Tiffany Dale Cartee, 31, was killed on December 22, 2016, in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. She was driving a 2003 Ford Expedition with Jefferson Lee Perry III in the front passenger seat and two other occupants when Perry shot her in the head. The vehicle left Bennett Dairy Road and struck a tree.

After the crash Perry fled. The two passengers in the vehicle identified Perry as the shooter. A sheriff’s office canine team located him hiding in the crawl space of a nearby residence with his clothes soaked in blood. Perry was arrested and later pleaded guilty to murder and to possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime; a judge sentenced him to 40 years with no eligibility for parole or early release. He had prior convictions for multiple drug and property crimes.

Anyone who knew Tiffany or who has additional information about what happened on Bennett Dairy Road is asked to come forward.