16/120829122

 

[SurfieTX]

Somebody visiting a family cemetery nearby found the second body after noticing a shirt or sweatshirt stuck in a tree near the pit, Salisbury said. The body was about halfway down the embankment of the 15-foot hole, he said.

It’s possible whoever killed her put the shirt in the tree so the body would be discovered, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dan Moon said.

Salisbury said he was confident that the woman was Guerry, based on what she was wearing. The body was taken to Medical University Hospital for an autopsy Wednesday night, and official identification is expected today.

Salisbury declined to say how she might have died until after the autopsy.

The find moves the investigation from a search for bodies to a hunt for a killer or killers, Moon said.

http://www.postandcourier.com/artic...1/1165/search-moves-to-finding-women-s-killer

 

[Libbyr80]

Was there sign of sexual assault on the first girl?

I'm just trying to understand motive, was this someone they knew?

The 22 y/o has a little girl, correct?

None of this has come out in the media reporting. I am a little confused on motive myself. Yes, June had a daughter who I believe is two. Hope they get the killer(s) soon!

 

[Libbyr80]

://www.postandcourier.com/storyimage/CP/20120830/PC16/120839921/EP/1/2/EP-120839921.jpg&maxw=600

ETA: Trying to post picture of map but obviously have no clue what I am doing.

 

[Libbyr80]

www.postandcourier.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120830/PC16/120839921/1005/search-moves-to-finding-women-s-killer&template=artpex#pex2

Best I can do

 

[Amber34]

I've pulled the location information from various MSM reports and tried plotting it on a map. Hopefully it gives a better idea of the distances involved.

Please let me know if you see any inaccuracies.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=203429645353903690395.0004c8778878b016ef2dc&msa=0&ll=33.205946,-79.962616&spn=0.448126,0.617294

 

[Libbyr80]

I've pulled the location information from various MSM reports and tried plotting it on a map. Hopefully it gives a better idea of the distances involved.

Please let me know if you see any inaccuracies.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=203429645353903690395.0004c8778878b016ef2dc&msa=0&ll=33.205946,-79.962616&spn=0.448126,0.617294

Looks good. However, I believe the last ping was near Felder Creek which is off of Jedburg Road.

 

[SurfieTX]

Snipped from 2 articles:

“June and Dana loved each other so much. And I know Dana wants June found. Dana would have done anything to protect June so she could go home to her baby, and we’re all praying that June is found safe. I know Dana would want that.”

It’s possible whoever killed her put the shirt in the tree so the body would be discovered, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dan Moon said.

I wonder if it was Dana who somehow left the shirt there to make sure her friend was found. It sounds like she was protective over June. Makes me think June was killed first and then Dana and the killer drove to the second spot where he/she shot Dana and burned the car. And that in turn makes me think that June was the intended victim and that Dana was killed because she was a witness.

And another thought - if this was random, why burn the car? Why not just drive it somewhere and dump it. Burning it brings a whole lot of attention to the area (smoke, the smell of burning plastic, etc.). What evidence was in the car that needed to be destroyed?

 

[AstroKitty]

I agree 100% w/ you Surfie!

 

[stillwatersc]

And another thought - if this was random, why burn the car? Why not just drive it somewhere and dump it. Burning it brings a whole lot of attention to the area (smoke, the smell of burning plastic, etc.). What evidence was in the car that needed to be destroyed?

Fibers, hair - any trace of the killer(s). I think it was one person. I'm sure LE is looking at ex's of both girls.

 

[SurfieTX]

Fibers, hair - any trace of the killer(s). I think it was one person. I'm sure LE is looking at ex's of both girls.

Then it would be safe to assume the killer(s) were in the car. If that's the case, then how did they leave after burning the car? Did someone pick him/them up? It would be interesting to know if an accelerant was used on the car. By the looks of it in the pictures, nothing but the metal frame was left.

 

[AstroKitty]

Fibers, hair - any trace of the killer(s). I think it was one person. I'm sure LE is looking at ex's of both girls.

I agree with this. I looked at the burning of the car as a way of "hiding" it or being unable to identify it very quickly (at least in the criminals mind). They will have a hard time pulling trace evidence or finger prints from it at this point but I've seen worse off cars (same sort of situation / murder) and lo-behold, they could pull a finger print. I'm not sure how the accelerator was used but if they didn't douse the roof of the car with it, their hand could have been placed there, thus leaving a palm or partial print.

