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Sally Geiger Brainerd

Case from Anderson, SC dated Jul 01, 2024

Victim Details

Sally Geiger Brainerd

Female

White / Caucasian

Anderson

SC

2024-07-01

74

Sally

Geiger Brainerd

06/30/2026

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In the summer of 2024, the quiet community of Anderson, South Carolina, was unsettled by the violent death of a beloved retired nurse. Sally Geiger Brainerd, a 74-year-old woman known for her kind and generous spirit, was fatally shot in her home on Harpers Way on the night of July 1st. A graduate of Clemson University, Sally had dedicated her professional life to caring for others as a registered nurse at Greenville Memorial Hospital. In her retirement, she found joy in creative pursuits like e ...
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