Augusta Press · Jul 11, 2026 · Greg Rickabaugh

After five prison stints, Hephzibah man now charged in cold rape case from Aiken County

A Hephzibah man was arrested in Aiken County in a decades-old rape case.

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Aiken County man booked in 2001 rape, kidnapping case

Authorities say the woman knew Edward Palmore from high school and was taken from Augusta to an apartment in Aiken, where she was assaulted for hours before getting help.

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Aiken County, SC· Jul 8, 2026

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