Woman, fetus found dead in rural SC home, man arrested

A woman and a child authorities described as a fetus were found dead Wednesday night in a home in rural northern Greenville County, and a 21-year-old man has been charged with failing to seek medical attention for the child.

Lt. Ryan Flood of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said a relative reported the woman missing. When deputies went to a home on Saw Mill Road in Marietta around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, they found her and her newborn son dead.

She had blunt force injuries on her head and neck, an autopsy showed. The coroner’s office identified her as Clarrissa Michelle Winchester, 22.

Flood said the woman was held captive in the house, which belonged to a relative of the man accused of killing her.

Tyler Wilkins, 21, has been charged with murder, kidnapping and unlawful conduct towards a child for not seeking medical attention for the newly born fetus.

He was being held in the Greenville County Detention Center Thursday. A bond hearing was planned for Thursday afternoon.

This story was originally published November 10, 2022 at 10:29 AM.