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Lance Tate

Case from Burton, SC dated Jan 08, 2002

Victim Details

Lance Dana Lyle Tate

Male

Burton

SC

2002-01-08

44

Lance

Tate

07/05/2026

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On a January afternoon in Burton, South Carolina, a call for help from a woman being held against her will set in motion a tragic chain of events. It was January 8, 2002, when Beaufort County Sheriff's Lance Corporal Dana Tate, a 44-year-old male U.S. Navy veteran, and his partner, Corporal Dyke 'A.J.' Coursen, responded to the domestic disturbance call on Riley Road. The two deputies were there to assist a woman who reported that her boyfriend was preventing her and her young child from leaving ...
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    I stumbled upon some details about the tragic events on January 8, 2002, and wanted to share somethi... ...Read More
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    I'm always deeply touched when I think about the bravery of Lance Corporal Dana Lyle Tate on that te... ...Read More
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