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Tanya Michelle Richards

Case from Spartanburg, SC dated Jul 22, 2018

Victim Details

Tanya Michelle Richards

Female

Black / African American

Spartanburg

SC

2018-07-22

35

Tanya

Michelle Richards

07/10/2026

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In the summer of 2018, the life of Tanya Michelle Richards, a 35-year-old Black woman from Roebuck, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. On July 22, she was discovered deceased inside her vehicle, which was parked outside Phresh Threads, a fashion boutique she co-owned in Wellford, a town in Spartanburg County. An investigation by the Spartanburg County Coroner's Office later confirmed that she had died from a gunshot wound to the head.

The investigation into her death quickly focuse ...
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