BCSO charges 76-year-old man with murder in 1987 cold case

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) — The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) hosted a press conference Wednesday regarding an arrest in a cold case from 1987.

Cortez Sabino Lake, 76, was arrested for murder on Tuesday in connection with the murder of 34-year-old Margit Schuller on Nov. 1, 1987.

Bromage also said he believes that there’s a possibility this isn’t Lake’s only crime, though his criminal history shows little to nothing.

“Oftentimes, this is not a one-and-done as we know, as we’ve seen in the past,” he said. “Very good possibility there may be other things out there that we’re looking to find out.”…

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