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Do you recognize anyone in the article photos.? Go through the articles that are on this page please. Please fr I'm tryna see something between you and P

I accidentally reported your post , don't be mad. I was trying to click on message user, apologies.

You good it ok

Wait! Isn't that the uncle in the article you're asking me about ? I'll be damned if that aint the uncle in the photo too. Vietnam flashback eyes. Thousand yard stare. So he really was waiting after all. Yall I just realized something. There's no way the uncle dropped him off at school because he wanted him isolated and was waiting for him. So it's highly likely the hallway boy drove the car. This make it extra sinister if that kid was the one driving him to the location. I know that people think I'm crazy, but it's the eyes. You have to watch the eyes. Same emotionless, blank, void stare off into an unknown distance. The "What have I done?" Stare. Oh yeah and I sent over the resources for the youth/outreach. I need to share something with you also.

I'm perplexed how this even was unsolved. This one of the most brazen premeditations ever. Talked crazy all day to this teen, then gon wait for him , ruined his entire day by threatening him and then gon act on the threat boldly. Lying weak sorry and then embarrassed the whole situation even more by choosing to do all this on the first day of black history month. No redeeming qualities whatsoever. Just unnecessarily evil and then just being casual with it. Nasty leaving someone behind the house while they take their last breaths. Trifling inexcusable Egregious behavior . Now do u see why me and P was going at it and argue and got frustrated so much? See you starting to feel how we feel. Now you one of us and that's fr. Ok ok send it over, whatever it is. Info , materials, I'm all here for it

Right?! Like it gives off Aryan Nation , skinhead, 1960s hate crime vibes. Especially when you know certain details, which I'm about to message you btw. It really does seem like something a racist killer would have done. Of all dates, he picked that one. Truly baffling indeed. P was right, a crisis unit should've been sent to capture him while he was waiting . We gotta get immediate mental health resources to the area. No one should ever reach this level of anger and not be examined afterwards. Do you think he's even competent enough to stand trial? Maybe that's why the case is unsolved. What if P right, and he was just a Maniac? Now I would feel bad for talking on the mentally ill, if that's what it was the whole time.

I feel bad too. Bcuz what if he really was that mentally damaged bcuz who gets this angry. And then he left a bad example on the rest ofthe male youth bcuz they might see that type of behavior as being "street" but really it's tasteless and traumatizing. He a real unusual shooter no matter which angle u approach this from. To actually wait for someone just to kill them. What's creepy is i wanna know for exactly how long was he waiting?? And was no one else really at the home while he was waiting? That's why was tryna figure out exactly what time the victim entered the school. This victim already graduated so he came to that school to get away, to flee from the male. Well, one thing for certain he can never claim self defense. But he might can say he psychologically deranged bcuz he might actually be. That's up for a medical person to decide if he qualify for legal insanity.

It's not just insanity. Think about it, just in general his mental faculties not all the way there because it's illogical to kill someone over unpaid debt. How tf the person supposed to pay you back if you kill them?. For example, I think I owe the IRS. They keep sending me letters, but they're not shooting me. Because they know if they assassinate me, I can't work. If I can't work, I can't pay them the taxes I owe them. You know it's bad when even the government knows that if someone owes you, they can't repay if they're not here anymore. As an uncle, he could've also had a man to man talk and used the situation to teach him the importance of never being indebted to someone. He also could've sued him and won even more funds by taking him to court. He could've also disciplined him or grounded him or even disowned him. But killing him was the strangest response possible. Those are just some healthy examples of anger management. There was so many options outside of murder. Oh, and I'm not quite sure the exact time he was waiting. I guess we'll have to add that to our list of questions to answer.

Dang you out here owing the IRS???? Chill chill chill you ain't gotta use examples. I get your point and I agree with you too btw . Matter of fact message me about that IRS thing but yea that's why I was tryna get as detailed as possible with the timing of everything. What if the shooter was waiting from the time the victim arrived at school until he finally left school and got there? That make sense to me. It would've been good if he could've hung out inside the principal office and explained what was going on and then have the woman pick him up from school. I agree about the crisis intervention . That would've been good fr

It's kinda late rn but yes. Those are just his relatives and loved ones in the article photos. They were clearly saddened by the news and that's understandable. Why? If you see something let me know and I'll try to help.

I was asking bcuz P say that look like the hallway boy in one of them photos. Especially the one with the front of house and everyone gathered. She say thought it was him right away.. I figured you more than anything would recognize him. I was just checking.

That literally looks like him, even the nose. Even though the picture is blurry. I remember his distinct nose shape from when he turned around. But that can't be him because where's his backpack? He had a backpack because I almost bumped into it, I remember. And even the arms match the length. The skin tone match too.That's what I meant by medium rich complexion. The hair too, but it's probably just someone related to him, so it could just be a resemblance. I don't think hallway kid would've purposefully stuck around. I'm not trying to be mean, but wouldn't that have been a dumb thing to do? So yeah, I don't think the photos can really help much.

Now you see why me and P was going in on dem photos so much. Something ain't right. It's like a where Waldo, except Waldo was right here not even hiding. I think my theory true. I really think they both stuck around that crime scene. I'm sticking to that, until they announce new evidence suggesting otherwise . But yea u starting to see what we see, and that's wassup too finally

That's even the same thing the hallway boy was doing with his lips too. The same damn facial expression and eyes. That's not him though, because someone would've noticed and called him out right?

You do realize a backpack is something you can just take off, it don't have to stay attached . Ight sooo....

Same damn facial expression and eyes

Doing the same thing with his lips

Same skin tone

Same hair

Same nose

Looks like him

Same arms

But not him bcuz of a missing backpack? We going in circles. We ain't never gon find him like this. I wanna see this solved so bad but dang y'all be throwin me off so bad.

*Same height too.

But no seriously, that's still not him because why would he still be there? And I really do apologize if I throw you off. You get frustrated with me and P alot and it gets embarrassing to explain things.

You good you ain't gotta keep apologizing. I wish you would've at least got the hallway boy's name from one of your former classmates. And then gon throw in same height .. u really something. But ok ok well it was worth a try. So thank u anyway.

Do me a favor real quick . You and P , remember that witness intimidation is illegal and so if anyone threaten you or subliminal try to scare you away from solving the case please keep record and immediately have it submitted to law enforcement. That be preventing alot of ppl from coming forward. Do the uncle know that you know he did it? I'm so confused on that part, no disrespect. And I'm giving you a list of 17 things I noticed about this case ok? I want u to go over the list and message me your feedback pls and thank u

Ok but we finished this case there's nothing else to offer. Just let them handle it from here. Or maybe they won't. I don't know the uncle nowhere near on that level but I would assume he remembers me. I remember him. No more questions, we have to get back to advocating for good mental health, so we can prevent gun violence in the first place. Solving crimes is not my specialty. It's up to the law to hold the shooter accountable, not us. It's in their hands now. Keep watching the news to see if the case will be solved/any charges made.

I'm not sure how long their fall out will last/usually lasts, but in the meantime I posted an evidence board on this site. I will keep adding to it , so please check periodically for updates.

**Him and P fell out and are currently arguing about the killer uncle. Me and him are thinking of the one that whisper alot, but P think it's the medium age one with a curved ear. While they resolve their differences I'll post the last part of the hallway situation:

The skinny kid told Darius: "So finish telling me what he said." So Darius told him the threats and the crazy stuff the angry man was saying to him that day and all what was going on . His voice was low and too deep, it was somewhat inaudible. I got some of it though. Alright, so they reached the school entrance door, the skinny kid was hyped and proclaimed : " OK yea yea let's go, let's get him!"

Darius, on the other hand was melancholy, wearing the deepest frown a face could wear, downcast, anything that's a synonym for sad. He also did turn around at one point but the friend put his arm around him and told him: "come onnnnn" so Darius really was being peaceful and wasn't feeling it. Hopefully this case gets solved oneday.

Nah I'm here aye look ngl P got me heated rn but I was going over the stuff you sent me. But I got a question real quick: so why tf did no one just get this information from you when it had just happened? That would've been common sense it piss me off how all this got overlooked. Oh yeah and I meant to ask did you see the skinny boy the next day at school? Like after all that, how he acted at school??

You keep asking me this but you have to remember this happened in a small town. Put it like this : nothing I said would've mattered because I wasn't related. In small towns, you have to be related or actually be from there . I told you I was called out the very next day in class. Now come on, you know it wouldn't have made a difference for me to tell them the truth. Anything I said would've been met with immediate backlash. The sad part is I basically kept records for nothing. The woman never got to know that the skinny kid was trying to keep him away from her. Just sad all around. I hope you and P overcome y'all differences and I feel good to finally be able to speak on this. Thank you so much for actually listening. I really do thank you.

I gotchu and you already know it's forever love and respect btwn us. I'm glad you thankful for me to listen and I'm thankful too. I gave P her copy btw. Let's all 3 link up and run these ideas for the youth. If everyone related, an arrest will never be made and I done grown weary so lets jump off this case and work on this legislative idea you got. Run me through the Darius Law bcuz I like how that sound. I can see that being a successful proposal. Implemented in all states hopefully. And if the town/family don't want his name being used, just call it something else but stick through this ok? It take years for laws to pass in the USA but just push through it'll happen eventually.

Also, I never interacted with the skinny kid again. So that was my first and last time meeting him as well. If he ever did return to school, he for sure wasn't in any classes with me.

Ok ok I gotchu. I kinda figured bcuz you didn't have any more records of him after February 1st. Thank u.

Where we at? No rush, just tryna see what all got done. So then I can see what all we got left

P has the portrait ready. She mailed it off to you and I drew a picture of the uncle that I'm talking about, but I don't know where it went. I don't understand this website, when I uploaded the image, where did it go? I don't see it here.

Yea I'm still learning this website too . It might can help if yall just post everything on the same evidence board. I like that hallway depiction btw. That was makeshift but I like how it look 3d. It really do help to be able to visualize this. Thank u

JB

Make sure yall add each other as contacts. You can do that in the contacts section or just by clicking the plus icon above any users avatar on any of their posts. When you upload a document you should be able to see it in your list by clicking documents in your account section. Once you are all contacts with each other, whoever owns the evidence board can invite the others to also be editors. Feel free to add me as a contact and also to the board as editor if you'd like any help organizing it. You can also share documents with any of your contacts. Also feel free to message me with any questions.

I added you to my evidence board. We all added each other as a contact, thank you.

I read some of y'all old posts on this page, and P you are so right. That school camera would've helped, and even shown me, a good 10 seconds later looking left and right trying to find them. I already know I looked crazy, but they started walking fast towards the door, because the skinny kid was overjoyed and still rushing Darius. There's no way they took a school bus. By the time I went outside they were nowhere in sight. It is only reasonable to state that a vehicle was their mode of transportation. Who drove? Whose vehicle? I don't have that info right now, but rule out the school bus option. Hope that helps.

So I went over even more South Carolina murder cases, but this time the ones that were solved and actually led to arrests. Whether solved or unsolved, it's the same pattern whenever this luring tactic is used. I'm going to make a compilation of every murder that has occurred in this manner, but only using the solved cases. That way it's already on paper that it was proven this tactic was used. Then present my findings to lawmakers and I'm fully confident in getting this passed, even if it takes decades. We gotta show the state representatives that these types of bizarre ritualistic murders need to end. I mean, it's the same 8 steps every time. Another thing to mention: it always involves a gun. The Killer is always waiting with the gun in possession or they will go retrieve the gun from somewhere they hid it nearby and return to shoot the victim. Sometimes they hide the gun nearby so that when the victim arrives at the isolated location, they are not immediately alarmed. All you have to do is study these murders. It's the same tactic, you will recognize it immediately everytime it happens. Not all murders, but it'll be so obvious when the Lure Tactic was used .

Bizarre and ritualistic are perfect words to describe bcuz how somebody got time to put so much effort into luring someone..? I start lookin into what u was talkin bout . It really do be the same 8 steps down to a T. Like yeah the motives differ, but overall what in the world going on? Bbygrl here something else too, u notice it be involving teenage and adult murder cases? So this ain't even a age restricted thing. And South Carolina got the hands of one is the hands of all so how this even be hap'n in the first place?

