Gregory Vincent Rice, 46, was last seen leaving his job in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on October 2, 2020. When he failed to show up for work the following Monday, a missing person report was filed on October 5. Over the next month police conducted searches that included use of bloodhounds and execution of search warrants.

On November 11, 2020, Rice’s body was found near Pitts Landing by the Little Pee Dee River. The investigation led to the arrests of Meagan Marie Jackson, the mother of Rice’s children, and Christopher Allen Dontell, a Horry County deputy coroner who was romantically involved with Jackson; both were charged with murder. Investigators cited forensic, physical and digital evidence, including tracking Rice’s cell phone, and witness statements. Arrest warrants alleged Jackson and Dontell conspired with malice aforethought to kill Rice.

There are unresolved questions about the timeline between Rice’s disappearance and discovery and about which pieces of evidence most directly tied each defendant to the crime. If anyone knew Gregory, his movements in early October 2020, or has information about Pitts Landing at that time, please share what is known.