Superbike Shop Quadruple Murders No Mystery in Spartanburg, South Carolina?

The gruesome execution of four innocent lives in 2003, remains an unsolved cold case more than 8 years later. On February 11, 2011 the parents of Brian Lucas, Tom and Lorraine Lucas, were in the Zeus Radio studio live to discuss the unsolved murders at the Superbike Motorsports Store in Chesnee, SC in 2003.

Coroner’s investigator, Alan Mason, says sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about 3:15 p.m. and found the bodies of three men and a woman at Superbike Motorsports, a bike shop in western Spartanburg County, about 15 miles north of Spartanburg. A customer found the bodies and called authorities, Sheriff Bill Coffey said. Two of the victims were found inside the shop and two were found in the front doorway, authorities said. All four victims were shot multiple times, Mason said.

The victims are Scott Ponder, 30, of Boiling Springs; Brian Lucas, 30, of Gaffney; Beverly Guy, 52, of Spartanburg; and Christopher Sherbert, 26, of Boiling Springs.

“Mid-afternoon on November 6th, 2003, a customer found Superbike owner Scott Ponder, and his close friend,shop manager Brian Lucas, dead outside the front of the business.

Inside were the bodies of the other two employees: Scott’s mother, bookkeeperBeverly Guy, and mechanic Chris Sherbert.”

Could this have been a drug deal gone bad?  Is there a personal connection to an investigating detective on the case and a murder suspect?  Did a tipster call into the tip line and provide specific details of the murders?  Was the person who called in the information to authorities the driver (wheel man) that day?

Is the fact that a Spartanburg Detective on the case (with the initials w.g) and a close schoolmate from their days at Boiling Springs, High School, are covering-up for the alleged mastermind and shooter of the four employees the reason this case has remained unsolved?

The million dollar question, "Why hasn't anyone been arrested?"

The families have literally been circle jerked around by the Spartanburg Investigators on this case.  Here's a concept, how about the Attorney General's Office appoint a special prosecutor and/or have a fresh new set of eyes, not associated or connected to the shooter, for a proper investigation of this case.

In March of 2012, John Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted, featured the case on the program highlighting the new sketch of a person authorities are interested in finding.

The person of interest in the sketch above is a white man between the ages of 25 and 40 about 6 feet tall and weighing between 175 and 200 pounds. He had dark brown hair.

A $25,000 reward is still being offered.

Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Department

Call: (864) 503-4608

Susan Murphy Milano is a staff member of the Institute for Relational Harm Reduction and Public Pathology Education as a educator and
 specialist with intimate partner violence prevention strategies directing prevention for high risk situations and cases.

A national trainer to law enforcement, training officers, prosecutors, judges, legislators, social service providers, healthcare professionals,

 victim advocates and the faith based community and author.. In partnership with Management Resources Ltd. of New York addressing 

prevention and solutions within the community to the workplace. Host of The Susan Murphy Milano Show,"Time'sUp!" . She is a regular 

contributor to the nationally syndicated "The Roth Show" with Dr Laurie Roth and a co-host onCrime Wire. Online contributions: Forbes : 

Crime, She Writes providing commentary about the hottest topics on crime, justice, and law from a woman’s perspective, as well as Time's Up! 

a blog which searches for solutions (SOS) for victims of crime 

The Dangerous Beat of Sheriff Kenneth R. Winninghan

In Orangeburg County, South Carolina Sheriff's deputy is accused of beating and shooting at his wife Wednesday in their home.  Kenneth R. Winningham, 42 is at this writing wanted by the Dorchester County Sheriff's officer after they went to the residence and recovered two bullets fired at his wife in their bedroom.

Law enforcement is asking if anyone knows his whereabouts to contact them.  But, they have yet to release a description and photo of Sheriff Winningham who is in hiding someplace.

A couple weeks ago I provided training in South Carolina via the Attorney General's office to law enforcement, judges and advocates on the Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit.  A unique packaging of testimony + documentation + perpetrator historical profiling + pre-collected evidence, prepared by the victim, witnessed and notarized followed by the victim reading the document in her own words into a video recording.

Based on the history of abuse and the threat to this Orangeburg County sheriff's wife's immediate safety, the  "EAA" document at the very least needs to be prepared.

