On August 9, 1976, the bodies of two unidentified victims, later known as the Sumter County Does, were discovered along a secluded road in Sumter County, South Carolina. Both were shot multiple times with a .357 revolver at close range, and it was believed that they were forced out of a vehicle before being killed. Despite early theories suggesting they may have been hitchhikers or involved in a robbery, the case remained unsolved for decades. A key suspect, Lany George Henry, was found in possession of the murder weapon months later but denied involvement in the killings, and inconsistencies left the case cold.

In 2020, DNA testing identified the victims as James Paul Freund and Pamela Mae Buckley, two American hitchhikers who had been traveling together. 

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