A South Carolina judge has thrown out murder charges against a father and a stepmother, saying there was no new evidence they killed their 5-year-old child in 1989. Instead Circuit Judge Roger Young ruled the original detective in the case changed his interpretations of the evidence leading to the new charges in January.
Circuit Judge Roger Young ruled the original detective in the case changed his interpretations of the evidence and with more than 20 witnesses either dead or unable to testify in the 35-year-old case, the couple couldn’t put up a fair defense and question witnesses who claimed they made incriminating statements.
The detective who investigated the case in 1989 was rehired by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office in 2021 to review cold cases. He testified investigators were able to use new technology to determine tiny fibers from a ligature found at the home shortly after the boy’s disappearance were found to match those found on the boy’s shirt.
Justin Turner’s body was found two days after he was reported missing as investigators in arresting the couple cited strange statements and behavior like Victor Turner entering the camper as a TV camera filmed him and seconds later said he found the body among the many cabinets and drawers in the camper.
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