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Dana Marie Kinlaw

Case from Effingham, SC dated Jan 22, 2026

Victim Details

Dana Marie Kinlaw

Female

White / Caucasian

Effingham

SC

2026-01-22

40

Dana

Marie Kinlaw

08/01/2026

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On a rural road in Effingham, South Carolina, a 40-year-old woman named Dana Marie Kinlaw was discovered dead on January 22, 2026, the victim of a brutal and calculated ambush. Believing she was meeting someone to purchase a puppy for her family, Kinlaw had traveled to Atlantic Road near Springbranch Road, accompanied by a 19-year-old acquaintance, Iryanna Jarissa Fleming. The promise of a new pet, however, was a deceptive lure into a deadly trap.

Upon their arrival, Kinlaw was shot and h ...
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  • WPDE: 'No respect for human life': Woman's murder was revenge killing, sheriff says
  • https://www.wbtv.com: Woman shot, set on fire after she thought she was getting a puppy in South Carolina
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