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Read more Authorities in South Carolina say a Belk Department Store employee died in the store's public bathroom, but her body wasn't discovered for four days.
bathroom was there for 4 days
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FILE - Shoppers at a Belk store. (Shawn Rocco/AP)
By: Sarah RogersPosted at 3:45 PM, Sep 21, 2022 and last updated 4:05 PM, Sep 21, 2022
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities in South Carolina say a Belk Department Store employee died in the store's public bathroom, but her body wasn't discovered for four days.
According to Columbia Police, the Associated Press and CBS affiliate WLTX reported that the store's janitor Bessie Durham was last seen Thursday at work.
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Police: Belk employee found dead in store bathroom was there for 4 days
Black Friday Shopping
Photo by: SHAWN ROCCO/AP
FILE - Shoppers at a Belk store. (Shawn Rocco/AP)
By: Sarah RogersPosted at 3:45 PM, Sep 21, 2022 and last updated 4:05 PM, Sep 21, 2022
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities in South Carolina say a Belk Department Store employee died in the store's public bathroom, but her body wasn't discovered for four days.
According to Columbia Police, the Associated Press and CBS affiliate WLTX reported that the store's janitor Bessie Durham was last seen Thursday at work.
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On Monday, Durham's body was found by another store employee in a bathroom stall around 8 p.m., the Lexington County Coroner's Office told WLTX.
Deputy Police Chief Melron Kelly told WIS-TV her cleaning cart was sitting out of the bathroom.