Lethal Indicators For Abusers of the Badge

The Checklist for "Is He/She Lethal?"
The Assessment of how much danger you are in?

You should be advised that the presence of these indicators may mean your abuser is planning to kill you. Do not ever say, "It cannot happen to me." Or, “It’s not so bad”. And violence is not gender specific. Meaning it happens just as frequently as in same sex relationships, it is just not talked about as much. Too many women, like you, are risking your life when you stay, especially if the abuser is in law enforcement.

This means you must take immediate action
to protect yourself!

You must carefully develop a good safety plan that includes the Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit and video (example below) and found in the book Time's Up so you will be able to describe and document in your own words at the hands of an abusive person.  This could be someone you ended the relationship with and are no longer dating, or in the process of leaving, or have already divorced.

Do not tell the peron you are ending the relationship, seeing a lawyer or filing for a divorce. That may trigger the abuser into harming you and or your children. In most of the deaths that involved officers wives or girlfriends, they were in the process of ending the relationship. And those women were either killed or have never been found.

The abuser knows what to do. You have to know what to do in order to safely leave the relationship when your “GUT” tells you something is very, very wrong. You know the looks, the phrases and the non-verbal body language when something is about to explode within them.

Some Law Enforcement Officers are more likely to kill because they feel they know exactly how to get away with harming you. Consider these factors:

The greater the number of checks below the greater the risk, the greater of intensity of each item the greater the likelihood of a life threatening attack.

Remember, past acts of violence are not always an accurate as predictor of what the abuser will do, the next time. And he has probably warned you enough times to watch it, or else. And you know better than anyone what the "or else" means.

1. He has threatened to kill himself, or you or the children, your relatives. This is considered to be an extremely dangerous situation.

2. If he has ever said something to you in the order of, "you will die before we divorce," or
"You are mine and I will not let anyone else have you.

3. Has he ever cleaned his weapons in your presence, pointed it at you jokingly ?
And then said Ah, it is not loaded.

4. There has been frequent physical assault against you. Especially when they have returned home from their shift? Maybe they are just drunk and angry, maybe, not, but you know when something is wrong.

5. There has been frequent and severe sexual abuse. It may be rape in your situation. He makes up, then tells you he is sorry. But in reality this has now become "the norm" in your relationship.

6. There abuser has seriously injured you. Now what, he is banking on the fact that you will not contact a superior at the job. Maybe he feels he has you right where he wants you, good and scared, in fear for your very life, or the life of your kids.

7. He threatens to takes you hostage. WARNING!
This is a dangerous situation, there is a great chance of homicide in the immediate future.

8. He makes threats against the children.

9. He has had a history of violence with others, either ex-wives or girlfriends .

10. Uses drugs or alcohol abuse, extreme intoxication.

11. He is severely depressed or acute depression with seeing little hope.

12. You have separated from your abuser, he cannot envision life with out you or the separation causes him great despair or rage. Never meet him in an isolated area. If you have children make arrangements for them to be dropped off at the police station after visitation. Never believe them when they ask you to meet with them, alone, without anyone else present.

13. Suicidal threats, attempts, or plans.

14. He has acted out part of the homicide or suicide fantasy, he may be totally invested in killing as a viable solution to his problems.

15. If he idolizes you, or depends heavily upon you to organize, and keep his life together, and has no friends, but you.

16. Access to you, if he knows where he can find you then he can kill you, if he cannot find you then he does not have access.

17. If you have made prior calls to his unit or department supervisor, you have probably angered him. The more calls you make the greater the risk. This includes the calls you should have made but did not for fear of being killed or hurt further.

18. When he does not care if he gets arrested, not scared of going to jail, or not care if he loses his job.

19. He has an explosive temper and is violent inside the home. He isolates you each time there is an explosive episode between the two of you.

20. Obsessive about appearances to those outside the home or relationship

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Kenneth R. Winningham you can call Crime Stoppers at (843) 554-1111.

Susan Murphy Milano is a staff member of the Institute for Relational Harm Reduction and Public Pathology Education as a educator and specialist with intimate partner violence prevention strategies directing prevention for high risk situations and cases.

