Published 2 years ago

South Carolina man dies of heart attack while burying girlfriend he killed, authorities say

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Joseph McKinnon, 60, and Patricia Ruth Dent, 65, had been living together in South Carolina. McKinnon suffered a heart attack and died as he tried to bury Dent in a freshly dug pit, investigators say. Dent's body wasn't discovered until after first responders were called to the scene.

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CTV News

Man dies of heart attack while burying girlfriend

Authorities say a U.S. man died of a heart attack while burying the body of his girlfriend in the backyard after strangling her.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

South Carolina man dies of a heart attack while burying a woman he allegedly killed

Authorities were called to the home of Joseph McKinnon, 60, for a report ‘of an unresponsive male lying in his yard’

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Authorities: Man dies while burying woman he strangled

TRENTON, S.C. (AP) — A 60-year-old man who strangled his girlfriend died of a heart attack while burying her body in their South Carolina backyard, investigators said. Deputies found Joseph Anthony McKinnon's body Saturday after neighbors called and reported an unconscious man in a yard in Trenton, the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

South Carolina man dies of heart attack while burying body of woman he killed, police say

Police say Joseph McKinnon, 60, of Trenton, South Carolina had a cardiac event while burying the body of Patricia Ruth Dent, 65, whom he strangled.

2 years ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

US man dies while burying woman he strangled

Officials responded to reports of an unresponsive man in the town of Trenton and found 60-year-old Joseph McKinnon dead, Edgefield County Sheriff Jody Rowland and County Coroner David Burnett said in a statement carried by local media Tuesday.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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