Beaufort County cold case solved nearly 40 years later

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office has announced an arrest in the shooting death of 34-year-old Margit Schuller that occurred on the evening of November 1, 1987.

38 years ago, Schuller was doing her laundry at the Palmetto Apartments on Harding Street around 8 p.m. Police say that’s when a man shot her and ran from the scene.

Investigators developed several suspects, but forensic science at the time of the murder would not allow them to establish a firm link.

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Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, the sheriff’s office announced an arrest after decades of investigating.

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is expected to provide new information and details in a press conference with Sheriff PJ Tanner and cold case investigator Bob Bromage Wednesday at 2 p.m.