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A 23 year old woman is abducted from her home, her body found 2 weeks later
Beatrice A. Riley, a 23-year-old African American woman, was abducted from her home on Harlem Street in Columbia, South Carolina, on the night of March 11, 1972. She worked as a secretary at the State Office of Planning and Grants. Her husband, Arthur Riley, had left for work that evening, and shortly after, she was taken from her residence. Authorities believe she was attacked by someone she knew. Her body was discovered nearly two weeks later in a wooded area near Atlas Road, just a short dist ...Read More
Beatrice A. Riley, a 23-year-old African American woman, was abducted from her home on Harlem Street in Columbia, South Carolina, on the night of March 11, 1972. She worked as a secretary at the State Office of Planning and Grants. Her husband, Arthur Riley, had left for work that evening, and shortly after, she was taken from her residence. Authorities believe she was attacked by someone she knew. Her body was discovered nearly two weeks later in a wooded area near Atlas Road, just a short dist ...Read More
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Beatrice Riley
October 13, 2022
Female
Black / African American
Columbia
SC
1972-03-26
1972-03-13
1948-05-15
23
Beatrice
Riley
Victim
11/09/2025
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I've been going through old case files and newspaper clippings about Beatrice Riley's case—it’s ... ...Read More
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