The remains of a South Carolina mother reported missing in early December have been found in a wooded area in Aiken County.
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office did not say specifically what led them to the spot where they found the remains of Jamilla “Millie” Smith on Thursday, the Augusta Press reported. An autopsy has been ordered.
Smith’s ex-boyfriend, Daniel Gabriel Harmon, and two other men had already been charged in connection with her death.
Both Harmon, 34, and Smith were reported missing on December 3, a day after Smith called 911 to report that her ex had broken into her home and was chasing her down the road, as CrimeOnline reported. Harmon was arrested on December 5 after an hours-long standoff and charged with domestic violence and kidnapping in connection with Smith’s disappearance. He was later charged with murder.
Smith sounded out of breath on the December 2 911 call, the affidavit filed with the warrant for Harmon’s arrest says. After the dispatcher asked where she could meet a deputy, a car engine revved and Smith screamed. Then, a male voice was heard telling Smith to get into the car because he was going to take her to an emergency room.
Smith continues to scream, the affidavit says, telling the man not to touch her, not to hurt her, and accusing him of hitting her. He says she jumped in front of the car, and she says she didn’t. Smith again tells the man to leaver her alone, adding that she is hurting. She screams the word “no,” and accuses the man of running over her.
According to the affidavit, police began a search for a black Dodge Charger that Harmon was renting after Smith’s mother reported her missing. The vehicle was found on December 5 in front of a home on Carpentersville Road with a cover over it. Harmon was inside the home, beginning the stand-off.
Officers secured a search warrant for the vehicle the next day and found suspected blood in the trunk. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division conducted DNA tests on the suspected blood and sent the results to Aiken County investigators, but the results were redacted in the affidavit.
In April, Bryan Alexander Hampton Jr, 35, turned himself in after he was charged with accessory after the fact to murder, the Press said. And Clyde Hendley II, 46, was arrested last week on the same accessory charge.
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