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Clyde Bethea III

Death by Force
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Clyde Bethea III, a 43-year-old man from Middleburg, Florida, was found dead on March 11, 2017, near Santee, South Carolina. His body was discovered inside a white Toyota Forerunner parked on Legend Court, just west of the Santee town limits. Witnesses reported the presence of a male inside the vehicle around 8:30 AM. Upon arrival, Orangeburg County Sheriff's investigators found Bethea unresponsive, slumped over in the driver's seat with visible signs of blood on his body. An autopsy later confi ...Read More
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    • Victim Details

    Clyde Bethea III

    Male

    Black / African American

    Santee

    SC

    2017-03-11

    43

    Clyde

    Bethea III

    11/23/2025

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    11/05/2024
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