The Island News in Beaufort, S.C. reported that DNA technology and genealogy research has identified the body of a murdered woman found May 24, 1995 of that as Maria Telles-Gonzalez.
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) reported then that the body was discovered in a drainage ditch in Yemassee, west of Charleston. She was killed elsewhere and the body had been moved. When found, she had been dead for 24-36 hours.
Investigators are trying to identify two people closely connected to Telles-Gonzalez; her close friend whose name may be “Patricia” and a male friend/suspected boyfriend, who remains unidentified. They are believed to have also lived in the Kissimmee area.
The investigation into the murder of Telles-Gonzalez is ongoing and active. Anyone with information about Maria Telles-Gonzalez’s disappearance or murder is encouraged to call cold case investigator Robert Bromage at 843-816-8013 or via email at robertb@bcgov.net.
For the full story, go to https://yourislandnews.com/sheriffs-office-gets-break-in-cold-case.
