James Seidel 
The 2008 Natasha Warren Murder Still Remains Unsolved
By James Seidel | CC News Network
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sixteen years after the murder of Natasha Warren, her family is still begging for answers. The 23-year-old mother of two was found shot to death inside her car on an I-26 exit ramp in August 2008. Her killer has never been caught.
Back in 2010, family members stood outside the Sunoco station on Bush River Road — the last place Warren was seen alive — and delivered an emotional plea for justice.
“If anybody out there knows something, please tell somebody,” said her mother, Delores Warren, her voice breaking. “Please, so I can get a little bit more sleep at night.”
Her grandmother, Dorothy Mitchell, also spoke through tears. “Whoever took my granddaughter’s life, please come forward. Those little children are hurting for their mom, and so is my family. We need closure.”
Her cousin, Deirdre Mitchell, added: “She has two sons. She has a family that misses her. Please, it could’ve happened to anyone — just please come forward.”
The 2008 Killing
On Aug. 22, 2008, Warren was driving to work in Richland County when her car got a flat tire on I-26 near the Bush River Road exit. She walked to the nearby Sunoco station to use the phone, calling her boss to say she would be late and attempting to reach her fiancé. Surveillance footage shows her walking through the station several times, where she crossed paths with a man in a striped shirt.
Investigators have long said the man was not a suspect but may have seen something that night. Two days later, Warren was found dead in her car. She had been shot in the chest, and several personal items were missing.
Despite appeals, the case remains unsolved.
The Cold Case Unit
Warren’s death is one of dozens being revisited by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Cold Case Unit, a specialized squad of veteran investigators tasked with reactivating and reviewing unsolved murders. The unit relies on advances in forensic technology, access to modern databases, and re-interviews with witnesses to uncover new leads.
“The Cold Case Squad was formed to provide closure to family members of those who have been murdered and to hold offenders accountable,” the department notes. “Together we can bring relief to tragic situations and bring the guilty to justice.”
The unit maintains a long list of unsolved murders stretching back decades, from the 1964 killing of Virginia Williams to more recent cases such as the 2020 murder of Robert L. Gerhart. Warren’s name appears among them, alongside other victims like Silene Eaddy (2004), Timothy L. Brown (2004), Adrian Bell Brogdon (2007), and Darrell Williams (2008).
The list also includes missing persons whose disappearances remain unsolved, such as Shalonda Harts, Antoine Jones, and Christine Ludwig.
Still Waiting
For Warren’s family, the years have brought only pain and unanswered questions.
“I don’t know how much more I can take,” said her mother, Delores. “I’m trying. I’m pushing myself. It’s just hard every day.”
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department continues to ask for help from the public. Anyone with information about the murder of Natasha Warren — or any other unsolved homicide — is urged to call the Cold Case Unit at 803-576-3462 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
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