Aiken Standard · Jul 13, 2026 · BY ERIN WEEKS [email protected]

Man arrested for kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct in Aiken 25 years after it occurred

A Hephzibah man was arrested for kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct committed in Aiken 25 years earlier.

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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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