Allyson Bird
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Allyson Bird covers criminal justice and breaking news. She joined The Post and Courier staff in 2008 as a business reporter, covering ports and tourism. Before that she covered crime at The Palm Beach Post. Allyson grew up on Folly Beach and graduated from the University of South Carolina while working part-time at The State in Columbia. You can reach her at 843-937-5594.
Recent Stories
Mistrial declared in case of 2 killings
Son of juror had died by gunfire
More than a year of waiting and three full days of trial ended abruptly Thursday with a hand-written note delivered to the judge in the case against Rick Morocco Williams, who is charged with two counts of murder. A
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Mistrial declared in Williams double-murder case
Williams, a 26-year-old North Charleston man, admitted to killing his roommates on New Year's Eve of 2010. Attorneys said the case should head to trial again in a few months.
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Shooting case goes to jury
A jury charged with deciding the fate of accused murderer Rick Morocco Williams broke Wednesday afternoon with an incomplete verdict.
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Suspect details deadly dispute
Nobody argues with the fact that Rick Morocco Williams shot a couple dead on New Year's Eve in 2010, not even Williams himself.
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Fighting for Veronica: Lowcountry offers support for Capobiancos
A couple addressed a crowd from a makeshift stage at Colonial Lake on Saturday night, while 29 luminarias lit the still water behind them -- one for each day since they last saw their 2-year-old adoptive daughter.
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Supporters gather at West Ashley coffee shop to 'Save Veronica'
People who want to see a 2-year-old girl reunited with her adoptive parents on James Island gathered at Local coffee shop in West Ashley this afternoon and again at Colonial Lake this evening for a candlelight ceremony.
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Former loan officer Jerome Campbell convicted in killing at gas station
A former Charlotte loan officer, caught in a complicated dispute between families, might not have fired the shot that killed a man at a gas station in 2009 but was convicted of murder anyway for his role in the attack.
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Oklahoma family posts 'Save Veronica' fliers during trip to Charleston
A young couple drove more than 1,000 miles from Oklahoma to Charleston from Thursday morning into Friday afternoon with a stack of "Save Veronica" posters and a tape dispenser in each of their pockets.
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Former Charlotte loan officer convicted in 2009 West Ashley gas station murder
Jerome Renaldo Campbell, 37, was found guilty of murder and three counts of assault with intent to kill in a shooting at the BP Kangaroo Express on Old Towne Road in West Ashley that killed 20-year-old Michael German.
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Man gets 35 years in home attack
A couple planning to pick up a friend at his Mount Pleasant apartment instead found him hog-tied, while three intruders ransacked his home. When the couple stumbled upon the scene that day in 2010, Adrian Beaton shot the man in the leg and in the chest.
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