Y'all , let's start informing the local youth about the free resources available to them. The shooter could've called the national suicide and crisis hotline at 988. That's it, just 3 numbers. The crisis counselors are the absolute best. The shooter could've even texted that 988 number and they will allow you to vent.! He should've got it off his chest and expressed himself to those trained professionals. They are there to listen and they really do care. P and I will start advocating mental health for the young males that live in areas plagued by gun violence. It is ok to be frustrated if you feel disrespected or if you think someone owes you. But painfully killing the person? Yikes!! Never ever take a human life out of hate! Please call or text 988 if you are having thoughts of harming another human. Do it for yourself, don't be a statistic or a stereotype. Don't kill what you can't re-create. Message for the youth.

I'm with this . From personal experience, it's a stigma to reach out for help with mental health. Especially if u look a certain way, ppl want you to "handle business" with extreme violence. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. sad part is if the shooter would've handled it peacefully, he would've been called a bword and then with that kid being present, you know he was instigating them SMH . Or serving as the Lookout. It's sad so yea I wanna help y'all with the youth fr

Now I'm extra pissed bcuz who TF kid was being bad and cussing like that in a hallway wtf nahhh. Nah let me help y'all whatever it takes if you need anything I'm not gon be tough on neither of y'all no more. I'm fr too u have my word

If the murderer lived there also, then he probably abused the Castle Doctrine and claimed he had to shoot to protect himself. All of the threats beforehand suggests otherwise though. This is why it's important to find out if the shooter also lived at that home . Abuse of the Castle Doctrine is disgusting. It's possible that's what happened.

If the murderer lived there also, then he probably abused the Castle Doctrine and claimed he had to shoot to protect himself. All of the threats beforehand suggests otherwise though. This is why it's important to find out if the shooter also lived at that home . Abuse of the Castle Doctrine is disgusting. It's possible that's what happened.

The yes or no question that will wrap this up. Do y'all know if Darius had an Uncle that was around his age? Did any of the uncles attend the high school? If yes, the case is solved. If no, then I will have to keep narrowing things down. Either way, I won't stop.

Are you asking if the killer was an alumni or if he attended the school in 2016? Wouldn't that have made him a student also? And young at that?

Yes, I was asking if the Uncle was around the same age as Darius and attended school in 2016. Not necessarily alumni , but was he a student in general ?

The one im thinking of was a student. So either that's the one or we're just going to have to disregard that one and search again until we find the right one

I'm thinking of the one whose name starts with R. You're thinking of someone who might have just been a different relative because the one you told me was also a student. But the one I told you was a grown man during this time .

Reg???

Yes, a regular black male. Please keep up so we don't have to backtrack.

... .... ?? I asked y'all was it Reg? ..? How that backtracking?

Because she already answered you and by now , we are past the descriptions. Yes, it was a regular black male. We've already established that, so it is back tracking for you to continue to ask.

We don't have to describe anymore, let's use the tools available on this website. We can just listen to the suggestion by the person that joined our conversation anf use the AI feature . That way we don't keep arguing about physical descriptions.

Both y'all a trip. I'm over here asking was the shooter Reg , y'all talmbout a regular black man. Then saying I'm back tracking but I'm actually moving the conversation forward. I'm asking y'all was the name Reg ????

I would assume he had a regular name. I can't recall his name though, that's the problem. So I can't say for sure. Everything else about him was regular, if that helps.

Both y'all private message me pls. Y'all not comprehending my question

So basically we're on the same page , but in a different book. For what it's worth, our books are in the same libraries. We know it was the uncle, but we just don't know which uncle. We can keep finding out, but in the meantime, let's send resources. I know a charity that will help grieving households after each shooting.

Sorry to barge in on ya'lls convo but did any of you make an evidence board for this case? Is it public?

Tell me how to make it public please

No problem. There is a settings icon to the left of 'Clear Board' in that modal you can toggle the board to public. Also if you guys want to work on the board together you can add someone as a contact. After they accept the request then you can share the board privilege's to where they can edit the board as well. It's pretty sweet, I have about 5 boards going with my fellow sleuthers. :)

https://crimesolverscentral.com/mb/view_board.php?board_id=273

Can you see if this link works, please ? I just did the evidence board

It worked for me. Also, feel free to join in or just snoop around. Ignore our tiny argues every now and then. We still help each other to solve this case. Thank you for the site knowledge!

P, great job making it public! You can also see all public boards at https://crimesolverscentral.com/shared_evidence_boards.php If you need anything feel free to Message me. I am not on every day but I try to jump on at least every few days. You guys/gals are doing great!

I've been lurking on your conversation and it's great I think it's what this site is all about. One feature that I think you guys might find very helpful is the A.I. image generation feature. You can do this from within the evidence board or under your account 'documents' section. When trying to describe someone you can give as good a description as you can i.e. black man, age 16-17, 5'11", brown eyes, slender build, facial hair is a goatie, dreadlocks etc. etc. Then it will generate an image based on your description and you can modify it from there.

Yes I thought I made one but I don't know how to post it.

Okay we gotta step on the gas pedal look we needa a plan of action. How all of us nerds and this disorganized? P , I gotta give you these records but we gotta get more organized fr

Let's split up.

You = find the Kid. I know you don't like our descriptions but by now the kid should be 22-25 and black. Even if he lies, anything he say is useful because he was the one of the last to see Darius alive

P = find the uncle, get those documents Aug 7th, send us both a copy, and help me draft this law proposal. Help me run these ideas for the youth to reach them early, so this won't keep happening.

Me - I'll work on the Darius Law (a proposal to lawmakers that would enact harsher penalties on murders that occur in this type of manner and also help prevent these type of murders). If South Carolina wants to play games, I'll just go above them and get it implemented on a national level, so that it becomes federal.

All of us = keep reaching the youth about gun violence and remind them of the extreme sacredness of human beings. This will stop them from brutally murdering each other. Also, we need to apply intense pressure on the state representatives.

I'm with this. You know I'm gon say something real quick tho....age 22-25 and black...........?.….? .. . In the United States alone, that's a huge chunk of the population and that's no where near specific. But I'll help. And then u gon throw in that "...and black" like that did something. Like that made it more specific. I gotchu tho.

"and black"

I mean, yea.... I'm sure his whole race didn't up and change. I gotta help you and P describe ppl better. Ight that's it. I just had to say that real quick

Okay, and anything else you two might need let me know.

I've looked over so many unsolved deaths in South Carolina. Have y'all noticed how extremely common this same exact tactic is used on so many murders?

Example:

Step 1: You and another person are having a disagreement. Doesn't matter about what.

Step 2: the person that's mad at you chooses a location to wait for you. This location is purposefully isolated from other people/cameras.

Step 3: you don't want to go meet the angry person, you don't trust their intentions. You want peace.

Step 4: the angry person waiting for you sends someone to lure you into going to that location. The person sent to lure you will utilize anything to get you there.

Step 5: the person sent to lure has now successfully tricked you into going to that location to meet with the angry person waiting for you.

Step 6: You will be killed at that location

Step 7: The person who lured you there will pretend they tried to "stop y'all from arguing/fighting" but really they coordinated the death. They will pretend to play the role of a innocent bystander. In reality, they are the instigator.

Step 8: Your killer will now also start pretending and lie on you by saying that you attacked them and it was therefore "self defense." Unfortunately, because you really did go meet them, it does look like you went there to start trouble.

South Carolina also has the castle doctrine, so killers like to get you to meet them where they live. Usually it's the exact same steps, but sometimes there's variations, or a plot twist. Like sometimes no one is actually waiting and the person luring you is the one that will kill you once y'all at the location. Sometimes the person luring you doesn't know you will be killed, and just thinks it will be a fist fight. Happy to see a fight, they look forward to the confrontation. But when it turns deadly will remain silent out of fear they will be held accountable, or out of fear the killer will get them next.

Sometimes it's reversed and the Instigator will bring the killer to the victim, instead of luring the victim to the killer. The reverse tactic is as follows:

Step 1

Same thing, for whatever reason, you and another person not getting along.

Step 2

An Instigator hears about the disagreement . The Instigator knows both of y'all avoiding each other to keep the peace. But Instigators hate peace, so this is the part where they devise a plan to get y'all in the same vicinity.

Step 3

The Instigator knows your location, and purposefully brings your enemy with them.

Step 4

The Instigator arrives at your location. You see that your enemy is with them also. You're taken off guard. As expected, you and your enemy exchange heated words. You are killed.

Step 5

The Instigator pretends to play the role of the Innocent Bystander, acting shocked and dumbfounded. Unfortunately, to law enforcement, it does appear that things just escalated. They don't realize it was orchestrated.

Step 6

Now usually the Killer does get arrested when it's done this way, because this time the Killer went to where you were located, instead of waiting for you to meet them at a location. In this reverse tactic, you were a sitting duck. You just didn't know it yet.

Step 7

The Instigator sometimes is charged with accessory , but not always.

Step 8 (varies)

If the Instigator was not charged with accessory, then only the Killer gets arrested and never realizes they got played by the Instigator. The Killer was so busy thinking they were setting the victim up, that they failed to realize they were also being set up....by the Instigator.

*There are plot twists to this reverse tactic also. Sometimes, your enemy really did NOT have plans on killing you. Sometimes the Instigator will tell your Enemy they going somewhere else, but then purposefully pull up to where you are located. Your enemy could be just as surprised as you when y'all see each other.*

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Yea the switch up is real thats why you gotta watch who you trust and pay attention to how yo inner circle move. My thing is .... I would've been like , Damn why tf you want him there THAT bad?? Red flag after red flag. There was recently another case like this too , in Columbia I think. I can't stand that luring shi. I like people that walk, not slither.

I wholeheartedly agree. Hear me out though : if you're in my inner circle, why should I have to watch you? If I have to do all of that, why are you even in my circle? Hear me out: if you're in my inner circle, I should never have to babysit your intentions. If I can't trust you with my life , why trust you at all? That's my approach to people in general.

After saying it was nice to meet you , and using my right hand to give a handshake, we exchanged names and nicknames because that was the first time meeting. Then I gave him one last reminder about the weird skinny guy and told him to make sure he was actually here tomorrow using code word beeswax so skinny guy could think we were actually still talking about hair. Darius understood because he stood there with his back on the wall, not leaving. Remember , those 2 were walking and talking until I interrupted them first. After dropping hints and saying tomorrow too many times, he no longer wanted to be around that boy. The skinny boy saw this change in behavior and that's what led him to start begging and cussing at Darius. Basically if you were walking with someone, somebody interrupt y'all , and then suddenly the person don't want to walk with you anymore after they done talking to that person.

Right after me and Darius were done talking . Keep in mind Darius was shaking his head no. No still mean no in my opinion.

Skinny boy:

"You wasted all that time. "

"You're being a BIHHH"

"You standing here being a bih when you know he waiting for you."

You steady stalling. Y'all stalling. You keep finding new ways to stall . Quit stalling"

"You could've been there by now."

"He waiting for you, Bo."

My facial expression was obviously shocked, because the skinny guy addressed me for the first time and assured me "He gon be here tomorrow. Y'all can do all this tomorrow." While putting his arm on Darius, like when you motion someone forward.

"I'm going with you . I'll be right there with you."

"You can't let him talk to you this way."

"You can't let him talk to you like that."

"Do you want everyone to think you a bih??"

"Hurry up before she get there , because you know once she get there she gon make things worse. "

This part is right after they started walking away together.

Skinny kid

"What was that all about? What she want? What she say?"

**He questioned Darius back to back just like this. No pause in between

Darius sighs.

"She just wanted to see my hair. I gotta get her some beeswax tomorrow."

