mother and her son are accused of murdering a man whose dismembered body was found under their home in Cherokee County, South Carolina.

Dawn Wilkins told police in Gaffney that she and her common-law husband, Gary Stone, got into an argument after drinking. Wilkins told police said had not heard from him since.

But after a tip, officers said they found Stone’s body in containers under the home.

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Peggy Harris (foreground) stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA, which is the only grocery store in town, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Sparta. Hancock County has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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