Silene Eaddy, who sometimes asked people to call her Erica, was known for her sharp wit. She was last seen walking away from her adoptive mother’s home in Columbia, South Carolina in 2004. Her body was found later, having been beaten and burned and left in the woods.
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If you know anything about Silene Eaddy’s horrific murder, please call Dottie Cronise at the Richland County Case Unit at 1-888-CRIME-SC or 803-576-3000.

A photo of Silene Eaddy outside her South Carolina home. Photo Courtesy: Richland County Sheriff's Department

Eaddy’s burned and beaten body was found here, off Pincushion and Montomery in the lower side of Richland County, South Carolina, just south of Columbia. The area is rural and near railroad tracks. Photo Courtesy: audiochuck staff

A former alternative weekly in Columbia featured this front page spread of Eaddy’s case a year after she was found murdered. This newspaper is part of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department case file. Photo Courtesy: audiochuck staff

The State news clipping. Photo Courtesy: The State

The State news clipping Part 2. Photo Courtesy: The State

Senior Cold Case Detective Dottie Cronise in her office at the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in Columbia, South Carolina. Photo Courtesy: audiochuck staff