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| Accused killer, Marion Wilkes. |
Westover Acres is a very calm and gentle neighborhood.
It sits just two or three miles from Downtown Columbia. There is a church on each corner of the entryway before the street where Marion and Susan Wilkes lived.
It is heartbreaking to hear this attractive, and full-of-life woman was killed at her home, by the people who should have been protecting her.
Pain poured from the pages of Facebook, as news of harm to her, trickled out. People loved her, respected her and worried about Susan Wilkes.
One of the biggest questions asked by those who did not know her was: Is the son, her son too? How could he do what he is accused of doing to his own mother? That is very disturbing.
Neighbors were in disbelief as the story of what really happened, began to become more clear.
Wilkes and his son, Joe,allegedly stabbed Susan Wilkes, wrapped her body in a tarp, left her for a week, before concocting a story about her walking away.
Susan Wilkes body was found in Newberry County, buried in the yard of someone Joe Wilkes knew.
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| Accused Killer Joe Wilkes. |
What a bizarre and sickening set of events.
There are cases where we hear of murders, but there are circumstances we more easily accept. There may be a drug habit, or drug dealing, involved that the victim is a part of.
Sometimes there is a big insurance policy, and the killer is stupid enough to believe he can kill and collect. Tales of infidelity often result in drastic actions by a spouse.
In the Wilkes' case, the alleged murderers are lying to authorities, so it is unclear what happened. But we know it is an ugly scene.
From Marion Wilkes strange, and at times rambling TV interview, before his wife's body was found, this case was weird. Wilkes talked about his former Sunday school students. So often we see that attempt to touch something wholesome from those involved in such a crime.
How about the report that the Wilkes, both men ages 73 and 23, had marijuana in their cars?
Strange indeed.
And for the people living in Westover Acres, especially those near the Wilkes, the level of bewilderment is intense.This is truly a sad, and baffling, case,
Where is the mother of the son? Might be a good question to ask. The son looks like he's had a worried life, that deep furrow in his forehead on a 23 year old, and he bears no resemblance to his father, who would have been late 40s when the son was born. I'm surprised the mother has not come forward, even to defend her son as many do.
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