Two women found shot to death in upstate
GAFFNEY - Officials are investigating the shooting deaths of two women not far from where a prominent South Carolina peach farmer was killed last week.
Multiple media outlets reported the women were found Wednesday at a Cherokee County home.
Coroner Dennis Fowler identified the victims as 83-year-old Hazel Keaton Linder of Gaffney and her 50-year-old daughter, Gena Linder Parker of Anderson.
Sheriff Bill Blanton would not say if the deaths were linked to that of 63-year-old Kline Cash, a peach farmer found shot to death at his home June 27.
State Law Enforcement Division agents and Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies helping investigate Cash's death responded to Wednesday's shooting.
Blanton says a witness told investigators a blue van was in the driveway about 40 minutes before the bodies were found.
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maeko (anonymous) says...
strange, indeed!
July 2, 2009 at 9:12 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
JSteven3 (anonymous) says...
ColtSW - the Linder's were not peach farmers. She was a retired school teacher and her daughter was a teacher in Anderson. The daughter had come over to her mom's house to cut her grass.
July 2, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
WHATEVAUSAY (anonymous) says...
drug infestaton, and dealing in the upstate is getting out of hand these dayz
July 2, 2009 at 2:16 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dessy1 (anonymous) says...
yeah cause im sure this 83year old was slinging crack and peaches ....come on now lol
July 2, 2009 at 5:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
torde2u (anonymous) says...
There is so little to go on, it's futile to even comment so bye all.
July 2, 2009 at 7:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...
Sad, I wonder if peach farming requires ammonia.
It is typically stolen from large storage tanks at farm facilities for meth manufacturing.
Not saying these ladies were involved, just wondering. Did they see something/someone?
July 2, 2009 at 9:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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