Crime & Safety
Police: Eastside Murder Victims Not Picked At Random
With no arrests made for the brutal slaying of an elderly couple, investigators aren't releasing much of what they know, but confirm they don't believe the crime to be random.
The two people found stabbed to death in their Terramont Drive home on Wednesday were likely not the victims of a random crime, investigators believe.Â
Jonathan Smith, public information officer for the Greenville County Sheriff's Office, said that after Gary and Helen Wells were found stabbed to death in their home at 10 Terramont Drive on Wednesday, extra patrols have been assigned to the area due to concerns of those in the community.Â
The GCSO has stated that investigators do not believe that there is a threat to the general public, although no arrest has been made.Â
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"At this time we have not made an arrest, although, evidence at the scene
leads investigators to believe that this was not a random crime," Smith said. "Investigators are still in the process of interviewing family, friends
and associates of the victims."
Gary Wells, 78 and Helen Wells, 77, were both found dead by their neighbors after a housekeeper couldn't get them to go to the door on Wednesday morning.Â
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Funeral arrangements for a couple have been set.
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