Skinny kid turned around and stared at my shoes in disgust, then moved his eyes upward, glaring. Gave a head nod, somehow even the head nod was mean. Usually those are friendly. I tentatively returned the head nod. A girl was walking behind him and was starting to notice the stare, so he changed his entire demeanor. The smile was so pleasant , I felt bad again for thinking he was mean. His eyes even looked innocent. Then he turned back around quickly. That was too strange for my taste. Something wasn't right about all that, so I reached into my pocket and threw salt over my left shoulder. One of my elders taught me to always throw salt over your left shoulder when people give you a death stare. You can also do it when you meet someone and their vibe is off. To this day, I stay salted up.

This is shortened a lot . I can't type out the entire thing . Other things were said also, but it's a lot .

Mannnn... u remind me of my grandma so much she ain't play about people bringing negative energy around her. She used to pour salt on the porch and sweep it off every time someone visit her. Even if it was her own grandchildren comin over, she be like "just cuz they kids they might grow up to be evil" my grandma was the same fr

I like the transcript better , bcuz when you do it like this you just throwing out speech bubbles with no context. I like when you explained the backstory and included notes. It help us visualize and feel what was happening. But my thing is ... Do anyone see how the shooter was already waiting? That right there let u know, iykyk

Nothing about this is ok. I believe you when you said it was intuition. That stalling was for sure the gut instinct kicking into high gear. And then gon say hé wasted all that time. so basically he was rushed to his death, literally. This anger me on in a way I can't explain

Wait that had slip past me , u had asked was it the Uncle with baby soft hair so you had touched the Uncle hair too? And do you remember the name of that Uncle just in case it's the same one P talm bout?

Yes the one I'm thinking of had soft hair. I'm specifically thinking of the one that was being odd after the shooting. Like Vietnam flashbacks in his eyes. Just standing there , confused and self traumatized. That one has the slope across the top of the head , a C shaped ear, and is missing a proper alibi. P still trying to figure this out.

No you don't have to explain. If you see a ear you like and that person let you touch their ear then go for it. So what? Would anything have changed if the ear wasn't touched? So leave that alone and focus on important things.

Tell P to hurry it on. Y'all lagging, I like for things to move fast.and make sure you got your alibi for that whole entire day and tell P to pull her school records too no questions just do it. And why u had touch his ear and how u had just met him but was in his face ?

Would you had rather me not be in his face and just had never met him at all? Wow you are crazy. You're overlooking every major detail just to scrutinize the fact that I touched his face. I guess I apologize for that, not sure how that correlates to anything but ok. Never mind the fact that someone literally went with him and witnessed the shooting , let's ask about ears instead. You didn't actually want help. Take care of yourself.

That's the part that really irritates me. If the kid would've just told the truth , there would be no cold case. How do you go with someone and not care enough about the person to at least tell the truth about what happened? I sure hope he didnt lie about that too, and claimed he never went or claim he got dropped off somewhere else. His alibi literally makes no sense. I'm looking at that as well.

If y'all stop getting emotional, you'll see that I'm on your side all the way thru. I'm tryna get you to just get to the point when you talk . Say why you was touching him and be fr. Don't leave room for suspicions. you already got punked twice by a skinny kid. He already had his chance to lie, now it's your turn to tell the truth F who don't believe you. Put the truth out there anyway for the sake of this victim. The only way gun violence stop is if everybody know the truth so they can learn from it and not let this happen again. That's fr!

Because I thought he was cute. Are you happier now? Why else would you touch someone's face? And what good is the truth if no one will believe it? Even if I wanted to, I couldn't lie about this. All the shooter and the boy have to do is say that I'm lying and now suddenly they win yet again. They have the huge advantage of being from there and being related to other people from there. No one is going to believe an outsider, under no circumstances. I haven't made an official statement, because there's no point. It will be dismissed immediately out of spite.

That's all you had to say from the jump that way it don't seem like you creepy and freaky. You gotta explain this like you talking to a Judge. Being that comfortable with somebody face usually you already know the person, but ok ok when u say how u felt it make it easier to understand. Thank u

Her household was too strict she had instructions to go to school and come straight home unless it pertaining to after-school educational events. She did not leave with him and does not need an alibi. She's trying to help, please stop doing this to her.

Chill fr this how I'm saying to her I want her to make sure she good. I know she good and you know she good but a judge or whoever don't know who bad who good until they see paper in their hand. I'm telling her to just have that ready for her own benefit. P you be too ready to defend w your emotions. Y'all with me?

I pulled all of my school records, Georgia too. Even though this happened in South Carolina, if the case makes it to court and they question the Georgia thing. At some point in the conversation, Georgia was brought up (so it's in the records) and just to provide documental proof if they need it.

This is what you choose to focus on? Wow she touched his ear and it's not being in someone's face if you and the other person are intentionally communicating. I'm not pulling my school records. I know where I was and it certainly wasn't byrd street. I wasn't around the uncle either.

When you're having a conversation with someone, it's normal to face them directly. P moving as quick as possible, I just put in more paperwork too. Please cut us a little slack. We really are giving our max effort.

I got my copy btw thank u thank u fr

Don't forget to send me one too.

Wow. Um ... we all gon log off for a long time . After having a group discussion , this uncle thing got my stomach hurt so Yea it gon be a while for us to deal with this case so until then , remember to keep pursuing closure for loved ones and justice for victims.

Did the killer's name start with the letter R?

That's what I remember. I don't know for sure though.

Message us the one you think it is because me and him got something similar.

Hold on P , me and her still tryna examine their genetic traits hold tight we still comparin photos

I conclude that the boy was referring to the owner of the home at the time. I also pulled those property records from Florence, it say a woman owned the house in 2016 for sure. That's just wrong to isolate a teenager away from the rest of the population and especially away from someone who would've protected him. What a terrible, horrendously disgusting thing to do. To me that's who I think he meant by she. That the only thing that make real sense to me but we can keep all other options open til we know for sure.

Oh it's gon feel so good to have that closure and accountability. Don't it make you smile to know that the truth always comes out eventually? Let's keep going for the sake of honoring the victim.

Okay let me explain this better . look at the letter C when it's capitalized. Now reverse it and this is how it looks:

" Ɔ "

Do you see how it looks when backwards? The males in that bloodline either have that backwards C shaped ear or they have ears that have that curve in it, like Darius. Trust me because I was also touching his ear in the hallway and I noticed the curve. You can even see it in the picture. I studied the genetic traits of the men in his bloodline, and I also noticed how the males either have a slight curve at the top of their head, or they don't. Throughout my studies, I also noticed the males either have round eyes or they have very small eyes, and it'll either look like they squinting or you'll just assume they're part Asian. There's no in between. So P, if you really tryna find which Uncle you have to narrow down on their ear shape, shape of their head, and eye shape.

On some real , for once I can say this actually a somewhat decent description. I pull up some of the photos of them and I do see that head curve . It like a slope.i think that from when you a baby and they sculpt the head. Ok ok and the ears I see that too except the eyes all look the same to me

Okay I'll compare and contrast the males. Thank you. I didn't notice all of those details, but they all have pretty teeth and the same lips. Except the one I was thinking of has perfectly aligned lips. I'll keep figuring this out thank you.

So this means that hallway boy knew the angry guy, and the "she" person and obviously Darius. For him to know her schedule, maybe all 4 of them knew each other. And all 4 knew about the home, and were heading towards the home. With the exception of the angry guy, who was already waiting at the address. So did all 4 live at that home?

Y'all are right about the time theory!! Ok so Honda is the largest employer in Timmonsville. Look at their shift hours, as taken from their job postings:

1st Shift: 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM

2nd Shift: 2:30/2:50 PM to 11:30 PM

Now remember the shooting happened at 2pm according to the article. So it's a guess, but what if the boy really was trying to get Darius there before the "she" person got off work from Honda? In other words, what if the "she" person was going to get off at the 1st shift , at 3pm? Perhaps she received the phone call and that led her to get off work early instead of 3?

I can see how that's possible . It even aligns with the timeline, 2pm +20 minutes so maybe she got off maybe 10 minutes earlier. But then again, the article states the shooting occurred around 2pm, not necessarily 2pm on the dot. Hypothetically, he could've been shot around 2:10 pm. Other than the 10 minute gap, this actually aligns perfectly with the timeline.

I see where you're going with this but your math is slightly off. So if she arrived there at 20 minutes earlier than her usual shift, then that would place her at 2:40pm. What I'm theorizing is that maybe she was was at work, doing a normal 1st shift. But then received the call around 2:20 ish pm . I'm gonna really put effort into revealing who this " she " was.

Thanks I don't know where I got that calculation from, shame on me. While you figure out the she, I'm gonna laser focus on the uncle. Something ain't right about his whereabouts during that time.

Ight we can agree to disagree. Moving on , I wanna see page 1 from your transcript thing. I know it's being sent but in the meantime I wanna see the first part pls

Fully Unredacted version pg 1

Notes: exited English 4 class. Walking in the hallway. 

Me 

Mood: normal, then happy upon seeing the hair

Action: left arm grabs Darius shoulder 

Speech: I like your hair 

Body language: smiling

Notes : 2 male students are walking slow. The one on the left is Darius. The one on the right is a [Kid? Unknown origins] medium rich skin tone, nose distinctive , upper lip curled up in disgust, hair = [afro?]

Notes: immediately the boy on the right [a kid? Unknown] began to have a sour attitude.

Darius

Action: acknowledges compliment

Body language: smiles

Speech : Thank you.

Mood: appears jovial, amiable 

Action: turns back around and continues talking to the boy [Kid-unknown?] on his right.

Me

Action: grabs shoulder again

Speech: Wait.

Tone: stern

Darius 

Action: turns around , stops and gives full attention 

Boy [kid?-Unknown]

Speech: Bo come onnnnnn --- we don't have time for this.  

Tone: impatient 

Action: chooses to awkwardly separate himself/aloof

Darius 

Action: holds up the wait signal to the [Kid? Unknown] smiling ; now face to face 

Mood: appears jovial 

Me

Action: smiling back

Conversation begins. 

Let's talk about this "medium rich skin tone." I thought I told y'all bout givin descriptions?. Medium rich ... is that shi even a real skin tone?? What made his skin rich, and what color is medium? I thought I ban y'all from this, don't describe nothing else about this boy yall got him sounding like an alien life form atp. Startin to see why u was scared of him. If he really looked the way y'all describing I would've been scared too.

Rich = Melanin

Medium = not super high yellow but not super tar black either.His skin was regular. The other boy wasn't too bright but he wasn't way too dark either. I don't know what that's called. I thought it was called medium, so that's my apologies.

Hmmm...... ???.. medium rich skin tone? Hmmm

Please don't get started.

So from the jump, the other boy was already holdin attitude. So it started and ended with him being impatient. And throughout the entire conversation he was acting this way Right ? I'm just confirming bcuz I'm starting to put this all in place. The better I can visualize the more it can make sense thank u

Yes.

Where was the uncle before during and after the shooting?

Which Uncle? I could be mistaken, but I think he had more than one?

The skinny black one.

Why every black dude look skinny and black to y'all?

Cuz we dont get fat until we're older

Finally someone gets it. He thinks our descriptions aren't specific enough. That body frame is standard until y'all grow up and get beer bellies. Thank you for understanding us.

That's the exact one I had in mind, we might be thinking of the same one. The one with baby soft hair? And his eyes always looked like his soul was in trouble? And did he used to do that thing with his nose where he twitched it alot?

I honestly was never paying that much attention to his face and movements like that. I just know I'm thinking of the skinny black one with round eyes, a regular nose, perfectly evened lips, and pretty eyelashes. I have no idea about the other things you mentioned, sorry.

Ohhh okay. Aw man , well then never mind . I don't know who you're talking about then.

Dang was you stalking his whole family? Nah u good I be the same way sometimes. I notice little quirks and mannerisms too. But not with other dudes though. You can't get nothing past a female y'all be noticing everything fr

Is the one you're thinking of tall?

