Investigators say three homicides in Cherokee County are related. They say the suspect is dangerous, unpredictable and targets women.
The Cherokee County Sheriff says he is not sure what the legal classification for a serial killer is, but that three innocent people have been killed. They says they have a tremendous amount of physical evidence that positively proved the homicides were committed by the same man.
Police have released this sketch of the suspect.
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office found two victims dead inside a house on 114 Buck Shoals Road at Highway 11, between Chesnee and Gaffney Wednesday.
The mother and daughter were found bound and shot at a home just after 3 pm Wednesday.
Coroner Dennis Fowler confirms the victims are 83 year old Hazel Linder and 50 year old Gena Linder Parker.
Anderson County School District 5 Superintendent Betty Bagley confirms to News Channel 7 that Gena Linder Parker was a teacher at Calhoun Academy of Arts, and her mother.
Parker's husband, Scott, is the former head football coach at North Greenville College and T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson and currently is an assistant principal at Ninety-Six High School and an assistant football coach at Newberry College.
A sign with "Hay For Sale" was displayed outside the residence, just a few miles away from where a similar murder occured Saturday. Local farmer, Kline Cash, was found dead at his home after a man wanting to buy some hay came to his house earlier in the day.
The Cherokee County Sheriff says a tremendous task force has been assembled including:
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Cherokee County Coroner's Office
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
Greenville County Sheriff's Office
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
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FBI
Investigators say they want people to be vigilant and cautious and to send them tips on suspicious activity no matter how minor or trivial.
Call CRIMESTOPPERS at (864) 489-2746
They are also warning people not to let strangers in their home or pull over to assist motorists.
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