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Bobby Wayne Wood

Case from Greenville, SC dated Aug 28, 2014

Victim Details

Bobby Wayne Wood

Male

White / Caucasian

Greenville

SC

2014-08-28

65

Bobby

Wayne Wood

07/12/2026

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In the late summer of 2014, a tragic and violent series of events unfolded in Greenville, South Carolina, resulting in the death of 65-year-old Bobby Wayne Wood. A U.S. Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, Wood was working as a security guard at the John D. Hollingsworth on Wheels textile factory, a place where he had been a dedicated employee for 47 years.

On the morning of Friday, August 29, 2014, the lives of Wood and his colleague, 53-year-old Richard Thomas Ellison, were senselessly cu ...
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  • The Greenville News: 911 call signaled beginning of crime spree
  • Bobby Wayne Wood Obituary - Thomas McAfee Funeral Homes
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    Was anyone else struck by how much Bobby Wayne Wood seemed to exemplify dedication and loyalty? Work... ...Read More
    05/12/2024
    Did anyone else hear about the unusual activity surrounding the Hollingsworth plant before Bobby Way... ...Read More
    01/26/2024
    I was reading about the tragic deaths of Bobby Wayne Wood and Richard Thomas Ellison, and it struck ... ...Read More
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