The problem with tall is that everyone's tall in my eyes, as long they're over 4 feet . So let's try a different approach. Is it the one where his ear is literally shaped like a backwards C? And then his lips are thick and he whispers when he talks? And he got beautiful teeth? If it's not, then I can't help with this question, my apologies.

Oh it can't be the same because the one I'm thinking of doesn't necessarily whisper everytime he talks. And all of them have the same lips and good teeth. I never thought about his ear sorry. Yea I'm not sure we're talking about the same one but at least we tried. Thank you

I'm glad you said it instead of me. I didn't want to sound creepy but everyone in that bloodline is exceptionally fine. I thought I was the only one, but we might have to get back to this uncle thing later. I'm still trying to figure out who was the female that was going to that home that day.

Yes, the women too. But ok we can go back to focusing on the female that was on her way there. I'm starting to think they all knew each other or at least knew of each other.

So how you alive ? Why the shooter ain't do you in next bcuz u straight up interfered with the plan by stalling that boy like that so how the shooter ain't get mad at you next? And now I feel extra bad for this victim bcuz you know he got it worse when he finally got there bcuz of the hallway stalling. The angry dude was already waiting and prolly thought it was the victim who was stalling on purpose but really it was you tryna help. This the last weirdest plot ever . Unless that hallway boy really was the shooter that's the only way this make sense bcuz he had already warn u with with his eyes?

Wow smh. The real question is why should someone had to have stalled in the first place? Who are these murderers to wake up and decide who gets to live and who dies? Murderers don't create life, so why are they taking life? The shooter could've used that time to relax and think of a way to calm down. I can't speak for a killer because that's something I'll never be, so I don't know.

This is a terrible question. This question is posed as if you wanted her to be next but then it would've just been 2 teenagers killed. Would it have made a real difference if she had gotten 'done in'? Why on earth would you ask someone this, especially someone trying to help?

Aint even being mean I'm tryna figure out where the shooter mind was at. Y'all females too emotional it was just a question . To solve a case u needa know everything. Feelings don't matter, facts do.

Aint even being mean I'm tryna figure out where the shooter mind was at. Y'all females too emotional it was just a question . To solve a case u needa know everything. Feelings don't matter, facts do.

Facts matter, I agree. I'm right there with you but did you have to say it like you're disappointed in my survival? I'm not angry, but you presented the question like it was a problem that I wasn't also killed.

I'd lose the world before I want someone to hurt you . Chill . You good fr. I'm just frustrated that whoever shot him was never held accountable. we good, ight?

There's no time to be professing your love. You need to start helping again. Yes we're good now finish helping us

I'm not mad but asking somebody why they ain't die is outrageous. That was entirely mean. So much hate and then you wonder why I never felt comfortable talking about this. You remind me of that girl at school who asked me when was I supposed to be going back to Georgia , after blaming me over beeswax the next day. As if returning to my home state would undo the murder. Amazing how even while actively helping, I'm still the enemy. I didn't help him enough at school , the least I can do is help solve his case. Don't talk to me that way, IGHT?

That's right girl you better thug out on him ! Get him back for me and you. He keep saying it's because we're females and we're emotional. Meanwhile you read these comments I've been helping nonstop. You just got up here and called Sled, called the damn tax collector, giving us the damn transcript of a recording from 10 years ago. He's gonna ask you why you still alive? You're alive because your Creator wants you to be. Amen and The End.

It look like they got private messages on this website now. Good, let's continue there

I know it's 4th of July at the time of me typing this but we gotta keep going anyway. Did the shooter care that it was the first day of black history month when he murdered this teenager? Nope, so let's keep going. Holiday or not, we gotta get this figured out soon.

Thank you for calling that part out. I thought it was a hate crime originally, because of the date. What a severely disappointing way to start off the month.

Yea I thought it was racially motivated too at first that's why I was confused about the date. I thought they had it wrong. But then reality so yeah let's go private messages real quick

What if that woman/female also lived there? It's a wide assumption but it's possible.

We need to find out who that "she" person was. Based on the context, this female was

  • someone they both knew
  • this female for whatever reason was going to that same location that day.
  • The boy's goal was to get the victim there "before she got there."

So we need to find out 2 things

  1. Who was that female?
  2. Why didn't the boy want her present and why the urgency of getting the victim there , before her?

When I called the Florence County Tax Collector's office, they confirmed that a woman owned the house in 2016. Maybe the boy wanted Darius there, before the owner of the house at that time got there?

Do me a favor and preserve that call log. Whoever else you called about this topic preserve the call log fr.

I also called SLED. Preserve that call log also?

Yes and please.

Ok and matter of a fact, I was supposed to mail off a letter to SLED pertaining to this case. The SLED woman on the phone was so kind and ready to assist. I have to call her again, to re-obtain that info. I don't want them thinking I wasn't serious.

Get back with SLED effective immediately. Leave a voicemail , fax , email whatever since it's still Sunday.

Maybe it was to ensure that no one could intervene. To avoid having any other witnesses to the shooting. It's also possible the "she" that the boy was referring could've protected Darius. Obviously the goal was to get him there before she got there, so this unspecified woman/girl had to be significant. We have to figure out whether that boy actually did this out of malice intent or did the shooter force him to bring Darius there ?

If this case really does make it to trial, I say arrest the shooter, but spare the boy. Don't get mad, let me explain. What if the shooter really did hold that boy hostage and force him to witness the murder? Think about the guilt the boy must've already been feeling . Especially after cussing out the victim, and then being forced to watch him die. I think we should only go after the shooter. Agree?

It's important to stay very focused on solving the case. The so called attractiveness of that hallway boy must not be taken into consideration when pursuing justice on behalf of the victim. Please remember this in order to keep moving forward with the case. There's no time to reminisce about the hallway boy's voice or eyes . Don't bring this up again pls

No, but this time she wasn't bringing up his good looks or hot voice. This time she really does have a point. The shooter is to blame for pulling that trigger. Hallway boy was probably held hostage or threatened by the shooter.

So after holding 2 ppl hostage in a hallway, he also was held hostage by the very person he was excited to meet??? nahhh both of y'all on something to think he shouldn't be accountable too. He the reason the victim left the hallway so if the boy never talked crazy , the victim could've stayed at school safe and got help from a teacher or facult eventually . That's how I'm thinking

Nope, what happened in the hallway was not a hostage situation because the skinny boy didn't have a weapon to subdue us. Darius didn't want to leave with him because, again for the last time, the boy was trying to get him to go meet the angry guy that was waiting for him. He was just listening to his gut instinct. Now for me , I just stayed there because I was shocked about what was unfolding in front of me, frozen in place out of genuine disbelief. I was also highly afraid to walk past the skinny boy. Technically, both of us could've just got away from the skinny boy, but then he would've followed us.

....???!!!. "But then he would've followed us. "

That's not normal tf?

Listen to yourself and then saying it wasn't hostage bcuz he ain't have a weapon. So that makes it even worse! That mean he controlled both of y'all with words alone, not even a weapon. Pls for the sake of the victim be fr you know this other boy was wrong too. If anything he was more wrong for begging him . No mean no for every type of circumstance. You said yourself he ain want to go

The way things looking at this point, how we know that boy wasn't the shooter? All the impatience, hyped up leaving out the door, talking crazy to the victim, making sure a mysterious woman/female wasn't there, giving a death glare to a hallway witness, blaming that hallway witness over beeswax, glaring at the victim, monitoring a conversation the victim was having in the hallway, left school with the victim, created a deadline to get him there.....am I crazy or this don't sound like this could be the shooter to y'all??? How we even know another man was actually waitin there? What if he made that up to get him there and then switch personality and did it his damn self?

Bcuz remember P in our old posts on this website, we kept tryna figure out how the shooter knew the victim would be there at that specific time.? Who else then the person that went with him would know where he would be at and who wouldn't be around to help at a specific time? Wasn't most of the population still at school or at work during 2pm ? That time alone speak volumes. Something ain't right.

I can see that being a possibility. That's terrifying to think that he switched his personality again when they got there. He was excited leaving school, but you have a point. If he was comfortable talking to Darius that way in front of a stranger, there's no telling what horrible things he said to Darius once they were out of sight. But the only problem with this theory is that it doesn't explain the angry guy. There really was a maniacal angry guy who was also talking crazy to Darius that day.

So basically 2 males were angry at him that day. The first one the one that you say was a maniac was too scary and threatening him from the shadows, tryna keep slick and say them threats verbal instead of thru text, and the other male was just openly talking crazy in a busy school hallway.?? So my thing is .... how those 2 were never viewed as suspects? Or at bare minimum persons of interest?

Not only that, but how did the other boy manage to live to tell the tale.... but the case is still unsolved? He went also, so wouldn't that make him a witness to the shooting? So for 20 whole minutes, the boy and the shooter just sat back and relaxed? Obviously most murderers don't report themselves, but still. How could they just leave him there for so long? What a disgusting level of hate. Sickening to the core.

That's the way I was thinking too. I'll keep working on narrowing the list of possible females that she could've been.

Well, the hallway situation explains a lot. Makes this even more heart wrenching to know that this victim was making every possible effort to avoid violence. The biggest question still remains: Who made the permanent and terrible decision to end such an innocent, young life? Who pulled that trigger?

We will stay on this page doing info drops, sharing knowledge, and scrutinizing every detail until we get the answer to your question. One team one mission.

Update: that paperwork that will prove the time the victim entered and exited school will be available on Aug 7 so that will help the timeline become more precise.

That supposed to be good news? That's too far out. Pull back on the date. Get it sooner we need to wrap things up. You need to expedite that fr

Y'all argue on a crime forum? Oh and there's alot more to the hallway situation. So I didn't even scratch the surface.

Aint nobody argue. P be throwing me off sometimes. You new but you already doing that too . Like how dumb it sound when y'all describe someone appearance. The whole purpose is to get these cases ready for trial. You know how dumb it would sound to describe someone as "long" to a judge? Or even to police? When I get throwed off I get irritated but yea get the papers sooner.

Out here describing ppl as "long" like they horizontal or something. Ight moving on, so how much of that hallway conversation you remember?

Horizontal is ridiculous. When you phrase it like that, I can see how that doesn't provide any real description. Actually, quite the opposite. It sounds confusing now that I'm seeing it from your way of thinking so thank you. Can we just agree on the word skinny for the time being?

Fr tho we just better off leaving it at skinny and similar height. Don't try to add no more details bcuz you and P something else. P talm bout hair that goes up... then you sayin he was long. . . just draw him or find a yearbook pic. Or hire a sketch artist something. I ask P how the hair go up P swear it wasn't an afro but then proceeds to literally describe an afro. What I'm a do with y'all? Y'all cool for tryna help tho. I respect that

Our school didn't give us yearbooks, or at least not when I was there. Plus, I've already took your suggestion. I scheduled for a sketch artist to draw him, and I'll give a description while they're drawing his portrait. Then give it to authorities.

Scheduled for when? Please step on the gas pedal with that portrait. That should've been done weeks ago tbh.

All of it, I kept record of it. On paper, the entire conversation consists of 40+ pages when fully unredacted. It includes our speech, body language, movements, affect, and tone. I made the conversation into a transcript. It doesn't include a time stamp though.

Here take this idea. You say you was told that the hallway convo was 10 minutes, do me a favor real quick ... do a re enactment of the entire hallway thing--from the time you grab the victim's shoulder to the time they walked out the door. Like read out the whole convo and have a timer on the side .. see if that timer match up to 10 minutes. Then I want you to find out what time u left English 4 class. Add +however minutes the timer say and now you got an approximate time he left school. And then P when you get the paper proving what time he left, it should align perfectly with these results.

I pulled all my records from that school. They didn't have my class schedules. Where there's a will there's a way, so I'll keep trying that part.

There's no such thing as " try." I never heard of that person. Either get something done or you don't. That's how life works. Did the shooter TRY to murder this victim or did the shooter actually do it? The shooter actually did it, without making excuses. ok so then you needa find out the exact time you left that English 4 class. Did that hallway boy TRY to convince the victim to go to the angry guy or did he make sure it happen? Nah he made sure to get there, he saw it through to the end. Match the timing they was on and the case will be solved. Make it your mission to get your own class schedules, no matter from how long ago, ya feel me? Now get to it

Since today is Sunday, everything's closed. I'll leave voicemails and await a response on Monday.

