Crime at GENTLE PINES on 08/18/2026 12:19 AM
Type: Other
Date: 08/18/2026 12:19 AM
Description: Property Check. Disclaimer to include in each description: This is from the West Columbia police calls for service. Information is subject to change.
Address: GENTLE PINES, West Columbia, SC
Case Number: 2621075
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Ulia SmithAge
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MurderInfo
At approximately 4 p.M. On october 23, 1989 someone entered the bluff road, columbia, south carolina residence of ms. Ulia mae smith where she was attacked and murdered. Robbery is believed to be the motive . A neighbor reported seeing a black male exiting her duplex and running into a nearby wooded area where the victim’s purse and a knife were recoveredAgency
Richland County