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Rachel Ann Lech

Case from Anderson, SC dated Sep 22, 2015

Victim Details

Rachel Ann Lech

Female

Anderson

SC

2015-09-22

32

Rachel

Ann Lech

07/06/2026

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In the late summer of 2015, the life of 32-year-old Rachel Ann Lech was tragically cut short in Anderson, South Carolina. On September 22nd, while walking down the street with a friend, she was brutally attacked in a drive-by shooting. The person behind the wheel was her estranged husband, 51-year-old James Lech. He fired multiple shots, striking Rachel in the chest and also wounding her companion.

The violence did not end there. After gunning down his wife, James Lech fled the scene. A s ...
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  • WYFF4: Man killed wife, shot another woman then killed himself, coroner says
  • Officials: Man kills wife, shoots her friend before killing himself
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    I can't stop thinking about how courageous Britney Britton is. Surviving such a horrific event and d... ...Read More
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