Basically act it out, and time yourself. Don't rush or talk slow, just talk at the pace yall was talking, but have a timer running on the side.

So...a recording ... of a recording? She said she already got it on record.

No, I can still do it. I get what he's saying because a transcript is a recording, but I didn't include the time stamps. I see what he means. I'll do it.

No, I can still do it. I get what he's saying because a transcript is a recording, but I didn't include the time stamps. I see what he means. I'll do it.

Ok ok that's good and useful. Detailed too. Give me a line from it please an example, from the unredacted . Like a sentence or two

Fully unredacted version , pg. 37

Notes: Conversation has abruptly ended. Both are walking away towards the exit.

1

Me

Mood: concerned, foreboding, shocked

Speech: none

Action: walking while staring at Darius

2

Darius:

Mood

downcast

Speech

none

Action

walking uncomfortably beside the boy who berated him

Body language

staring downward, eyes despondent, unhappy, nerve-wracked

3

Boy [Kid?- unknown]:

Affect

Irritable

Speech

I might as well, my shit getting long.

Action

grabs a strand of his own hair using his right hand. Stretches out the hair strand, it is 2 inches when fully outstretched.

Explanation

He was describing his hair, stating that he might as well get dreads. "Shit" used in this context is referring to his own hair, not actual feces.

Dang so just off this one page of transcript, that boy really wasn't reading the room at all. Look how it at this part , he the only one talking. So after making y'all shut up and separate, he gon start talkin freely and make the conversation about his hair instead.? I couldn't have been there, couldn't fr. Give me the page right before this one page 36 please and thank u

Scratch that, I want a copy of the fully unredacted version and the redacted one ,all of it, notes too. All the paper you got on this I like this transcript thing it's so detailed. Give me it all please and thank u.

Okay but the entire thing is 89+ pages of information. It'll have to be a different way, I'm not typing all those words. You're forgetting the character count is a 5000 limit for each post on this website. I can mail it to your PO box, though.

. . ... ? You hilarious for assuming I m finna just put my Po out there. I'll get it behind t he scenes . Thank u

Ohhh ok I see what you did. Ok I'll mail it

No he saying behind the scenes, like in person. So go ahead and make copies now and then hand it over in person.

I feel bad that a hair compliment turned into you somehow ending up seeing and hearing some bad stuff. I see why it say your mood was shocked. Be fr tho and don't get offended but the next day when you got called out over some hair beeswax, how in the world that not anger you ?? It sound like that other boy was tryna put some blame on you. You let him punk you twice back to back . Is it possible he heard you when you whispered about him, calling him weird?

She already answered this and it's not her fault, you can't control what someone else says out their mouth. That would've been her word against the boy's and the boy had the automatic advantage of actually being from there. Even today, obviously not a single person believes us, but we don't care. We're doing this to at least tell the truth for the victim. I don't actually expect any arrests, but at least the truth will be released. May I also have a copy of the record? Let's do an info swap, I'll hand over everything I have in exchange.

In their defense, they were grieving and anger is one of those stages. They had just lost someone they knew. It would've been tasteless for me to lash out against grieving peers. That very next day, as soon as I got in my probs and stats class a girl called me out about getting dreads and said that I could've bought my own damn beeswax. I was stupified. That other boy was playing a single player game, but someone managed to make it a multi player game and forever included me. You just don't get it. What happened in that hallway was not ok. I'm sorry for myself too, I can't wait for you to receive the records. You'll see what I mean.

Yea yea that's true bcuz u gon forever have that memory bcuz as we all know memories never fade. That's what murderers don't realize. Like yea you mad at the person but think long term. Murderers just be leaving a path of destruction not realizing it cause a permanent ripple effect across the board. Ight say less on them records

I can't wait too, thank u

I gotchu P . When she give them to me, I'll give them to you . I gotchu

Dang you even included yourself ? ? I guess that make sense. That's sad to visualize the victim so dejected like that. At least it's specific enough to where it can be visualized tho.

I gotchu . So for the redacted version, what exactly is removed? I like this format bcuz it make it easy to step in your shoes and see what you saw . Like it make it easy to visualize and feel.

Irrelevant stuff, like how long he had his dreads and my favorite types of hair products.

Yeah, this looks way better on paper so don't judge.

He likes to get things done quickly. More than 30 days on a case and he has a meltdown. More than 90 days and he feels like he failed the victim and their loved ones. That's why he's always talking about closure for loved ones and justice for victims. I don't actually argue back so it's always 1 sided. Also, you can info drop anytime . The website is up 24/7.

That's right. Why give up? Evil never rests, so why should us good folks? You know, the hallway thing gave us the answer to why he left school. We kept wondering if he was avoiding the angry guy , why he would go to the school just to leave the school and go to the angry guy again. But now it makes sense that he left due to coercion.

No problem, I was also a student and I met him in the hallway for the first and last time. I had just left my English 4 class, and started walking in the hallway. I noticed the 2 boys in front of me were walking slow. Very slow. And both of them were talking about something pertaining to a male that was mad at Darius. I was about to just walk around them but when I looked up and saw his beautiful hair, I grabbed his shoulder to get his attention so I could compliment his hair. The black boy beside him immediately had an attitude and turned around , looking annoyed. It was very surreal. What happened in that hallway was not ok and it's alot.

Who beautiful hair? Be in detail so we can solve this case quickly we don't have room no more to sugarcoat or hide any facts. What happened, why the hallway wasn't ok?

The 2 boys walking in front of me were Darius and a skinny, long black boy. *I just assumed they were friends, because they were in the hallway walking beside each other.

Long?? Long how? Y'all throw me off real bad with these descriptions. How can someone be long or that's just another way of sayin he was tall?

Respectfully, this person is correct. That's exactly how I saw him, this other kid really was that skinny to where he just seemed long. They were similar in height, so it's not about height. The body shape is what was very different.

I was saying that in my opinion , I think that Darius had beautiful hair. Ok so, Darius let me start playing in his hair and we stood there talking. At first it was normal but then I noticed the other guy chose to stand off a little bit in the distance, away from us two and he kept getting more impatient. Over and over he just saying "He waitin for you, Bo" so I asked Darius "Is your friend ok? " and it was sad like his voice got lower and he said "Ain't even tryna think about that right now." And his eyes just looked down so I left that alone because it seem like it was a sore topic. I picked up on the other guy energy so I admit, I did start stalling Darius on purpose. Definitely on purpose because it was obvious the other guy was trying to get him to go somewhere to meet someone that he was clearly uncomfortable with.

Ok so the one that was waiting for him is the angry guy that ended up shooting him? Right or am I lost?. Is this all the same guy or was there multiple different guys that was mad at him? Did either of them say anything about meeting someone else or mention if someone else was also waiting for the victim?? Ok ok, it make sense u was a girl, yea that might could've pissed the skinny guy off if u had call him out on his behavior and then plus that could've shamed the victim if he was getting picked off in the hallway. I'm just tryna figure this out in detail so it can at least make enough sense to his loved ones. At bare minimum they deserve closure. So while u was touching on the victim, the skinny kid was basically reminding him that some dude was waiting for him.??

Yes, reminding him that someone was waiting for him. It was just one person waiting judging by the word "he." If it was more than one, it would've been "they're waiting for you."

Now it makes sense why the younger boy was happy going out the door. So he had been begging Darius to leave with him and Darius finally gave in to his nagging. So it's possible that kid thought he was about to witness a fist fight. That could explain why he got so happy. Can you imagine his surprise when he ended up witnessing a full blown murder instead? Yikes.! He probably felt so bad for encouraging the meet up.

P you slick tryna defend the boy. What's going on? What even implies that he felt bad? I'm tryna see where you at so we can move forward and keep going with the case? What's your thoughts?

Nope, not defending. I'm just approaching this from every angle possible. Consider this: what if the shooter told that boy to bring Darius to him? Why else would he be so impatient to get them to meet? I think they should've subpoena the electronic records between the shooter and the other boy just to ensure there is no digital foortprint. I still mean well, relax.

Ok ok so that's smart to stall but why you ain't hooty hoo or call for a teacher? Or tell the other guy to leave the victim alone? Like what was your reaction, thoughts and input during this bcuz I'm tryna make sense of this.

No one would have listened to me. A hooty hoo in the hallway would've just got me stares and attitude. People would've just called me crazy or said that I was weird. Or told me to mind my business. Also , putting him on the spot in the hallway would've been humiliating for him. Especially since I'm a girl, so that also would've emasculated him , and the other guy had already told him he was a b****.

That kid was cussing at him?? Ok I heard him tell Darius to "Be for real for once." So by saying that, it seems like maybe they were friends because that 'for once' implies that Darius was usually goofing off and happy. That was sad to hear and see, it's like the shooter and the kid chipped away at every bit of joy he had that day. This is sad.

If that's a friend then what in the world is a enemy are you sure they knew each other before that day? What if they had also just met that day? Like I'm lost on how all 3 knew each other or was all 3 related? The angry guy the skinny boy and the victim what was they relation to each other?

Friends can be fake or turn on you so that's what I meant. For all we know it could've been an acquaintance, a relative, a roomate, etc. I highly doubt those 2 had just met that day. Nobody would just leave school with a random stranger. Those 2 had to at least have had some type of previous interaction before the hallway. When you tell somebody 'for once' it really does imply that the person is usually not being serious enough to your liking.

Sorry P but you lost me fr. If someone in your circle turn on you or being fake that's not even a friend. That's just your enemy that waited for the right time to get you. So my thing is this ... if that was your first time meeting the victim and you noticed the victim was uncomfortable, how the kid not notice this too?

He did notice how uncomfortable he was. That's precisely why he was telling Darius to stop being a b word. He noticed, but he was just too preoccupied with getting him to the angry guy quickly.

Why so quick tho? Ion like this.

The other boy said, "Hurry up before she get there." And that's when Darius left with him. Calling him out his name didn't work, neither did begging in a nicer tone. But when he brought up that female, that's when he got his back off the wall and eventually left with that boy. To this day, I have no idea the "she" that was supposed to get there. Darius knew right away who he was referring to, but her name wasn't mentioned. So this woman/girl was someone they both knew.

Not saying nothing bad about you, but are you sure 100 percent the "she" person wasn't you? I'm just ruling out things so we can narrow that down a bit.

It's okay, the "she" person wasn't me at all for so many reasons. The biggest reason is that I wasn't even allowed to hang out with boys during that time. Also, the other guy was trying to get him away quickly, not bring extra people along. I also didn't know the location they were headed to at the time anyway.

I gotchu I gotchu . Ok I just wanted to see where your mind was at with all this . So the other boy was basically monitoring y'all? I know that was weird. I'm sorry the victim went through all he went through that day. Do me a favor and find a way to show exactly that look the boy gave you. Even if you gotta use a stock image from the internet. Please and thank u.

Okay I will. Do what with it afterwards?

Hold on to it.

When they both walked off, the other boy turned around and gave me the death stare. A warning glance type of look, an unsettling glare. Directly into my eyes. But then right after doing that, he gave me a head nod and a gentle smile. Hot or cold. Friend or foe? One minute nice, next minute cold.

I gotchu. The you ain't see or hear nothing type of look. So how u ... ok so then what happened the next day ? You just went to school like you ain't just meet someone who was shot ? I'm not even being mean I'm tryna see where your mind was at or gain some type of better understanding of everything.

Well, I had to attend school the next day because I was graduating that year and also I had to keep up my attendance just in general. It's not that I pretended, what was I supposed to say or do? That other boy had already told someone I was begging for beeswax so I got called out for that twice by two different students so it was already too late. I guess the other boy made it seem like the reason they left school was to get me some beeswax. I didn't even have dreads, so I was flabbergasted. Other than that, no one ever asked me what I heard or saw at all. I guess they really did believe I was begging for beeswax that entire time in the hallway. So I just made peace with the fact that no one will ever believe me. Do you even believe me? Did you actually want my help solving the case or you just think I'm suspicious?

