On a quiet street on Saint Helena Island, concerns grew for David Allen Gardner and his companion, Christiana Alkire. Family members had not heard from the couple for several days, a silence that was unsettlingly out of character. This growing unease prompted them to request a welfare check, a call that would unravel a grim discovery.
Responding to the family's request on Friday, March 22, 2024, deputies from the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office made their way to the couple's residence on
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