 A national trainer to law enforcement, training officers, prosecutors, judges, legislators, social service providers, healthcare professionals, victim advocates and the faith based community and author.. In partnership with Management Resources Ltd. of New York addressing prevention and solutions within the community to the workplace. Host of The Susan Murphy Milano Show,"Time'sUp!" . She is a regular contributor to the nationally syndicated "The Roth Show" with Dr Laurie Roth and a co-host onCrime Wire. Online contributions: Forbes : Crime, She Writes providing commentary about the hottest topics on crime, justice, and law from a woman’s perspective, as well as Time's Up! a blog which searches for solutions (SOS) for victims of crime

Domestic Violence and the Law Training : Office of the Attorney General South Caolina

The State of South Carolina

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Program

Presents

Domestic Violence and the Law

April 17, 2012 – Bill Rogers Community Center

DIRECTIONS CLICK HERE

Susan Murphy Milano will be leading a training session designed by the  South Carolina Office of the Attorney General to give Judges,Law Enforcement, Victim Advocates, and Attorneys an in depth and up to date picture of violence in the home.  Through the development of the Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit, Murphy Milano has changed the landscape for victims of violence to safely escape abusive relationships.

Finding safety from pathological abusers is obviously not as easy as it seems. Safety plans encompassing restraining orders, just leaving, living in transitional shelter care, or staying with others is not fool-proof regarding protection. Every day the headlines read more like obituaries with abusers not only murdering their partners, but their children as well.  With the Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit available to victims, the safety plan is now up to date.

Along with Sandra L. Brown, Founder of The Institute for Relational Harm Reduction,Susan Murphy Milano has created Document the Abuse. The partnership brings this simple process to the forefront which helps advocates, attorneys, judges, prosecutors, and investigators draw the right conclusion to the victim’s abuse experiences. A unique packaging of testimony + documentation + perpetrator historical profiling + pre-collected evidence delivered to established safe and legal persons = a delicate issue brilliantly wrapped up for successful prosecution.

Susan Murphy Milano is a specialist and expert in intimate partner violence and works nationally with corporations, faith based organizations, domestic violence programs, law enforcement and prosecutors providing technical and consulting services in “high risk” domestic violence and stalking related cases. Her principal objective is to intervene before a victim is seriously injured or killed. Utilizing a procedure which she devised, The Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit,© Murphy Milano’s clients are all still alive–a statistic that is remarkable considering the distinct increase in intimate partner homicides.

Her books  (Defending Our Lives, Moving Out, Moving On and Times Up!) and  corresponding strategies are taught world-wide and used by law enforcement,  social workers, attorneys, health care workers, human resource departments and domestic violence agencies. The comprehensive strategies and escape plans utilized by Susan have been successful and tested by time for over 20 years. Her newest book, Holding My Hand Through Hell will be released in October, 2012.

Along with Susan Murphy Milano other presenters include Sabrina Gast, Kelly Hall, Tom LeClare and Mardi Fair speaking about the topics of Wound Identification,Children and the Court, and Criminal Domestic Violence Laws and Testimony.

Connect with Susan Murphy Milano on the web:

Website: http://www.susanmurphy-milano.com

Website: http://documenttheabuse.com

Blog: http://murphymilanojournal.blogspot.com

www.imaginepublicity.com

Susan Murphy Milano is a staff member of the Institute for Relational Harm Reduction and Public Pathology Education as a educator and specialist with intimate partner violence prevention strategies directing prevention for high risk situations and cases.

 A national trainer to law enforcement, training officers, prosecutors, judges, legislators, social service providers, healthcare professionals, victim advocates and the faith based community and author.. In partnership with Management Resources Ltd. of New York addressing prevention and solutions within the community to the workplace. Host of The Susan Murphy Milano Show,"Time'sUp!" . She is a regular contributor to the nationally syndicated "The Roth Show" with Dr Laurie Roth and a co-host onCrime Wire. Online contributions: Forbes : Crime, She Writes providing commentary about the hottest topics on crime, justice, and law from a woman’s perspective, as well as Time's Up! a blog which searches for solutions (SOS) for victims of crime Susan is also the daughter of a Chicago Violent Crimes detective who murdered her mother before committing suicide.