On Friday afternoon, May 16, 2003, Margaret Maggie Barnes, 58, and her husband of 38 years Dr. James Elbert Eb Barnes were shot to death inside the Blue Ridge Savings Bank in Greer, South Carolina during what investigators describe as a robbery. A bank teller, Sylvia Sudduth Holtzclaw, was also found shot to death with them in a utility room. A silent alarm went off about 1:30 pm; when officers arrived around 1:45 pm the three victims had already been killed.

Investigators report the bank’s VHS security tape was missing and cash was taken from a drawer. Nearby gas station footage shows a red vehicle—possibly an Oldsmobile Alero or Chevrolet Impala—approaching the bank before the murders and leaving afterward, but the plate could not be read. Hundreds of tips have been submitted over the years, yet no arrests or public suspects have been announced.

Anyone who knew the victims, remembers the area that afternoon, or has information about a red Oldsmobile Alero or Chevrolet Impala in Greer on May 16, 2003 is urged to contact the Greer Police Department or the FBI.