MUS-2026-270
Archive card
MUS-2026-270
Homicide
- Incident
- 1993
- Indexed
- Oct 15, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Richland County Sheriff's Department, Cold Case Unit
- Location
- Columbia SC
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Claudette Young, 17, went missing in Columbia, South Carolina, in April 1993. Her body was found in a wooded area off Clarkson Road three months later. She had been stabbed and assaulted. The Richland County Sheriff's Department still circulates the case as a cold case homicide, and no arrest has been reported.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Apr 16, 1993
Missing since this date.
- Jul 16, 1993
Remains found in a wooded field in lower Richland County. Listed by the Sheriff's Department as date of death.
Key people
The people in the file.
17, of Columbia. Missing since April 16, 1993. Her body was found July 16, 1993.
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Investigating agency
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