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Woman Lured to Puppy Sale Shot, Body Set on Fire in South Carolina, Police Say

Three suspects were charged with murder, arson, and weapons offenses after luring Dana Kinlaw under false pretenses; authorities say the killing was retaliatory, officials stated.

  • Authorities in Effingham, South Carolina said Dana Marie Kinlaw, 40, was fatally shot and her body set on fire after being lured under the pretext of buying a puppy on Jan. 22.
  • Officials tied the incident to a Darlington County murder, with detectives saying it appears retaliatory, and believe Kinlaw's son was involved.
  • At the scene, deputies found a vehicle on fire with the deceased inside, after she was shot in the head and her body ignited inside the vehicle, officials say.
  • Authorities arrested Iryanna Jarissa Fleming, 19, and Daquinn Taheen Thomas, 31, on Jan. 23, and they are held at Florence County Detention Center without bond.
  • Coroner ordered an autopsy at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston as investigators say the probe remains ongoing and additional charges may follow.
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Woman lured to puppy sale shot, body set on fire in South Carolina, police say

Three suspects were arrested in a South Carolina murder case where a woman was allegedly shot and set on fire after a fake puppy sale meetup.

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