Pamela Faith Roach, a 26-year-old mother, was last seen in the vicinity of Coffee Road and Corey Road in Walhalla, South Carolina. The exact date of her last confirmed sighting is somewhat vague, with reports indicating it was between February 4th and February 5th, 2019. She was reported missing by her family on February 12th of that year. At the time she vanished, Roach did not have stable housing but was actively taking online classes to earn her GED.
She was known to be a loving mother to her young son, and her disappearance was considered highly out of character, especially as it was around the anniversary of the death of her infant son, an occasion she always honored. Concerns for her safety were immediate, with family members telling authorities that an anonymous source believed she was in danger and being held against her will. Reports suggest she may have entered a burgundy-colored van before she disappeared.
Following her disappearance, Pamela's cell phone was turned off and her social media accounts went silent, deepening the mystery and the anguish for her loved ones. The investigation into her whereabouts continued, and nearly a year after she was last seen, some of her clothing and jewelry were discovered along Tunnel Road. This discovery was a somber development in a case that had grown cold. For a long time, there were few public updates on the investigation, leaving her family and community searching for answers. The case is considered a suspicious disappearance, and foul play is suspected.
A significant development in the case came in April 2021, when authorities publicly named Kevin Wayne 'Boston' Maler as a person of interest in Pamela's disappearance. This announcement was prompted by a social media video that implicated him. Further progress was made in September 2022 when arrests were made in connection with the case. Shianna Jade Turner was charged with obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony, while Markus Vandell Walters faced a charge of perjury. Maler himself was charged with kidnapping and murder in a separate 2019 death. The investigation into Pamela's case has also led authorities to explore possible connections to other local missing persons cases and at least one other death, suggesting a potentially larger and more complex web of events. The overview of this case reveals a deeply concerning situation that began with a young mother's sudden disappearance and has since unfolded to include multiple persons of interest and arrests, indicating a complex and ongoing investigation.Last Seen: Feb 4, 2019
