Gripped with fear: Reward posters in shop windows of the close-knit
community.
The Tyler business on East Fredrick Street in
Gaffney, S.C. on July, 3, 2009, where
Abby Tyler
and her father Stephen
were shot.
SLED director Reggie Lloyd talks outside of the Cherokee County
Law Enforcement Center during
a press conference to confirm the
identity of suspected Gaffney serial killer Patrick Tracy Burris
and
discuss some other details of the case. – Rich Glickstein/The State
Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton talks outside of the
Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center
during a press conference to
confirm the identity of suspected Gaffney serial killer Patrick
Tracy Burris and discuss some other details of the case. – Rich
Glickstein/The State
Gastonia police Chief William Farley talks outside of the
Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center during
a press conference to
confirm the identity of suspected Gaffney serial killer Patrick
Tracy Burris and
discuss some other details of the case. – Rich
Glickstein/The State
Victims
Victim 1
June 27, 2009
The community of Gaffney South Carolina has been rocked by a
series of murders
beginning with the death of local farmer Kline Cash.
Victims 2-3
July 1, 2009
83-year-old Hazel Linder and her daughter 50-year-old Gina Linder
Parker were
found a little after 3 PM Wednesday, bound and shot to death in the
mother’s
home.
Victims 4-5
July 2, 2009
Stephen Tyler, owner of Tyler Home Center, and his daughter 15-year-old
Abby
Tyler were the next victims of this man’s murderous rampage. While
her father
was pronounced dead at the scene, the younger Tyler was airlifted
and later died
in the hospital.
