Deadly End To "Perfect Relationship"

"MOUNT PLEASANT, SC — The fiance of a missing South Carolina woman was seen leaving the woods where her SUV was found carrying a shovel, police say.

"Witnesses positively identified David Hedrick, 34, as leaving the woodland where Dara Lee Watson's burnt out SUV was found, police told a news conference yesterday.

"Hedrick committed suicide by shooting himself in their Mount Pleasant, South Carolina home on Friday, hours after his 30-year-old accountant girlfriend was reported missing.

"Friends said the couple had 'the perfect relationship'.

"The pretty brunette was last seen by her mother on February 6. Watson's boss and sister both received text messages from her on February 8, although police now believe they were sent by Hedrick, WCBD TV reported.

"On Monday, locals reported what appeared to be fresh digging about 10 miles from the scene where Watson's SUV was found.

"A forensic team are investigating, but police told the local station that the uprooted soil seems to be unrelated to Watson's disappearance.

"Police found Hedrick dead from a self-inflicted gunshot on Saturday at 12.45 a.m. He had previously told Mount Pleasant police officers the pair had argued on Monday night and Watson had left their home on Tuesday morning.

"Charleston County Coroner, Rae Wooten, confirmed during a news conference yesterday that David Hedrick's death was a suicide.

"He did not leave a suicide note and police believe he took knowledge of Dara's whereabouts with him when he died."

Source: Daily Mail...