South Carolina

Dylann Storm Roof killed 9 African-American worshipers at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC, on June 17, 2015, and was sentenced to death.

Hulu and Disney+ launched 'Murdaugh: Death in the Family' on October 15, 2025, a scripted drama miniseries that dramatizes the murders of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh in rural South Carolina and the subsequent conviction of family patriarch Alex Murdaugh for their deaths.

Hulu premiered "Murdaugh: Death in the Family" on October 15, 2025, an eight-episode miniseries dramatizing the 2021 murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh in South Carolina and the financial crimes that followed. Based on the "Murdaugh Murders Podcast," the series blends documented facts with speculative scenes that have drawn scrutiny from legal experts and the defendants' representatives.

On the morning of October 13, 2021, Christina Parcell, a 41-year-old veterinary technician, was found stabbed approximately 31 times in her Greer, South Carolina home. Arrested and convicted in February 2025, Juilliard-trained concert pianist Zachary David Hughes is now serving life in prison for the brutal, ritualistic killing—a case explored in ABC's 20/20 special.

Christie Thomas Ward, a 50-year-old from Ocean Isle, North Carolina, was discovered dead in three plastic containers near Lake City, South Carolina on June 15. Her partner, Charles Edward Antwine, 56, was arrested and charged in connection with her death. The case raises questions about how international partnerships investigate domestic violence deaths.