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Body In Weekend Fire Identified

Silene Eaddy, 15, was found beaten and burned in a ditch in Hopkins.

(Columbia) - The Richland County Coroner identified a body that was found over the weekend. Gary Watts says the body of Silene Eaddy, 15, was found Saturday in a ditch in Hopkins. Watts says Eaddy was beaten and then burned. The Columbia Fire Department responded to a brush fire off of Montgomery Lane and Pin Cushion Road in Hopkins on Saturday. That's when they discoverd a body engulfed in flames. Richland County Sheriffs's Department are investigating the case and have no suspects. If you have any information youcan call Crimestoppers at 1-888-559-TIPS.

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