Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher

Man dies in West Columbia fire, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a home fire that occurred in the 700 block of Westside Drive in West Columbia shortly after 6:30 a.m., Monday. According to Fisher, Mr. Arthur Holladay, 67, of West Columbia was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead due to […]

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Man who died at Twilite Manor of Cayce had severe pneumonia, according to autopsy report

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the autopsy results in the case of Mr. Timothy Frank Catalano, 69, of Cayce.  Mr. Catalano had been a resident for 12 years at the Twilite Manor of Cayce prior to his death on Friday. A pathologist with the Medical University of South Carolina reported that preliminary results […]

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Man found dead at assisted living facility in Cayce, cause of death unknown

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person found dead Friday, shortly before 10 a.m. at the Twilite Manor Assisted Living Facility located on Forrest Street in Cayce. Fisher states that Mr. Timothy Frank Catalano, 69, who has been a resident at the Twilite Manor facility since March 1, 2012 was found unresponsive by […]

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21-year-old shot and killed at Bojangles in Chapin is identified by coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the person who was shot at the Bojangles restaurant located on Columbia Avenue in Chapin around 4 p.m. on Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. William McArthur Hicks Jr., 21, of Neeses, SC was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead due to […]

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15-year-old killed in Lexington is identified by Lexington County coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the person who was found dead outside an apartment located in the 300 block of Roberts Street in the Town of Lexington , Saturday, shortly before 11 p.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Zeloni Canyus Ellison, 15, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene due […]

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Identity of man killed in Lexington County crash released by coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single- vehicle accident in the 100 block of Wagner Highway at approximately 3:40 a,m. Tuesday, in Lexington County. According to Fisher, Mr. Richard Earl Barnes, 49, of Leesville, was a passenger in a Ford Ranger that was traveling on Wagner Highway towards […]

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2 found dead in Cayce home, coroner identifies, police investigating

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identities of two people who were found dead shortly before 11 a.m. Monday, at a home on Circle Drive in Cayce. According to Fisher, Ms. Griselda Osorio Perez, 45, of Cayce, and Mr. Lamberto Blanco Menchor, 43, of Elgin were pronounced dead at the scene due to […]

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Remains of tall person found, Lexington County Coroner seeks info to identify

On Friday, at approximately 7:30 p.m. a citizen called in to report that they had discovered what they believed to be human skeletal remains in a drainage ditch near the 200 block of Saturn Parkway in Columbia in Lexington County. A City of Columbia Police officer was first to arrive on scene and subsequently called […]

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