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Esther Sheryl Wood, aged 27, tragically lost her life on September 15, 1997, in Aiken, South Carolina. She was one of the victims in a mass shooting at the R.E. Phelon Company, a lawn mower parts manufacturing factory where she worked. The perpetrator, Hastings Arthur Wise, was a former employee of the factory who had been terminated from his position as a machine operator in July 1997. Wise had a history of criminal activity, including bank robbery and receipt of stolen goods, but had managed t ...Read More
Victim Details

Esther Sheryl Wood

Female

White / Caucasian

Aiken

SC

1997-09-15

27

Esther

Sheryl Wood

11/23/2025