South Carolina police were following up on a missing persons report when the case took a gut-wrenching turn that shocked even the most seasoned investigators. What began as a standard search for a man and woman reported missing soon escalated into a full-blown horror show, ending in a gruesome discovery inside a Florence County home.
Charles Antwine Jr., 56, was reported missing alongside 44-year-old Christy Ward by concerned family members in Brunswick County, North Carolina. When deputies located a vehicle nearly submerged in the Lunches River near Riverside Cemetery, the case took a dark turn. The car was registered to Antwine, and suspicions quickly escalated.
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Hoping to locate the missing pair, deputies traveled to Antwine’s Florence County residence to conduct a wellness check. But the home greeted investigators with something deeply unsettling. The officers were hit with an overwhelming foul odor seeping from within. The house was completely silent when officers knocked on the door. No one answered…