Jasper County woman murdered with ax identified; boyfriend confesses, police say

A 39-year-old Jasper County woman was murdered with an ax, allegedly welded by her boyfriend, Tuesday in the Point South area of Jasper County, according to a news release on the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page and the Jasper County coroner.

Chantis R. Greene died from apparent blunt force trauma to the head area, according to Coroner Martin Sauls III.

The weapon was an ax, Sauls said. He said the woman’s body has been taken to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston for an autopsy, which will be performed Wednesday.

The woman’s boyfriend was arrested and charged with murder after he confessed to killing her, the release said. William Outler Jr., 56, is being held at the Jasper County Detention Center, jail officials said.

Deputies found Greene’s body in the backyard of a home on Heyward Road in Yemassee when they responded to a report of a possible death around 3:30 a.m., the release said.

Sheriff Chris Malphrus did not return multiple phone calls and a text message seeking comment Tuesday.

This story was originally published August 7, 2018 at 12:08 PM.