DNA evidence links man to 2017 Charleston murder

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Almost a decade after a Charleston man was found stabbed to death inside his apartment, Charleston Police Department detectives have arrested a man in the cold case.

Harry Bennett was found dead inside his Johns Island apartment on Aug. 20, 2017. Detectives were able to determine that he had been fatally stabbed multiple times. They also interviewed multiple people, including Henry James Brisbane.

Detectives revisited the case earlier this year with the Forensic Services Division and its DNA technical leader. They discovered several additional items of evidence identified as suitable for analysis and the DNA results linked Brisbane to the crime scene, which led to his arrest…

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