Another thing, I think this is the work of an amateur. I also think it's the work of one person. This is someone they knew. I'm not familiar with the area or the logistic details of how far away each destination is; what I wonder is if either girl had cash on her. I'm reading this as a motive of robbery. Of course I'm not sleuthing here - I'm guessing and hypothetically speaking.

Please no one take this as me alluding to the girls being criminals or bad people, I am going to state something that might offend someone but I want everyone to know - by no means do I think the girls deserved it or "asked" for this to happen.

Does anyone know if the girls were known to buy drugs? I don't see hardcore drugs (if they did), I would see something like pot. If the person they picked up at McDonalds (it was late at night) was the hook-up and that person stated:

"I don't have it on me, can you drive me to his house (dealer)"

So they drive him in the direction he points to, and in the course of this drive he asks the driver to pull over & himself and the girl found last, was the girl he killed first. He could have asked her to join him outdoors for a number of reasons:

(nothing that would seem alarming because if it were, it's easy to believe that the driver would have called 911 while they were away from the car OR driven the car OR chased after them. They were close friends and she wouldn't have just let her friend go off and be murdered while she sat there in the car).

She most likely heard the gunshot, noticed the person (I'm assuming male) return to the car and she asked where her friend was. Maybe at this point he gets into the front seat (having already robbed/killed the 1st girl) and they go to another remote location) at this point he may have a gun to her head and she's forced against her will to drive to where she will be killed. After he murders her, he takes the car back 10 miles or possibly drives to it purchase what he will use to burn it. He takes it back to the general area where his last victim is, and douses it, lights it on fire and leaves.

Now, this is just a random scenario and this is thrown out there because something very similar happened to a girl my friend was dating. She was called and asked if she wanted to buy any pot. Her boyfriend and she agreed and apparently it was for a few hundred bucks. They went to pick this person up that had the connection to the dealer. He asked them to drive him to the dealers house. In route (supposedly - I dont' think there was any dealer of course).. he asked them to pull over so he could urinate. He was pretty far off into the wooded area. He then yelled for the boyfriend to come help because he dropped his phone and couldn't see it. The girlfriend stayed behind in the car. He then robbed the boyfriend for the cash (as he was the one carrying it) and shot him. The girlfriend comes running out of the car after hearing the gun shot and the killer then shots her in the head. He steals the car plus the money. Later they found the car torched (although no where near the scene). it was over 300.00.

By all accounts these were good people, young 20's who weren't heavy drug users or running with a bad crowd. Everyone loved them and sadly they trusted the wrong person. So this is why I'm throwing that scenario out in the wind, and showing how one person can manage to over throw and kill two people.

These victims were not sexually assaulted (thank the lord) so it seems that the only reason would be robbery as they weren't beaten or tortured (that's typically a sign of it being personal). Robbery is impersonal, a single gun shot.

No matter how it went down or why these beautiful women had their lives cut short, the question remains:

how did the killer manage to ditch the burning car and get away. Was he on foot? Or did he call on someone to pick him up from somewhere near by or worse yet, create an accomplice by having told that person he was going to commit this crime and later called on them to pick him up. The last part is bothering me as well.

I hope I did not offend anyone with this scenario, I just feel it was premeditated, a robbery and they were chosen because most likely - they were kind hearted and very trustworthy of those around them. If they had been raped, beaten etc I could see it as an ex or someone who disliked them for whatever reason. But if that was the case, it would take 2 people to subdue each girl. I also think if it were 2 men, and it was personal - they would have violated the women sexually to demean them.

I really feel this is one person.

 

[Amber34]

I have updated the map, I hope this is better.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=203429645353903690395.0004c8778878b016ef2dc&msa=0&ll=33.082049,-80.174446&spn=0.11219,0.154324

 

[Amber34]

Can someone please confirm - when a cell phone is 'pinged' does it give the location of the phone, or the location it was last used?

I was thinking....

Did Dana and June drive to Felder Creek and lose the phone, perhaps in a struggle?

Or did the murderer take the phone and dump it there? Or still have it in their possession or in their vehicle and that is their location?

If the girls lost the phone themselves at that location, then clearly they weren't merely popping out for a burger.

Would it make sense for the perp to torch the car then steal a phone? I wonder whether it is a highly desirable phone, which could make the set up robbery idea quite possible.

The only other thing is.... both girls worked but (and I am in the UK so this is just a guess) their jobs do not indicate they would have a high disposable income.

 

[Libbyr80]

www.live5news.com/story/19411210/sheriffs-office-finds-second-body-in