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Post by HOPE on May 4, 2005 21:18:45 GMT -5
My Dear Tamika, Words cannot describe what it is like to have you, my daughter disappear without a trace. We deeply miss you so very much. We miss your beautiful smile, your loving and kind heart, your hugs and kisses, I miss your phone calls and hearing you say "mommy guess what?" Our faith in God helps us hope that you are safe and well, and we are all praying for your safe return very soon. I love you so very much. Mom Mik, We are praying for your safe return and awaiting your phone call to hear you say "Hey, PaPa and Mamma Gee! What are you guys up too? I'm fine and coming by to check on you soon!" During this time we are trusting that God will safely return you to us, for we know that all things are possible through Christ that strengthens us. We love and miss you!!! PaPa and Mamma Gee We miss our sister Tamika very much...We love you and please come home very soon. We love you very much. Abel & Nati Please pass this along if you happen to read this, this is so sad as is all the missing that come up each and everyday...Lord help us. Tamika Huston has not been seen or heard from since on or about the last week of May or the first week of June 2004. for more information go to: www.tamika.info/**Please keep this woman and her family in prayer.**
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Post by HOPE on Aug 11, 2005 21:23:05 GMT -5
Man Eyed in Missing S.C. Woman Case May Go Free Person of Interest in Custody in Tamika Huston Case Set for Release as Family Raises Reward
Aug. 9, 2005 — A person of interest in the disappearance of a South Carolina woman could be released from custody on unrelated charges by the end of this week, and the woman's family has raised a reward in hopes of generating more clues.
Tamika Huston, 24 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen June 2, 2004, at a friend's house in South Carolina. Because she lived alone, relatives did not realize she was missing until June 14.
A person of interest has been held in jail for an unrelated federal probation violation but authorities have not had enough evidence to charge him in Huston's disappearance. The man — whose name has not been released — is scheduled to be released Aug. 12 when he finishes serving his time for the violation. Huston's relatives have raised the reward for information on her whereabouts from $30,000 to $50,000 in hopes of buffering the case against the person of interest and formally bringing criminal charges against him.
"We met with the police and the solicitor who would prosecute the case and they brought us up to speed on where they stood," said Rebkah Howard, Huston's aunt. "They gave us a pretty lengthy presentation on what they done in the investigation from day one to that day [the day of the meeting]. We are just hoping that the reward will help in getting any information on her whereabouts in anticipation of the person of interest getting out of prison. But we have confidence the investigation is moving in the right direction."
Man Dated Huston
The man met and started dating Huston shortly before her disappearance, authorities said. Investigators had talked to the acquaintance throughout their investigation and began considering him a person of interest when they uncovered blood matching Huston's DNA at the man's former residence in January.
Spartanburg Public Safety Department officials would not comment on whether they planned to formally charge the person of interest. They say they have received sporadic new leads throughout the investigation and are continuing to follow various clues.
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Post by HOPE on Aug 15, 2005 11:20:36 GMT -5
Man Charged In Tamika Huston Disappearance; Remains Found Man Previously Called Person Of Interest In Case
POSTED: 2:09 pm EDT August 12, 2005 UPDATED: 11:09 pm EDT August 12, 2005
SPARTANBURG -- More than a year after her disappearance, a man has been charged in connection with missing woman Tamika Huston, and remains that might be hers have been found. Huston, 24, went missing in June 2004. Her car was found abandoned at an apartment complex a week later.
In March, Spartanburg Public Safety officials said that they had identified a "person of interest" in the case. At the time, investigators said the man, a former bank robber, was related to a Spartanburg apartment building where authorities found traces of Huston's blood in January.
Investigators said a set of keys found in Huston's car led them to the apartment building.
Friday afternoon, Public Safety Director Tony Fisher said that Christopher Lemont Hampton, 25, has been charged with murder. Fisher said recently uncovered forensic evidence indicated that Hampton was responsible for Huston's death.
Court documents show police found brass knuckles, traces of Huston's blood and keys matching Huston’s inside Hampton's apartment.
Fisher said that Hampton and Huston were friends at some point, but could not say if they had been dating. Fisher said that Hampton was transferred from an Edgefield County detention center to Spartanburg on Friday.
During questioning Friday, Hampton led investigators to an area near a Duncan industrial park, where human skeletal remains were found.
"We're not sure why he decided to make a statement and bring us to this location. We're just thankful that he did," Fisher said.
Forensic experts hope to be able to identify the remains by Monday
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