46UFSC - Unidentified Female

Reconstruction of the victim by Billy Aiken

Date of Discovery: January 25, 1993
Location of Discovery: Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina
Estimated Date of Death: 1 to 5 years prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Stab wound to back of neck

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 25-35 years old
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Height: 5'4" to 5'7"
Weight: 125 to 140 lbs.
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Medium build; right handed

Identifiers

Dentals: Available, protruding teeth
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

This nearly complete skeleton was found in a wooded area off of Highway 191 near Shaw's Creek by timber planters on January 25, 1993. The area had been recently burned and the skeleton displayed charring consistent with post mortem fire damage.

Her murder may be related to several other unsolved cases of unidentified black women in Aiken County, including 7UFSC and Jackie Council, who remained unidentified until 1999. All three victims were located unclothed and were approximately one-half a mile from each other.

The imprisoned serial murderer Henry Louis Wallace has been questioned in each of their deaths, as he admitted to assaulting and murdering Black women in the South Carolina region in the early 1990's. Wallace admitted to killing eleven North Carolina women and one South Carolina female. He has not been charged in any of the Aiken County cases.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Aiken County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Darryl Ables, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Agency Phone Number: 803-642-1740
Agency E-Mail: coroner(at)aikencountysc.gov
Agency Case Number: 930333F259D33HC

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 52657

Information Source(s)

NamUs
South Carolina Coroner's Association (archived)
The Augusta Chronicle

Admin Notes

Added: Prior to 2005; Last Updated: 02/16/22