Adiarylis Fowler

Adiarylis Fowler was a 24-year-old U.S. Marine and a mother of three children. A Black/African American female from Holly Hill, South Carolina, she had recently separated from her husband and moved into her own home in Moncks Corner to start a new chapter with her kids. She was a member of the military stationed at Joint Base Charleston.

On the afternoon of May 27, 2023, police were called to a residence on Birchwood Drive in Moncks Corner for a possible homicide. Officers arrived around 4:15 p.m. and found Adiarylis inside, unresponsive and suffering from gunshot wounds to her back and neck. First responders with the Moncks Corner Fire Department and Berkeley County EMS were unable to revive her, and the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office pronounced her dead at the scene. Her death was ruled a homicide.

The Moncks Corner Police Department investigation quickly determined the killing was an act of domestic violence. Investigators learned that Adiarylis had separated from her husband of two years, Trivelle Fowler, earlier that month. Cellphone records showed he had repeatedly tried to reconcile, but she had resisted. On the day she was killed, he had gone to her home to wish her a happy birthday and take her to lunch. Evidence showed he left and returned to the house several times that day.

Trivelle Fowler was identified as the primary suspect and was arrested on the same day as the shooting. After his arrest, he told law enforcement that he and his wife had argued after he learned she was moving on with her life and seeing other men. Investigators found evidence that Adiarylis's body had been dragged toward the back door and that towels were used in an attempt to clean blood from the scene and cover her body. Fowler admitted to dragging her and trying to clean up before he left the home. Witness statements, a neighbor’s surveillance video, DNA, and gunshot residue evidence all linked him to the crime.

Trivelle Fowler was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Just moments before his murder trial was scheduled to begin, he pleaded guilty to both charges. In May 2026, Judge Christopher D. Taylor sentenced him to 45 years in prison.