Man Charged In Disappearance Of Tamika Huston
Woman Reported Missing In June 2004
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POSTED: 2:24 pm EDT August 12, 2005
UPDATED: 4:20 pm EDT August 12, 2005
SPARTANBURG -- New information in the case of a Spartanburg woman who disappeared last year has come to light Friday afternoon.
Spartanburg Public Safety Director Tony Fisher said that Christopher Lemont Hampton has been charged with murder. Fisher said recently uncovered forensic evidence indicated that Hampton was responsible for killing Huston.
Huston, 24, went missing in June 2004. Her car was found abandoned at an apartment complex a week later.
In March, Spartanburg Public Safety officials said that they had identified a "person of interest" in the case. At the time, investigators said the man, a former bank robber, was related to a Spartanburg apartment building where authorities found traces of Huston's blood in January.
Investigators said a set of keys found in Huston's car led them to the apartment building.
Fisher said that Hampton and Huston were friends at some point, but could not say if they had been dating.
Huston's case has received national attention from "America's Most Wanted" and "Dateline".