SC - Guma Dubar, 46, & James Newland, 32, fatally shot, Goose Creek, 5 March 2016 *murder suspect dead December 2018*

[Tulessa]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) - An investigation has begun after police discovered two bodies in a shallow grave in the backyard of a residence in Goose Creek.

http://www.wltx.com/news/crime/2-unidentified-bodies-found-in-shallow-grave-in-goose-creek/70708253

 

[Tulessa]

An investigation is underway after Goose Creek Police discovered a shallow grave in the back yard of a residence on Pandora Dr. in Goose Creek.

The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene, unearthing two unidentified bodies from the gravesite.

http://www.postandcourier.com/artic...hallow-grave-in-back-yard-of-goose-creek-home

 

[Tulessa]

The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office was notified by the Goose Creek Police Department of a possible death earlier this morning.

Coroner Salisbury and the Deputy Coroner responded to an address on Pandora Drive in the city of Goose Creek.

http://www.live5news.com/story/3139...-in-shallow-grave-in-goose-creek?sf22057073=1

 

[daisymae]

This is local to me, maybe 15 minutes away. I'll be following this.

 

[formerjerseygirl]

http://www.postandcourier.com/artic...hallow-grave-in-back-yard-of-goose-creek-home
man charged

 

[pappa rob]

http://www.postandcourier.com/artic...hallow-grave-in-back-yard-of-goose-creek-home

James Edward Loftis, of Goose Creek, is charged with two counts of murder, said Lt. JS Crafton.

Goose Creek Police media release, an officer met with a woman Saturday night at the station who said her husband was suicidal and had claimed to have killed and buried two people in the backyard while she was out of town.

 

[Matic]

No one heard 8 .45 caliber shots at 10pm? Looks like the neighbors are close.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://counton2.com/2016/04/29/man-...bodies-in-goose-creek-will-face-murder-trial/

A judge has ruled a man accused of killing two men in Goose Creek will go to trial for murder.

 

[wendybtn]

What a bizarre case! RIP Mr. Dubar and Mr. Newland.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.charlestonscene.com/2016...ident-who-shot-burned-buried-men-granted-bail

A Goose Creek resident panicked earlier this year after fatally shooting two intruders in his home, so he burned and buried their bodies in his backyard instead of calling police, his attorney said...

Loftis was expected to post $250,000 bail and be freed sometime this week...

Authorities have said Loftis’ account of the episode has varied, but his attorney insisted that one aspect has remained constant: the two people he shot had confronted him in his own home. He did, though, call his client’s actions afterward “heinous.”

 

[Rikissa]

On 2 December 2018, while on house arrest, James Loftis committed suicide.

Goose Creek man accused of fatally shooting two men, burning their bodies dies

Authorities say a Goose Creek man accused of fatally shooting two men, burning their bodies and burying their bodies in his backyard has died.

www.live5news.com

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Could it really count as a case of "Stand Your Ground" when a person not only shoots someones, but also burns the bodies beyond recognition, and buries them in a shallow grave? It's not something that happened in a minute or two, even if panicking, there must have been time to stop and think about what he was doing.