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In the summer of 1996, a young man named Gerald Michael Holmes vanished from Richland County, South Carolina, leaving behind a loving family and a puzzling series of clues. On the evening of July 21st, he was with friends at Wayde's Pool Hall. Witnesses reported seeing him leave the establishment alone around midnight. From that moment on, no one in his circle would ever hear from him again. The following morning, a grim discovery was made when the rental car he had been using while his own vehi ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 21, 1996

Victim Details

Feb 01, 2014

Jan 12, 2024

Gerald

Holmes

53

25

75 inches

175 lbs

180 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Jul 21, 1996

Columbia

South Carolina

Richland County

No

14832

Richland County Sheriff's Department

Columbia

South Carolina

Richland County

29223

Dottie Cronise

Investigator

5623 Two Notch Rd, South Carolina

County

Law Enforcement

0723966302

1996-07-23

Richland County Sheriff's Department

Black

Brown

Brown

05/31/2026


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