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Case Description
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On a tragic day in Aiken, South Carolina, 56-year-old Charles Griffeth, a white male, lost his life in a senseless act of violence. The date was September 15, 1997, and the setting was the R.E. Phelon Company, a lawn mower parts factory where Griffeth served as the personnel director. The events of that day would leave a lasting scar on the community and end the lives of four innocent people.

The perpetrator was Hastings Arthur Wise, a disgruntled former employee of the factory. Wise had ...Read More
Victim Details

Charles Griffeth

Male

White / Caucasian

Aiken

SC

1997-09-15

56

Charles

Griffeth

12/12/2025