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Sarah Marie Alexander

Case from Columbia, SC dated Oct 26, 2017

Victim Details

Sarah Marie Alexander

Female

Black / African American

Columbia

SC

2017-10-26

46

Sarah

Marie Alexander

07/05/2026

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In the fall of 2017, the quiet community of Blythewood in northeast Richland County was shaken by the tragic death of Sarah Marie Alexander, a 47-year-old female. On the evening of Thursday, October 26th, deputies from the Richland County Sheriff's Department responded to a call of shots fired at a home on Patterdale Road. Upon their arrival, they discovered the bodies of Sarah and her husband, 50-year-old Christopher Columbus Alexander.

Subsequent investigation by the Richland County Cor ...
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  • Coroner identifies victims, gives further details in Midlands murder-suicide
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