On December 12, 2007, Chisholm was found dead in the charred remains of her home on Brookbend Road. While the fire was massive, an autopsy revealed she died from blunt force trauma and seven stab wounds before the fire was set to cover up the crime.
The breakthrough came from a combination of witness accounts and circumstantial evidence revisited by Kelly Siegler and investigator Steve Spingola :
The case went cold for 14 years until Mauldin’s Interim Police Chief George Miller invited the Cold Justice team to review the files. Key Evidence & Arrest
On , Dwayne Taylor was officially charged with murder and first-degree arson . At the time of the charges, he was already in custody at the Greenville County Detention Center on unrelated domestic violence and assault charges. Aftermath & Legal Action
The truck had a dent that aligned with a scrape on a tree at the crime scene and was missing a cap from a gas can in the bed, linking it to the accelerant used in the arson.
Debra Chisholm, 44, a well-loved single mother and city permit clerk known for her joyful personality.
Neighbors reported a dark pickup truck with a distinctive "lawn sprinkler" sound at the home on the night of the murder.
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On December 12, 2007, Chisholm was found dead in the charred remains of her home on Brookbend Road. While the fire was massive, an autopsy revealed she died from blunt force trauma and seven stab wounds before the fire was set to cover up the crime.
The breakthrough came from a combination of witness accounts and circumstantial evidence revisited by Kelly Siegler and investigator Steve Spingola : cold justice mauldin sc
The case went cold for 14 years until Mauldin’s Interim Police Chief George Miller invited the Cold Justice team to review the files. Key Evidence & Arrest On December 12, 2007, Chisholm was found dead
On , Dwayne Taylor was officially charged with murder and first-degree arson . At the time of the charges, he was already in custody at the Greenville County Detention Center on unrelated domestic violence and assault charges. Aftermath & Legal Action Key Evidence & Arrest On , Dwayne Taylor
The truck had a dent that aligned with a scrape on a tree at the crime scene and was missing a cap from a gas can in the bed, linking it to the accelerant used in the arson.
Debra Chisholm, 44, a well-loved single mother and city permit clerk known for her joyful personality.
Neighbors reported a dark pickup truck with a distinctive "lawn sprinkler" sound at the home on the night of the murder.
