John Thomas Belote, 39, disappeared from Graniteville, South Carolina, in late June 2023 after telling his daughter on June 28 that he’d had an argument with Donald Britton and intended to confront him. He was reported missing on June 30. A tip led investigators to a wooded area on Wendy Lane near Windsor, where human remains were found July 14; evidence showed the body had been moved from an initial burial on Windsor Road, torn into two pieces during relocation, and burned. DNA confirmed the remains as Belote’s on July 22, and an autopsy ruled cause of death multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators linked the case to prior domestic abuse allegations against Belote involving Britton’s daughter. Arrests followed: Donald Britton, Thomas Guinn, Cody Wooten, and Suzanne Boozer faced charges related to desecration, removal of remains, and accessory after the fact, while warrants named Guinn and Michael Dewayne Williams Jr. as primary suspects on murder and weapon charges. In August 2023, Cody Wooten was found dead in Windsor shortly after release on bond; his cause of death was pending at that time and his father said he feared prison.

Was anyone in the area in late June or early July 2023 aware of a confrontation or movements linked to Belote or these suspects?