LANDRUM – On Saturday, Jan. 20 at approximately 6 a.m., Spartanburg County Sheriff deputies responded to an address on Landrum Mill Rd. in Spartanburg County and found three individuals in the home who were deceased. Investigators as well as the Crime Scene Unit were on scene, and according to Rusty Clevenger, Spartanburg Coroner, the deaths were violent in nature.

Later in the day Saturday, the Spartanburg County Coroner announced the names of the deceased as 23-year-old Nathan Louis Poffenberger of Landrum Mill Road in Landrum,
59-year-old Francis Delancey Richards of 630 Landrum Mill Road in Landrum, and
Fred Richards AKA Bug or Junior of 630 Landrum Mill Road in Landrum.

The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in the homicide investigation of the three, according to Master Deputy Darren Dukes with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, who said that the circumstances surrounding their deaths is still under investigation, and it is not known whether this is an isolated incident.

Anyone who may have been in contact with the victims or seen anything or anyone suspicious in the area of Landrum Mill Rd. between the hours of 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19 and 6 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 is asked to contact Det. Sgt. Joey Guffey at 864-503-4670 or email at jguffey@spartanburgcounty.org.

Those wishing to provide information relevant to this investigation and who wish to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC. Information provided through Crime Stoppers that results in the identification and prosecution of individual(s) involved in this case may be eligible for a financial reward.