Chill chill chill . You good I'm not blaming you or anybody. I was just asking . I appreciate this btw. Like on a personal level, I believe you. I guess I'm just tryna picture all this in my head. What beeswax? I mean I know you said y'all was talking about hair but how that gotta do with the shooting? Oh yeah and who all heard y'all if y'all was off to the side?

I forgot to answer this part, but I don't think it was possible for anyone to hear us. All 3 of us were on one end, the other students were on the other side.

Ok ok gotchu. For ppl walking by, with you being a girl, it would've just look like oh she just flirting or look like a regular conversation. That prolly why nobody stopped to ask questions. But the next day it prolly would've seemed weird but not while it was happening. And then with that guy being off to the side it prolly just look like he was just waiting for y'all to finish talking. Thank u

We were talking about hair and he was explaining starter locs and asked me if I was locking up but I said no, I like afros too much to get dreads. The conversation went to shea butter and beeswax because they're both yellow.. Then we kept talking about natural hair. He said he would bring some beeswax tomorrow, when he said the word tomorrow I asked him if I could touch his hair again, but this time I just wanted to whisper to him without the other boy hearing. I had to tell him about the tomorrow thing.

............?

Why the question mark and dots? I whispered in his ear "Are you sure you're going to be here tomorrow? Because no offense, but your friend is kinda weird."

Darius nodded his head. I said "No I'm for real, are you actually gon make sure you here tomorrow?" He nodded again. So I took my pinky, we did a pinky promise. The other boy saw and asked us "what yall doing?" I told him "we just talking about hair." So he went back to doing that thing he was doing in the hallway. I tried to talk in code. I wasn't actually begging for beeswax. I was asking him was he ok, but in a discreet way.

This kinda irritating me ngl. Like what I'm not understanding is why u let the other boy punk you out of a private conversation you was having. that other boy basically held y'all entire conversation hostage. Aint no way that guy had that much control and power. Especially with these descriptions y'all giving. Long, skinny, not muscular, and young ...?.... that don't even sound intimidating. I'm sayin this with genuine respect too. Like explain what factors froze you up to where you didn't feel safe enough to confront the other boy about his behavior?

It wasn't about physical strength or appearance. That other boy's voice and attitude seemed like he was the serious type. Look at this from my perspective. His demeanor was not approachable. He also kept alternating his personality. How do you glare at someone while giving a head nod and then smile right after?. It looked like an endearing smile too, the kind where your eyes are also smiling. You know how startling it is for someone to switch up like that in real time? Next, he started talking in that kind tone again to Darius. So I felt relieved to see him being nice. But then Darius got happy, which irritated the boy again, so then he gave Darius the glare. But then as they finally reached the door, he put his hand on Darius' back and was back to smiling and happy, like a child on their way to a n amusement park. I was at a complete loss for words.

I know exactly what you mean about the changes in voice. His voice was very soothing. Don't get me wrong, the things he said were questionable but that voice. And that's what I've been trying to explain. It was hard to figure him out in my eyes too.

P you gotta chill fr fr . Aint no way there's time to be thirsting for the same boy who was talking crazy to the victim before the shooting. Chill fr rn

Right? I was mainly captivated by his voice. That's what caused me to eavesdrop so bad. I wasn't even being nosey, he really did have a magnificently attractive voice. He was still wrong for talking down on Darius though. I don't think the other boy realized how charming he was, despite his constant changes in mood.

Try to stay focus. Do you remember how long all 3 of y'all was in the hallway? I know you said it was right after English 4 class, but what was the duration of the conversation?

Its ok, I'm focused. I don't have a way of proving it but 10 minutes is what I was told.

He does the question marks and dots alot. Ignore that, it's not personal. He really does help, it just comes across as mean. He just want answers that are straight to the point. Also, I can see what you mean by talking in code .

Noted.

That's how you know this other boy really was younger . Younger people can't read the room, so they don't know boundaries to recognize when someone don't want to do something. He probably just wanted Darius to stand up for himself. You can't just assume he knew a shooting would take place when they both got there.

P hold on real quick chill it high key it seem like u gravitating to the other side so just hold up real quick. aint nobody sayin that other boy did something. All we doing is gathering facts and comparing info . We just tryna make this timeline work. If we can't re create the timeline, we cannot solve the case. You got it now? We don't care if this other boy was a kid to you, rn the focus is on the victim.

Yes calling him a b**** but he pronounced it in some kind of accent. He said "bih" instead of pronouncing the -itch part. It's the same word, but I think it's a dialect or slang. Keep in mind please that at the time, the shooting did not happen yet. I had no idea the dude that was waiting for him was going to shoot him. No wonder Darius didn't want to go meet him. That was his gut instinct kicking in. The look in his eyes, his body language while standing with his back against the wall. The eyes never lie, it was the eyes. That angry guy must've threatened his life ahead of time because he was having anxiety. His nerves got bad and he didn't even respond to being called the b word repeatedly. Body language never lies, that was definitely a premonition in that hallway. The skinny boy wouldn't stop though, he kept pleading that Darius go quickly to meet that guy. It is sad to remember this but I will help in any way possible.

Yea when something feel off, listen to that fr. I'm the same, vibes never ever lie. So all 3 of y'all was just standing in the hallway ? I bet that looked suspicious especially since what happened after. This was all the same day right? The same day before the shooting right?

Yes, the exact same day for certain. No guessing, no I think this, or I think that. I vividly remember touching his hair and talking to him in the hallway. I was definitely a student and I definitely spoke to him face to face that day. Yes, in the hallway off to the side. We weren't in the middle blocking traffic. I even remember my left arm brushing against the wall. I even remember what class I had just left from before speaking to him in the hallway.

I want to help in any way possible. Count me in

Thank you I told P you was joining in so thank u fr we tryna have this solved at this point even if the police don't believe us, at this point the truth being out is the very least we can do for this young victim. Thanks fr

Any help is appreciated, we need all hands on deck. Thank you and feel free to info drop or read the threads if you need to keep up. We've been having nonstop back and forth, just putting it all together.

Wait a minute... don't when you visit a school you gotta at least sign something or obtain sum kind of visitor pass? Ok so what if maybe a teacher or part of the staff saw him? Or it gotta be some trace left behind like something tangible an item or something that provd he went to the school that day

Since the cameras wasn't used, there still gotta be something from that school even if waved hi at a teacher and since he was apparently a 2015 graduate at least 1 teacher would've remembered having him in their class. And maybe even a teacher asked him what he was doing like what bring him to visit today

Whatever he touched that would've contained his DNA is long gone. He was touching on his dreads before leaving out the door but whatever hair samples fell on the floor have been stepped on and gone by now. The door couldn't have been dusted for prints because other people touched it after them. The teacher thing, now that's something that can work.

The school was under investigation during that time. I found an article. Go to Google and type in "wpde timmonsville school accreditation " click the article that date on feb 2nd. Do me a favor and scan that article photo. Look real close at all those vehicles all of em

Oh nah nah nah dang ok look at this now go to the "wpde " article that was published on Feb 1 around 9:40 am ok ? now I need you to remember what time it was when you saw the victim for the first time at school that day. We gon retrace every single last step of his until we get this right.

Sure thing, I'm on it.

save every article photo from Jan 3rd 2012 to May 30 2016 and I will too .

Huh? Why go back so far?? This happened in 2016 there won't be any info about it back in 2012 and if u gon save em why u want me to save em? But ok I will that's alot of articles tho but I gotchu

Just do it and I'll explain later. Now for your question about the earliest time I saw him, I just figured out a way to find out the specifics of what time he entered and exited the school building. Give me time and I'll have the documentation.

Ok ok I will . Reminder when u obtain the documental proof , submit it to the authorities using the info posted on this page.

I'm starting to think the investigators didn't even know he was at school that day bcuz think about it . If they did they definitely would've retraced his steps and pulled that camera to visually see that boy he left with. Now it's just.... in our memories. So at this point, we are the cameras . Everyone that saw him is a camera put it like that.

Go to the "wpde" article, my goodness look what it says:

"......the Florence County Sheriff's Office said they are treating the shooting as a homicide, but said that may change after further investigating."

No wonder there was never any updates. Look how quick they were willing to give up on him. Saying that it may change after further investigating. No no no and no this was and still is and always be a homicide. The homicide part must never change. That's what caused this happen in the first place.

Wow I missed that part smh . Look I compared them photos from the other articles about the Porch Theory and yea it is weird that a group of people form after that individual left the porch. Maybe someone from that picture remembers that day and might can speak on precisely who it was they was angry with in that pic

I don't trust them 20 minutes and it's a strong possibility that's what led to this case being unsolved. Something aint right about them 20 minutes

Here's my I don't trust list:

•I don't trust everything starting from the moment he left school with that guy.

•I don't trust the killer's slow descent into madness

•I don't trust that the killer was never apprehended and therefore for all we know could still be killing till this day

•I don't trust that there's still no suspects

•I don't trust that the scene wasn't manipulated during those 20 minutes, and

•I'm right there with you I don't trust them 20 minutes either.

•I don't trust that this case is unsolved I googled the population it ain't no way it's unsolved

•I don't trust that there wasn't any witness intimidation going on bcuz aint no wayy

•I don't trust that the killer is unknown bcuz I googled the population of this town ain't no way

Respectfully tryna to actually make sense of this timeline. Ok so notice how in the article, there was a neighbor who said he went outside to check after hearing 2 shots? The neighbor stated that nothing was seen and this neighbor was out there for 20 minutes. Even so, the shooter literally had to have been somewhere after shooting. Based on what that neighbor said : nobody was seen , and apparently no vehicles drove off either, plus the article saying the bloodhounds couldn't find a runaway scent ... on top of that, this occurred at the victim's home (so the person obviously knew where Darius lived). Ok so it seem like the shooter fired the gun from the home (or at least from behind the home ) then just stayed in the home afterwards. But then.... that's awkward because when everyone arrived on scene, wouldn't they see the person? Wouldn't the shooter stand out like a sore thumb? Wouldn't the reaction be: who is this intruder on our property? So maybe it was a familiar face? So many questions need answering. Looking forward to the day his case is solved so his loved ones can have finally have closure.

Hold up nahhh on the obituary that was posted by the " sc now " website , it say the victim was a 2015 graduate. ??? so if the victim really did graduate in 2015, then him even being at school the day he was murdered is odd. His attendance wouldn't have been necessary if he had already graduated. if it's true that he already graduated but was at the school anyway it could indicate that he was avoiding the shooter (which could indicate that the shooter really did know where he lived, otherwise he would've just stayed at home) or went to the school to maybe warn a trusted individual(s) of the situation in case something did happen to him. It could also indicate that threats had been made against him beforehand bcuz to avoid someone means you feel unsafe in the person's presence .

Threatened, yes. To prove that threat, you will have to go to the shooter and obviously that person is not decent enough to tell the truth. So yeah, another missed opportunity there.

Ok that makes sense if he already graduated. I didn't see him carrying any books or wearing a backpack. Now I'm wondering how did he get to the school? If he did drive himself to the school, wouldn't that same vehicle have been used to exit the school?

We gon have to go back to that later bcuz they aint utilize the school cameras so rn we have no idea about the specifics of how he got to and from school transportation wise. I'm finna take a break from all this real quick so I won't be on for a few. When I post back lemme know if that other guy had a backpack.

This backpack thing? Look, yes the other guy owned a backpack because he was a student. Now was he wearing his backpack that day? No, not that I remember.

But how would you not remember if someone was wearing a backpack it's something so obvious?

Yes he had one. It wasn't the drawstring kind either, it was a regular strap, the strap was a light color. There's no idea what classes he had or what grade he was in. He was a student though and he clearly knew Darius on some level to be comfortable enough to leave school with him. His relation to the shooter is unknown as of now but he was aware of the situation between the angry man and Darius.

