South Carolina Woman Found Dead In Department Store Bathroom FOUR Days Later
22.09.2022 - 20:19
/ perezhilton.com
A female employee was found dead in a department store bathroom four days after her death.
Bessie Durham worked as a janitor at Belk Department Store in Lexington County, South Carolina, and strangely went missing late last week. Authorities noted her fellow employees recalled seeing her for the final time last Thursday, which is the same time frame in which the 63-year-old’s family claimed to speak with her last. Deputy Chief Melron Kelly with the Columbia Police Department explained Bessie’s family actually went to the station to file a missing person’s report Monday after not hearing from her for those four days, ultimately revealing:
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That’s so tragic… “A little investigating” is all it took to find her? How did she go unnoticed for four days?? In a department store PUBLIC BATHROOM, nonetheless! Kelly continued:
While the investigation is still in its early stages, criminal charges remain a possibility as the full circumstances surrounding the death are not yet known. Belk explained in a statement:
Chief Kelly further explained authorities will continue to work with the department store and its employees to confirm the last time Bessie was seen, and the Lexington County Coroner to determine exactly how and when she died. As of now, the Coroner’s office has revealed there were no indications of drug use, and an autopsy is slated for later on this week.
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Beverly Stroman, a local Columbia resident, explained to Action News 5:
We completely agree! It just seems so unlikely for her to go unnoticed for the four days she