South Carolina Woman, Her Newborn Son Found Dead In Home, Baby’s Father Accused Of Murder

A South Carolina man out on bond for attempted murder allegedly caused the death of a woman and their newborn son, authorities said.

Around 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 9,the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Marietta home after receiving a report of a missing woman, Clarrissa Michelle Winchester, 22, WHNS reported.

Inside the residence, deputies located the bodies of Winchester and her newborn baby boy.

Authorities identified Tyler Wilkins, 21, as a suspect in Winchester’s death, and he was arrested on charges that included kidnapping, murder, child abuse, and unlawful neglect of a child, according to arrest warrants obtained by WHNS.

The warrants claim Wilkins would not let the victim leave a relative’s home, where he allegedly assaulted and murdered her. He then did not seek medical help for his son after the child’s birth, according to deputies.

An autopsy determined Wilkins died from blunt force trauma to the head and neck, and her manner of death was ruled a homicide.

At the time of the incident, Wilkins had been out on bond with firearm restrictions. WHNS reported a background check shows he was previously arrested in December 2021 with drug possession, domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, threatening the life of an official and throwing bodily fluids.

The investigation continues.