Dallen Forrest Bounds: A Detailed Account of His Crimes
Background
Dallen Forrest Bounds was born on August 9, 1971, in Ashland, Oregon. In 1999, he committed a series of murders in South Carolina, leaving a trail of violence that culminated in his own death.
Timeline of Crimes
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June 26, 1999:
Victim: Jonathan Lemuel Lara, 26
Location: RadioShack, Laurens Road, Greenville, South Carolina
Details: Lara was working alone when he was attacked. He was bound to a chair with flex ties in the store's back room and fatally stabbed in the neck with a screwdriver. The assailant locked the front door, turned off the lights, and hung a "Closed" sign before fleeing. Lara's body was discovered by a co-worker.
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December 22, 1999:
Victim: Karen Moore Hayden, 30
Location: Greenville-Pelham Florist, Rutherford Road, Greenville, South Carolina
Details: Hayden was alone in the shop when she was attacked. She was found face down in a back storage room with her throat slit. The store's front door was locked, lights were off, and a "Closed" sign was displayed. Her body was discovered by a delivery person sent to check on her.
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December 23, 1999:
Victims: Sandra Roberts Ott, 33, and her ex-husband, Timothy Ott, 32
Location: Timothy Ott's residence, Easley, South Carolina
Details: Bounds broke into Timothy Ott's home, where Sandra had sought refuge after paging her ex-husband with a "911" emergency signal. Bounds fatally shot Sandra inside the house. Timothy fled to a neighbor's home seeking help, but Bounds followed and shot him there.
Final Standoff and Death
After the murders on December 23, 1999, Bounds fled and took refuge in a nearby neighborhood in Easley. He entered multiple homes, at one point holding two women hostage. As law enforcement closed in, Bounds took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.
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