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Marcus Lyman Whitfield

Case from Greenville, SC dated Aug 13, 1999

Victim Details

Marcus Lyman Whitfield

Male

White / Caucasian

Greenville

SC

1999-08-13

27

Marcus

Lyman Whitfield

06/30/2026

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In the late summer of 1999, the life of a young law enforcement officer, 27-year-old Marcus Lyman Whitfield, was tragically cut short in Greenville, South Carolina. A male deputy with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office, he was responding to a chaotic scene outside a Waffle House restaurant on August 13th. A fight had erupted, and upon arrival, Whitfield and two other deputies witnessed a man firing a handgun into the ground while another person was being assaulted.

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    I’ve been following Deputy Whitfield’s case, and it’s been on my mind a lot lately. I can't he... ...Read More
    04/21/2024
    Does anyone else find it deeply unsettling that Anderson's charges were dropped? I've been following... ...Read More
    06/18/2023
    I've been thinking a lot about the timeline of that terrible night when Deputy Whitfield lost his li... ...Read More
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