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Blue Ridge Savings Bank Murders (2003).
MUS-2026-0163
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MUS-2026-0163
Homicide
- Incident
- 2003
- Indexed
- Oct 8, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Greer Police Department
- Location
- Greer SC
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Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
On May 16, 2003, a gunman robbed the Blue Ridge Savings Bank in Greer, South Carolina, and shot dead teller Sylvia Holtzclaw and customers Eb and Maggie Barnes, a husband and wife. No arrests have ever been made, and the FBI still lists the triple murder as unsolved. The Greer Police Department led the investigation with FBI assistance.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2003-05-16
A gunman robs the Blue Ridge Savings Bank in Greer, killing teller Sylvia Holtzclaw and customers Eb and Maggie Barnes.
- 2013
The FBI marks the tenth anniversary of the unsolved triple murder.
- 2026
The case remains unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
Bank teller killed in the Blue Ridge Savings Bank robbery in Greer, South Carolina, on May 16, 2003.
Husband and wife, bank customers killed in the same robbery.
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