Hold up I'm lost so just to be clear, the angry man is the shooter? But the identity of the shooter is still unknown?

How exactly are you lost? The guy that was angry at him that day would later on devolve into the shooter, after being consumed by his own wrath. Obviously, upon seeing Darius, his rage reached maniacal proportions which is why we're here on this website today. Yes, the shooter's identity is unknown. Otherwise, the case wouldn't be unsolved. Follow through and keep up.

ohh ok ok I got it. I was overthinking my fault. Ok and also I found another article, and it was published on the very next day of the murder. It might can help in some way

Ok thank you. Remember the whole purpose is just to honor the victim, so every detail helps. I know maybe this other guy was a kid, but it's not about blaming him we just gotta get this case solved fr. Nobody deserve for their case to be unsolved, especially someone so young like this.

Relax, it's just that he was such a kid, in both his voice and behavior. His true age, I have no idea. Even Darius seemed a bit annoyed with him. Like when someone is pestering you. He acted like he was going on an adventure. He was excited and talking loud in the hallway "OK so WHEN WE GET THERE blah blah blah blah" he was like laying out the details of some kind of plan. I sincerely hope that Darius did not try to follow through with that kid's plan because obviously that plan failed miserably. That kid was way too happy for the occasion so I was more so confused by his joy so I didn't pay attention to whether or not he had a his backpack.

How no else see or hear this if it was happening in the hallway?? Was other students in hall or it was empty? Seem like most of the answers is what ever was going o n at school

There was other students in the hallway. Unfortunately, it goes back to what another comment on here said , this happened in a small town. That means the boy that left with Darius was related to somebody in the town or at the school. So whoever related to that boy will not want to admit who he was, out of fear he could be held accountable if he was involved.

Ohhh so the other guy/kid said that he was going? Ok that makes sense to say he was there if he said it himself. So following the timeline this the part where the victim left school to go home and then the shooter found out he was there ? How the shooter know he would be home though? That's where I'm still throwed off

Yes, the other guy stated he was going there. I still have no idea about how the shooter got there or knew his location.

Wait when I look the school up it say it was all in 1 building so what part of the building this was?

Good question. The high school area but then they both walked out the main entrance door together, the one with the camera above.

Ok but why the hyper focus on the backpack.? What does/did it signify?

The worst missed opportunity was that school camera so now we gotta approach this old school way no help from technology. This also why I asked you what kind of shoes bcuz his shoes would've still been on his feet or took them off somewhere. And if that's really him up in them article photos then just see if what he wearing match what he was wearing at school. Trust me it ain't no such thing as an unsolved case trust me on this fr

Bcuz if the other guy had a backpack and went to the home with the victim, what's the first thing students do to unwind? They take off their backpacks alright so by force of habit, he would've taken it off and it would've been laying down somewhere . What be inside a backpack? School supplies, homework, books, papers with the student's name on it , classes, schedules, potential student id, everything you need to lock down a person identity. Get it?

Why are you calling it the home ? Why not just say his home, I mean he didn't own it outright, but the article says he lived there with 3 other people. When you say the home, it just seems like it was a random house.

Lay off the backpack thing, I found something more eye catching. Go to the article by "wbtw" . Look at that photo. Notice how there is a cluster of people in front of the porch, who appear to be confronting someone that is on the porch. Look closer and see how that chair on the porch is now empty. That mysterious man left the porch. It's possible they were telling him to come back and demanding answers from him. There's even a guy standing akimbo, so it's possible they were shouting at the man who they think was responsible. It matters alot because for that many people to form a mob and yell at you, that means something wasn't adding up concerning your behavior and/or whereabouts.

Click on the " wmbf " news article. Look at how that chair is being occupied by a mysterious man. That's the only face being blocked by someone else's head in the way. The No Face man apparently aroused the anger of an entire crowd of people. That mob only formed after he got up from sitting down in that chair on the porch. Also, look at the bottom of the picture. I found a hole in the house. What if the shooter used that to hide something?

That ain't no hole that called a crawlspace. Alot of older houses have em. Hold on I'm finna compare the 2 photos to see what u mean and yeah it might could've been used to hide something. Look the article never even say if the gun itself was found, so what if it been hidden up in that crawlspace the whole time? After all, this person apparently had 20 minutes of free time to do whatever aint no telling how much was changed before everybody got there

Oh ok, sorry so a crawlspace is like an attic but underneath the house instead of on top of the house? Well if something was hidden in that crawlspace, wouldn't the bloodhounds have sniffed it out?

Look at the year of this murder. Isn't the bloodhounds not finding a scent the reason for no arrests?. Them dogs ain't do nothing but sniff , drop fur, and drool. Poor dogs it wasn't they fault, this killer had to have done something to change up the scene somehow.

Ok ok hold up so was the head blocking accidental or incidental ??

I don't know , sorry.

Ok I'm back did the other guy wear a backpack? Yea I'm not gon lie at this point it seem like when the phone was ringing the call was being made from inside the house. Backpack yes or no?

Yes, that's why small town murders can turn into cold cases. Sometimes alot of people are related and that could complicate the dynamic. With all due respect, it could've been a cousin, close family friend, uncle , nephew, or even someone he knew in his own inner circle. Since nobody was arrested and there is no list of suspects, we only have the articles and town gossip to go by. Usually town gossip holds some truth. Still, without concrete evidence, it can be difficult to make an arrest. This is why the timeline must be recreated perfectly, with no room for errors.

Ok ok I feel ya. So rn we missing the part of the timeline with the angry guy right before he becomes the shooter, bcuz once we find that gap in time we might can pinpoint how he got the gun or at least where it even came from and then plus we also need the top 5 people the victim spoke to while at school bcuz that gon help narrow down who all seen and heard and observed him.

Look at the psychology behind the shooter. Think about it tho, this is the USA, this nation is notorious for school shootings fr we always having mass shootings.. so why didn't the shooter just shoot him at school ? Simple, bcuz this person just wanted to kill , but without being held accountable. Remember not all murderers the same, some actually to be caught, bcuz it's part of their emotional thrill. It seem like this shooter is the exact opposite.. This don't fit your typical profile of someone who is doing a copycat crime or someone who craves the attention that it brings. This is someone who knew his schedule and whereabouts so much that the time selected is a time when his loved ones weren't surrounding him. Aren't most people still at work or at school during 2pm? Why the severe isolation, shooting the victim at a time when the least amount of people were around him?

Ok so let's go back to this familiar face theory. That actually make a lot of sense bcuz in small towns usually everybody knows everybody so by default it make sense for the shooter to be from the town also, which means the person could be known. If an out of towner did this it would just be way too extremely obvious bcuz then it'd be like well such and such from such and such town was out here around this time. An old comment at the bottom of this page say the town is a close-knit community. Close knit = ppl could see themselves as family, or actually are related , or just generations of close friends. Pay attention to certain words bcuz that's how small towns be telling on themselves. Think about this if the shooter is someone family member, then the family of the shooter may not want the person to be held accountable bcuz nobody wants their own family in prison. And if everyone's family in a small town, the shooter could even be related to the guy the victim left with and even possibly related to the victim also. This could explain why nobody has come forward yet. Would you come forward against your own family? And in areas with small populations, alot of ppl are extremely scared of how the rest of the area perceives them, so someone could be scared if they speak the truth they may become hated for standing up to the shooter bcuz the shooter could be related to alot of ppl in that town. This literally happens in small town cold cases alot.

Wait how did the victim even get home from school that day? Someone had to pick him up from school or he drove or did the guy he left with drove? The only other possibility is that he took the bus home.

I have no idea to any of those questions , sorry.

The school entrance had a camera that recorded everyone entering and exiting the building. If the camera actually worked, it would've captured footage of Darius leaving school that day.

Oh nahh hold on for a second ok so since the victim had lived there so then it make sense why he went there after leaving school bcuz it was his home. But how come the other guy go? And how the shooter knew where he'd be and at what time and how the shooter get there in the first place?Did the shooter walk to the victim's home? Did someone drop the shooter off? Couldnt have drove bcuz an unknown person ain't gon leave they car near someone property. That would've immediately been like who car this is and remember the witness said after hearing gunshots nobody was seen so Ion think the shooter drove there.

It's possible the other guy lived there as well, if not I have no idea. I don't know how the shooter got there either. No one can suddenly appear at a location though. It's possible he could've already been there. That's why it matters what type of transportation they took to get from school to the home in the first place. It's even possible the shooter was the one to pick them up. I don't know.

*Correction: he didn't leave school alone that day. It would've captured him and the guy that he left school with.

What the other guy look like the one the victim left school with?

The guy that left with Darius was black, similiar height for sure because they were walking beside each other with hair that goes up. But it wasn't perfectly round like an afro it was just that style where they let it grow and it just goes up.

If u can , try to draw a picture even if it look bad to remake his features bcuz they didn't obtain the camera footage. So just find a way to show whatever it is u describing and then give it to peedee crimestoppers or fcso using the info they posted on this page. the way the hair was lookin, all of it. They might can take it from there and who knows they might can give it to a real sketch artist and get a stronger visual description going.

Hair that goes up? ... and what else like what kind of clothes, did he wear a backpack ? What kind of shoes any mustache any beard any type of jewelry that stood out?

To be more specific about the guy that left with Darius:

no beard,

no sideburns,

This other boy looked young so keep that in mind. Here's an anatomical fact: when he extended his arms, they were disproportionate with the rest of his body and this correlates with the description of his age at the time. During adolescence, limbs grow before the rest of the body, so it was obvious this other guy was in the awkward beginning stages of puberty. His voice was pitchy but still had bass in it. He was wearing jeans.

Yep ! That's true about the limbs grow first bcuz when I was havin my growth spurt, my legs grew first and it throw off my center of gravity until the rest of my torso had catch up yea that's true. Thats why babies be clumsy the bones be longer than the muscles. Yea them freakishly long arms is real during the change.. Ok ok thanks

Yes, that boy did reach out his arm because he put his hand on Darius' shoulder, I remember too.. This is what I meant by long, I was trying to say his body shape wasn't overly muscular or overweight. His arms were lanky, that's the word we should be using! Lanky is a better adjective. I'm going to read through the other comments to see if I can help answer any older questions.

I'm way past them arms Ion even care about that boy arms no more. I wanna know more bout that hallway what else he said to the victim what else fr? Forget the arms, legs we past that . What was your thoughts input reactions? Like you was touching the victim, both of y'all having a conversation, but did you and the boy also say something to each other ??

The other boy told me "He gon be here tomorrow. Y'all can do all this tomorrow. " I felt relieved to hear him say that because at first I thought he was trying to get Darius to meet up with someone dangerous, but then it turned out that's exactly what happened. So I don't know how to explain him. He told both of us to "quit stalling." Other than that, he didn't really speak to me though. We had no real reason to interact if that makes any sense.

Man, this is a long thread lol. Did one of you guys go to school with this victim?

we kinda just tryna figure things out by comparing our info and tryna piece together a timeline so his case can be solved. Just out of respect to bring justice and closure. Aint even realize it was takin up so much of this page my fault

Nah, you\'re all good! Hope you guys can figure it out... good luck!

Thanks for the kindness. So can we continue? We really do want his case solved. We really do.

The other comment just said it was a long thread. You makin it worse by replying just chill until they say it's ok for sure.

You all are totally fine. I was just curious about the case myself but too many threads to read through. Maybe one of you can just summarize. I used to live in Woodland Park, so was curious.

Ok ok just had to make sure aint wanna get kick off the website or nothing. Ok look so basically It go like this: on his obituary it say the victim graduated in 2015 but on feb 1 2016 , the day he was murdered he was at school. He was threatened he left school with a student that became the last person to see him alive outside of the shooter and then a neighbor hear 2 gunshots go outside to check don't see nun, so 20 minutes go by and a family member makes the discovery and call police. Bloodhounds and police on the scene. But where's the killer and where's the other boy nobody got arrested

No noticeable mustache either.

