Socastee Mini Mart, 8545 Highway 544 (Socastee): Fall 2011 (open again) 9 comments
Someone can probably look at the gas price signs and make a better guess at exactly when Socastee Mini Mart went under, but I'm pretty sure it was open last summer and not last November 13th (when these pictures were taken -- Unfortunately, it was not a sunny day).
The place is on SC-544, probably 5 miles on the Socastee side of Coastal Carolina. SC-544 is the handy little cut-through from US-501 to US-17 and can save you a lot of grief if you end up inbound to Myrtle by the north route. It's less useful than it used to be though, as there are now more lights and a constant 45MPH speed limit. For many years, the road had a real rural character, and this station is a holdover from that era. Now however the area is getting more and more built up, and "regular" chains are starting to move in.
9 Responses to 'Socastee Mini Mart, 8545 Highway 544 (Socastee): Fall 2011 (open again)'
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Casey G
23 Jun 12 at 1:58 am
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Oh man, that's too bad!
ted
23 Jun 12 at 2:25 am
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I think I drove past it last July on my way to MB and it was closed.
Joe
23 Jun 12 at 1:51 pm
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Here is some articles on the shooting and the husband got 5 years in prison and the murder occured in March 2008:
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=423041#.T-aN3PV1OSo
http://www2.scnow.com/news/2010/mar/01/jury_selection_to_begin_in_socastee_mini-mart_kill-ar-350437/
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=110908#.T-aOGvV1OSo
http://www2.scnow.com/news/2010/mar/06/defense_and_state_rest_case_in_socastee_slaying-ar-348855/
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/14219269/man-convicted-in-wifes-2008-slaying-denied-parole?clienttype=printable
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/12093758/testimony-ends-in-socastee-murder-trial
http://tlc.thesunnews.com/2011/03/10/2029345/parole-board-refuses-eliaderani.html
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2011/03/09/2028029/horry-county-man-serving-5-years.htmlJust look up Socastee Mini Mart murder on Google for more Articles
Casey G
23 Jun 12 at 10:51 pm
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Judging from the building design, I would guess that it might have been an Esso/Exxon originally.
Tom
25 Jun 12 at 5:07 am
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It may have been but I only remember it a Socastee Mini Mart.
Casey G
25 Jun 12 at 11:32 pm
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I am not sure what this website is even used for, but first of all, it wasn't a shooting you idiots, it was a case of strangulation and suffocation. Second of all, it was closed while the owner was in jail, and third of all, it's opened back up. And, it used to be a Conoco.
Anon
15 Apr 13 at 12:25 am
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The owner served his time and the store is back open for business. He's been open since probably Spring-Summer 2013
J
5 Mar 14 at 2:44 pm
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OK, I'll change the post title to note 'open again'
ted
6 Mar 14 at 12:33 am
I live in the area near the Socastee Mini Mart which was owed by a husband and wife couple and I guess in 2008 the husband killed his wife and sentenced to jail time, so I'm not sure who was operating the store until it closed, but I know they had a daughter who was 16 at the time who was the one who called the police and a son, so maybe one of them.