Brutal. Heinous. Vicious. Gruesome. Monstrous. Disturbing,” Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said of her death.

was found dead Wednesday inside an unoccupied home in northeast Columbia, the Richland County coroner said. The girl’s death has been ruled a homicide.

The child, who had been missing since Monday, was last seen alive in Hopkins, about 15 miles from where her body was found, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department said ...

Monstrous. Disturbing. These are the words I use to describe this murder investigation,” Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said. Two suspects in Baker’s death were arrested overnight.

Two teenagers have been arrested in the death of a missing South Carolina girl, in a case described as “gruesome” and “monstrous,” the Columbia Police Department announced at a news conference ...