World Courant
A person has been arrested and charged with homicide within the loss of life of his former roommate, whose physique had been lacking for greater than two years and was discovered buried underneath a hearth pit earlier this summer time, police mentioned.
The stays of Penni Whiteside had been found buried within the yard outdoors her house within the 600 block of 1st Avenue in Myrtle Seaside, South Carolina, on June 12, in line with a press release from the Myrtle Seaside Police Division. She had been lacking for the reason that spring of 2022, when she was 51 on the time of her disappearance.
Neighbors advised police they’d cause to imagine Whiteside was buried underneath the hearth pit within the yard of her house, the place 54-year-old Sheridan Dirk Fogle additionally lived on the time, police mentioned.
“The warrant originates from the lacking individuals case and the unique incident that occurred on Could 11, 2022 within the 600 block of 1st Avenue South. As acknowledged within the unique report, the recognized sufferer resided with the offender. Additional investigation revealed that based mostly on statements from her neighbors, there was cause to imagine she could have been buried close to the residence within the yard underneath a hearth pit,” Myrtle Seaside Police mentioned. “On June 12, 2024, investigators obtained a search warrant for the residence in query. Throughout the search, the sufferer’s stays had been positioned and recognized.”
Whiteside’s loss of life was being investigated as a murder by authorities when an arrest warrant was served on Fogle at roughly 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning within the 1800 block of Broughton Road in Orangeburg, South Carolina, in reference to a “lacking particular person and murder” case.
Fogle was arrested Thursday in reference to Whiteside’s loss of life and has since been charged with homicide, authorities mentioned.
“This can be a tragic lack of life and a mindless crime of violence. Please proceed to wish for the household and pals of the sufferer,” authorities mentioned. “The Myrtle Seaside Police Division is dedicated to searching for justice and holding those that trigger hurt accountable. Thanks to the U.S. Marshals Service – Carolina’s Regional Fugitive Job Power and the Orangeburg Division of Public Security for his or her help in making this arrest.”
Fogle appeared in courtroom Friday and a choose didn’t set bail for the suspect, ABC Information’ Florence reported. South Carolina, affiliated with WPDENevertheless, the Myrtle Seaside choose did verify that the case towards Fogle could be moved to common district courtroom and that two future hearings have been scheduled for Oct. 25 and Dec. 13.
The investigation remains to be ongoing and authorities have indicated that no additional data shall be launched at the moment.
