Evans Deaths Believed to be Murder-Suicide: CCSO

Olivia Ford, left, and Kerry White, right, were found dead Tuesday morning at their Evans home.

Date: June 01, 2021

Columbia County authorities have identified the man and woman whose bodies were found Tuesday morning at an Evans home.

Olivia Ford, 27, was found in the front yard of the residence at 542 Pheasant Run Dr. with a gunshot wound to her head. Kerry White, 31, was found inside the residence with a gunshot wound to his head. The gun was found near him.

542 Pheasant Run Dr., Evans (Google image)

“The initial investigation points to a murder/suicide supported by audio from a neighbor’s camera,” sheriff’s Maj. Steve Morris said in a press release. “Both lived at this residence. The investigation is still on going.”

Greg Rickabaugh is the Jail Report Contributor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at greg.rickabaugh@theaugustapress.com.

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Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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