CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — Sheriff’s Deputies in Chester County are investigating after a woman’s body was found on the side of the road Monday morning.
Deputies responded around 11:40 a.m. to an area on Carpenter Road off Highway 72 where they found the victim.
A little after 3 p.m., the Chester City Police Department responded to Wal-Mart, located on JA Cochran Bypass in Chester, and began an investigation into a missing person. Investigators learned that 63-year-old Linda Robinson, of Fairfield County, had been missing since before noon the same day, and was last seen at the Wal-Mart.
Deputies and police began the investigate the possibility that Robinson may be the unidentified deceased female located on Carpenter Road from earlier in the day. The Chester County coroner determined that Robinson was in fact the woman that was found dead on Carpenter Road.
Law enforcement agencies discovered a 2009 Honda Odyssey they had been searching for in connection to the death investigation around 8 p.m. off of James F. Wherry Road in northern Chester County. The vehicle has been impounded and processed by SLED’s Crime Scene Unit.
The Chester County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the assistance of the public for any information regarding Robinson and the blue 2009 Honda Odyssey van with South Carolina tags that read NMW557.
“Specifically, we are seeking any witnesses who may have seen Robinson on the morning of Monday, August 2nd and/or the blue Honda Odyssey van,” Chester County deputies said. “Homeowners and businesses are asked to review video camera footage and alert law enforcement if this vehicle was seen passing their area anytime between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Monday, August 2nd.”
Persons with any information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Chester County Sheriff’s Office at 803-581-5131 or 803-385-5433.
The investigation is ongoing.
