Fermiond Smith

In the late summer of 2014, in the small town of Hemingway, South Carolina, a domestic dispute ended in the death of 60-year-old Fermiond Smith. On the evening of August 8th, authorities were called to a residence to find Smith had been fatally shot. The investigation into his death quickly led to a suspect known to him.

Investigators arrested Sandra Tisdale, a Hemingway woman, in connection with the shooting. She was subsequently charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the ...