Found Deceased SC - Harry Barkley, 35, Andrews/Georgetown area, veh in Chavis Landing, 31 Aug 2020 *2 Arrests*

[YaYa_521]

Missing man's vehicle found submerged in Georgetown County

• Sep 15, 2020 Updated Sep 16, 2020

A vehicle belonging to a man missing for more than two weeks was retrieved Monday afternoon from the waters near Chavis Landing off Sirfield Road in the Sampit community of Georgetown County.

Missing SC man last seen August 31, deputies say | wltx.com
Published: 11:42 AM EDT September 5, 2020
Updated: 11:42 AM EDT September 5, 2020

...last seen on August 31 in Andrews and Georgetown communities

Harry Lee Barkley – CUE – Community United Effort

Missing From: Kingstree, South Carolina
Missing: August 28, 2020
Age at Disappearance: 35
Height: 5′ 10″
Weight: 140
Hair: Blonde
Eyes:Blue

Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Caucasian male. Browning deer head outline tattoo on right upper arm, Ducks Unlimited with duck head outline on center of upper back.

Details of Disappearance: Last seen on August 28, 2020 around noon taking a glass of iced tea to the job site of Kevan Freeman whom he resides with in Kingstree South Carolina.

Deputies seek public’s help in locating 3 missing people
February 9, 2021 at 2:13 PM EST - Updated February 9 at 2:16 PM

Barkley was last seen on Aug. 31 in Andrews and Georgetown. Authorities found his vehicle in the water near Chavis Landing off Sirfield Road in the Sampit Community.

 

[YaYa_521]

Harry made his last public post to his FB four days before he disappeared. It seems most of the comments on his post ticked him off. I hope none of that bullying mess is the reason he's missing.
Harry Barkley 2019-2020
Harry Barkley 2018-2019
Harry Barkley 2018https://www.facebook.com/harry.bark...bhvKqq_4HCo3n_RkvLprMd9oQdVvyV&__tn__=-]C,P-R
Harry Barkley 2010-2018

 

[YaYa_521]

A body was found about 30-40 mins away from where Harry's truck was recovered. Hopefully today's autopsy will provide answers as to ID and COD. My thoughts are with all the loved ones who are waiting for answers.

Google Maps

Unidentified body found in Georgetown County, according to coroner
Feb 16, 2021 Updated 12 hrs ago

• in the Rose Hill community
• in a wooden area off Frank Cribb Rd.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Body has finally been identified as Harry's. Two people have been arrested and charged.

In May of 2020, human remains were found in a remote wooded area of Williamsburg County.

Though investigators believed the remains were Barkley’s, it took until August 25, 2021 for DNA evidence to confirm the identity; it was a match.

Over the course of the investigation, investigators identified suspects in Barkley’s disappearance. Upon confirmation that the remains were Barkley’s, warrants were issued for Eric Wade Hempel (21) and Shelby Francis Makaley Ashby (21), both of Georgetown.

Hempel was located in Tennessee following a high-speed police chase. He is awaiting extradition back to South Carolina on charges of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Ashby is being charged with accessory to murder after the fact for assisting with moving and disposing Barkley’s remains.

GCSO: Two arrested for murder of man reported missing in 2020 | WCBD News 2

 

[YaYa_521]

Rest in peace, Harry.

 

[annpats]

But why?? Why kill him?

What a senseless and pointless death.

It makes me so cross.

Rest in Peace, dear Harry.

 

[YaYa_521]

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From the link posted by @GuyfromCanada. TYVM for the update!
GCSO: Two arrested for murder of man reported missing in 2020 | WCBD News 2

A report with video footage as officer's make their move to end the high-speed chase involving Hempel. I bet I can correctly guess what he was throwing out of his window.

UPDATE: Jasper car chase suspect from S.C. faces charges in multiple states
June 10th 2021
SBM

THP says during the chase, Hempel began throwing items out of the vehicle.

 

[TwinkieDefense]

April 11, 2024 update

Georgetown man sentenced in murder of man burned, cut into pieces

A Georgetown man accepted the sentencing for his involvement in the 2020 murder of a missing man but did not admit his guilt.

www.live5news.com

[…]

A Georgetown man accepted the sentencing for his involvement in the 2020 murder of a missing man but did not admit his guilt.

Eric Hempel entered an Alford Plea in Georgetown County court on Thursday to accessory after the fact of murder, which means he is not accepting guilt but acknowledges that the state has enough evidence to get a conviction if the case were to go to trial.

Hempel now faces 10 years in prison with his time already served, 1,036 days, removed from that sentencing.

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