It was supposed to be a fun getaway for a group of friends from Ohio celebrating their high school graduation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
No one expected the vacation to end with one of the graduates allegedly killing another. Blake William Linkous, 18, is accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend, Natalie Martin, 18, on June 6 before abandoning her body in a hotel room. It was discovered June 7.
He was arrested and charged with Martin’s murder. Investigators are searching for a motive and trying to figure out what prompted the alleged attack. Per the New York Post, Martin’s good friend, Brooklyn Ferrell, told the Sun News Linkous and Martin had been in a relationship for the last several years but had recently broke up. Read the full story here ▶
