Woman missing for months was shot in the head multiple times, SC coroner says
The body of a South Carolina woman who had been missing for more than six months was found, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office said last Friday.
The investigation led authorities to a wooded area in the 2100 block of Silver Bluff Road, where searchers discovered human remains.
Aiken Coroner Darryl Ables identified the remains as belonging to 30-year-old Jamilla Smith.
On Tuesday, Ables said an autopsy showed that Smith had been shot in the head multiple times.
Smith was first reported missing in December 2023.
The sheriff’s office was assisted by the Aiken County Coroner’s Office, the Aiken Department of Public Safety and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division in recovering Smith’s body.
Three people have already been arrested in the case: Daniel Gabriel Harmon, Bryan Alexander Hampton Jr. and Clyde Hendley II, according to the sheriff’s office.
Harmon was charged with murder, kidnapping, domestic violence, and trafficking fentanyl and cocaine, Captain Eric Abdullah said. Hampton Jr. and Hendley were charged with accessory to murder.
Both the coroner’s office and sheriff’s office are continuing to investigate Smith’s death.
Anyone with information about the death is asked the sheriff’s office at 803-648-6811, or send a message by going to www.aikencountysheriff.net.
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This story was originally published May 11, 2024 at 10:32 AM with the headline "Woman missing for months was shot in the head multiple times, SC coroner says."
