South Carolina man charged with murder as ‘roommate’s body found under a fire pit in her backyard’

A South Carolina man has been charged with murder after the remains of a woman who went missing two years ago were found buried under a fire pit in the backyard of his home. Penni Whiteside, 51, was last seen in the spring of 2022, police said. The case remained unsolved for over two years, but in an update released at the end of August, the Myrtle Beach Police Department said her remains were discovered in the yard of her home on June 12, 2024.

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