No jewelry that I remember, shoes were just regular shoes so what do you mean? They weren't boots, they weren't sandals. His hair wasn't that long, but he certainly wasn't bald. The hair went up like how natural hair grows up. I don't know what that's called, it defies gravity basically. Like it didn't fall down. He looked younger than Darius as if he might have been in a lower grade, he certainly didn't seem older. In fact, his voice sounded like he was new to puberty, it cracked at one point when he was talking. He was actually kinda loud in the hallway and I don't think he realized his voice carried. You know how some boys have bass but at the same time it's kind of pitchy? Also, he was also skinny.

So a skinny black male the same height as the victim and possibly younger than the victim judging by sound of voice? but the hair description still throwing me off bcuz what it mean for it go up? Like up like in a bun? And what type of skin color light skin dark skin ? Backpack yes or no? I'm asking bcuz I think I know who u talmbout and I'm tryna help fr

No the hair was definitely not in a bun. No braids, no twists, no dreads, no bun, no round Jackson 5 afro. It was just hair that goes up. I don't even think there's a name for that. It's just how natural hair is so curly that the curls instead of dropping they curl back into themselves. It was just upward growing hair. Hold on for the mustache let me think on that too.

Respectfully, I can better distinguish him by voice and eyes. Those were his most obvious features. There's too many different skin tones to even pick one to describe him. What's considered dark skin to some is just brown skinned. What some consider light-skinned is brown. What some consider brown is dark. I don't know what classification he would've fell into, sorry.

Ok do me a favor real quick tho go back to the article photo the one where alot going on and you can see the front of the house. Keep that description in mind and think and remember and then let me know is that him?

Right away, I know which picture and which person you're referring to and that's what I've been secretly thinking. Also, notice how he's the only one doing that self solacing thing he looks extremely uncomfortable. I would still have to see his eyes and hear his voice to know for sure though, sorry.

What th other guy look like the one the victim left school with?

Yea sometimes the shooters chooses to stick around the crime scene. If this theory applies to this case, then the shooter may have been shocked by their own actions, and could've been in a stupor. And of course fleeing would be way too suspicious bcuz on this page it say the location is a small town so a vehicle driving off fast or a person running would've immediately attracted attention. The shooter might have used those 20 minutes to manipulate the scene, to tamper with evidence, to think up a lie in case questioned, to think up an alibi etc.. if the shooter really did stick around, a journalist probably even taken a picture of the person without even realizing.

I can see that being a possibility. Sticking to this case until the end. Justice is long overdue .

Yea it really can happen like that bcuz sometimes even with missing person cases the person who did it be joining the search parties knowing they the reason the person missing. Like when a thief help you look for something knowin they the one stole it. No suspects was caught fleeing and then look at the time 2pm is not even dark outside yet so in broad daylight anyone seen running or driving off would be way too noticeable.

How frustrating. Camera footage would have really helped.

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This probably won't help at all, but allegedly the situation involved a financial dispute. An amount was even mentioned, as I recall one student even shook their head crying, while saying, "All that over $50." Students at school was definitely saying it had something to do with money.! I have no idea why or how this didn't spread to law enforcement but in fact even on Friday (the day before his funeral) a student had said, "I feel sorry for Bo. I feel bad what happened to him. But you can't play with people money." Either the students didn't speak to the law enforcement at all or the law enforcement just completely dismissed it (perhaps citing lack of evidence) but it's weird how the way all the news article are written, you would think it was just sporadic, with no motive whatsoever. But on that day, at school, it was openly talked about before he even passed, that was basically the gossip of the day. Him having drama with a guy about money and the person being mad at him was talked about at school that day, before the shooting even took place. So please, at least start there because that would AT LEAST define the motive. Of course, you would have to corroborate these details with other people to verify its validity. And that's where it gets tricky because everyone doesn't like to speak up. Some people are scary, or afraid it's too late, or under the impression that it won't help anyway so why bother. But the only way to solve a puzzle is piece by piece. Anyone who knows anything about the situation is holding a piece to the puzzle. If we all come together, it can and will be solved. And to the family, I want to say that Darius was a kind hearted , funny gentleman who brightened up the room and made everyone laugh. Losing someone like this is a loss to the entire world, because he was definitely a rare gem. It's ok to give thoughts and prayers, but sometimes you gotta give info as well. And I agree with the other comments on this forum, he deserves justice and his family deserves peace. Stay strong everybody!

I also heard similar by the way, so you might be on to something. I definitely heard similar. Slightly different but for the exact same reason you mentioned. Take care and stay strong as well.

I heard similar at school but it was

"If that [*****] don't have my money, watch. I got something for him. Watch."

Also, people did speak up, but like you said, obviously there was a lack of evidence somewhere. There are still some left who genuinely care for and really do want justice for Darius. Peace, love, and respect to you.

Hear me out what if the shooter's friends were behind the scenes gettin in his head instigating why else would someone say "watch" ? Aint even making excuses for the killer but just think, how we know his friends or whoever aint encourage him to do this? sound like he wanted to prove that he was tough. They should've subpoena his cellphone but then again he never got arrested so that look like another missed opportunity huh?

My thoughts exactly. How did the shooter even get the gun? "Off the streets" does not qualify as an answer because a piece of concrete cannot hand anything to a human. Either he already owned the gun (legally or illegally) or it was someone else's. What's truly concerning... is that if it was someone else's gun..... did the real owner lend it to him for this purpose?

Was these words spoken or written down somewhere or this was just everyday gossip?

No it was heard , like my ears heard this while it was being spoken. But this is even worse than the comment above, because the words I heard were spoken before the shooting. The same day of the shooting actually, Monday 10am give or take. It's possible there could still be an unknown motive, but it won't change the fact that money was brought up during that time.

By whom?? Like you heard it but from who mouth you hear it?

Obviously the words, judging by the content and the circumstances, originated from the dude that was angry that day... who would then become the shooter - presumably. But it was a friend of that person who was talking about the situation and repeating what that person had said. It's possible that online threats were made also. Maybe not all threats were verbal, maybe the person left some kind of digital footprint.

So a friend of the shooter? What the friend of the shooter look like ?

I don't know if he was a friend of the shooter, but it was a black male with dreads that was repeating the threat. He wasn't the one who made the threat. He was explaining the situation. This particular threat was before the angry guy devolved into the shooter. In the morning time, he was still a regular person. As the day progressed, he was consumed by his own seething rage. This is why he really needed that 72 hour clinical hold. He became obsessed with harming Darius.

So it was a man ? The shooter?

Man is subjective. A male, yes. You couldn't have possibly thought this was the workings of a female? Just because the media doesn't report everything, doesn't mean it's not true. Journalist are there to publish a news story, not pick sides or give concise details.

Yea but why do you insist that it was a male shooter? Is that just a statistical assumption ? I mean I feel you I don't think a female did it either but why so confident the shooter was a male ?

School rumors said the uncle did it and uncle refers to a male. The same way aunt would refer to a woman. But not only that, the shooter was always referred to with the pronoun "he" anytime the situation was brought up in school gossip.

The uncle could be innocent, but that won't change that some folks perceived him to be the shooter. Just like the motive could still be unknown, but that won't change that money was brought up as the reason. You would have to find those threats, you would have to get the electronic records of the shooter to know for sure. But to do that, you would first have to have proof that he did it. So unfortunately, it's a catch 22. To obtain the evidence, you have to know who did it. But to know who did it, you have to first obtain the evidence.

Ok ok I got chu. And while u working on that documental proof, I'm finna get some papers in. I think I found a physical way to prove the shooter intentionally murdered the victim, outside of them harsh threats of course. I was studying the case like homework and I counted 17 mistakes the shooter made. I'm finna get papers in too let's tag team this fr and I got somebody else to join in with us

So what all do you know about this case??

Everything and nothing.

What about you? did you have a backpack?

There's more than 1 person behind this account so I have no idea exactly which one of us you're referring to.... but yes... I had a backpack.

I feel ya. What's understood don't need to be explained. Be a voice for those who voice was taken , peace love and respect im with that

Yea thats what i was asking is the friend of the shooter said it ?? So a friend of the shooter was repeating the threats that the shooter made? Right ?

I dont know about saying it was a friend, could have been a relative, a confidant, or just an acquaintance.

Well..... yes but no. Yes to it was the friend of the shooter who I heard repeat the threats that the shooter made, but no because at 10am there was no shooter because he wasn't the killer yet. He didn't turn maniacal until around 2pm. Follow the timeline and then it makes sense.

So then this just causing even more questions like how long this been going on what even caused this from the start and then what time did he even arrive at the school, let alone how he got there ? And then if he had already graduated what did he do the whole time he was at the school that day? And then it also makes you wonder if he left from home to go directly to school just to go home again but this time gets murdered by someone he previously avoided? We gotta keep retracing his steps from that day to make sense of this.

I don't know every answer , but while he was at school, he did talk to people. This isn't hearsay or she said he said. I visually saw him talking to students, he was kind and gentle to everyone at school, despite being threatened by the Maniac. He didn't let that take away from the goodness in his heart, and he spoke to students passing by in the hallway. I saw him wave and smile. I sincerely wish he would've left someone a text message or a note showing that the angry man was threatening him. That way, at bare minimum, his case would've been solved. There has to be a digital footprint somewhere. We have to posthumously respect him by solving his case. That's the bare minimum he is owed.

I think the shooter should've been placed on a 72 hour clinical hold to address that inner turmoil before it got so blown out of proportion. This is why mental health resources are important, even for small towns. The shooter could've just voluntarily committed themself the moment they were having thoughts of harming this young man and the crisis could have been prevented. After being stabilized, the person would've been in a better frame of mind to apply conflict resolution skills. The worst part is that everybody has to suffer from, and continue to live with the permanent decision that 1 person chose to make.

Yea going forward more resources and crisis intervention should be used to prevent stuff like this but rn hold on let's reroute real quick and focus on solving the case. Did he have any sort of bag with him, the guy who left school with the victim? A bookbag , a drawstring bag ,or a backpack?

Absolutely. The truth will come out someday. I have to believe that.

Thank you for sharing this and keeping the conversation going about Darius.

I was reading about the tragic case of Darius Jones, and it just got me thinking about how close-knit communities like Timmonsville are often affected by such tragedies. I remember when something similar happened in my hometown, and it was such a shock for everyone. It’s hard to imagine the pain his family and friends must be going through, knowing that the person responsible is still out there. I really hope that more people come forward with information because it seems like sometimes the smallest detail can lead to a breakthrough. It’s so important for the community to rally together in times like this to support the investigation and bring peace to his loved ones. Stay strong, everyone affected by this, and my thoughts are with you all.
I've been closely following the case of Darius Jones, and one thing that just keeps haunting me is the use of bloodhounds to track suspects. It shows how urgent and serious the investigators are about piecing together what happened that day. I can't even imagine the pain and frustration his family must be feeling with no arrests or suspects brought to light yet. It stands as a stark reminder of how much work still needs to be done to ensure justice is served. I'm holding onto hope that someone with information will have the courage to step forward and help authorities. We owe it to Darius and his loved ones to keep his memory alive and to continue sharing any details that might lead to a breakthrough in the case. Please, if anyone out there knows something, no matter how small it seems, contact the authorities. Every bit of information is crucial.
It's so upsetting to see Darius Jones' case still unresolved. I’ve been following this closely, and it's frustrating that with all the resources you hear about—like the bloodhounds being used right after the event—there still haven't been any concrete leads released to the public. It must be excruciating for his family to have these lingering questions. To be in a small community like Timmonsville and not know who might be responsible must feel so unsettling.
I keep wondering, is there a possibility that someone out there knows something but is afraid to come forward? Or maybe there's some detail that hasn't been uncovered yet. If there's anyone in the surrounding community who hasn't spoken to law enforcement, I sincerely hope they reconsider. Darius deserves justice, and his family deserves peace. If anyone here is from the area or connected in any way, please keep sharing his story. The more people talk about it, the more likely it is that someone who knows something might finally speak up.