On a Sunday morning, February 21, 2016, the body of 35-year-old Farah Reza Khan, a female resident of Townville, South Carolina, was discovered by a fisherman at a public boat ramp on Saluda Lake in Easley. The Pickens County Coroner's Office later confirmed her identity and determined her death was a homicide caused by a gunshot wound to the head.
The investigation swiftly pointed to 22-year-old Kasey Clayton Waldrop of Greenville.
Authorities believe Waldrop and Khan were acquainted, though the specific nature of their relationship was not publicly detailed. Evidence suggested that Khan was driven to the boat ramp before she was shot with a. 45 handgun. Her vehicle, a 2014 Dodge Charger, was later found at an apartment complex in Greenville, crudely disguised with a coat of spray paint.
When law enforcement located Waldrop at the apartment complex, he attempted to flee on foot but was quickly captured. He was subsequently charged with murder, grand larceny, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. At the time of the incident, Waldrop was already out on bond for a grand larceny charge from the previous year, leading to an additional charge of possession of a weapon by a felon in Greenville County. Investigators continued to examine cell phone records and social media to piece together the events that culminated in Khan's death.
