Surprise! Simpsonville Murderer Michael Crane Had History of Thuggery
Last week I got a tip from someone who knew murder victim Allison Cross personally and had dealings with her boyfriend/murderer Michael Crane. Here’s the story in his own words:
…Iknew Allison Cross and Ms Lancer who were killed in the double homicide in simpsonville at the beginning of the month. Me and my ex wife were friends of allison and after my ex wife left me I was involved a year later in a short term relationship with allison and we decided to just be friends. Long story short, last summer when she got involved with the man who killed her and her mom he found out that me and allison were friends and she told him about us being intimate. In turn he spent off and on threatening to kill me and my family down here in florida. Wasn’t a constant daily thing but would get harassing calls which I never took serious until I seen what happened today. Have quite a few witnesses to his actions, had to even change my cell number. Not sure if this is important to the case but I don’t mind even testifying to this come court day cause I feel this man is a very sick person who is bound to hurt more people if he isn’t stopped.
Apparently Crane went as far as to harass the old lady of the tipster … because he was mad his girlfriend had an ex? Unsurprisingly this strained the friendship between the tipster and Cross and she chose to side with Crane! Crane killed her months later.
The lesson here is this. Ladies, scumbags are scumbags. If a person threatened to kill the family of your ex just because he was your ex you can be damn sure he’ll think about killing you at some point. Cross and her mother paid the ultimate price for trusting this degenerate, don’t make the same mistake they did.
The tipster is willing to testify at Crane’s trail if needed.
Double Homicide in Simpsonville
The victims were a mother and daughter – 56-year-old Jane Lancer and 26-year-old Allison Cross. They were found dead in their home August 2nd around 3:00 pm and a male who was in the house with them is the main suspect. That man, the 35-year-old boyfriend of Allison Cross, has been charged with both killings. Cops ended up going to the home because a relative was concerned for the safety of the women. Sad case but I’m putting my money on it being open and shut. Video via Fox Carolina:
Surprise! Meth Lab Found in Simpsonville
Someone wrote in to ask me why I hadn’t blogged about the recent meth lab bust in Simpsonville. I will respond here by saying I also don’t blog about how the sky is blue or water is wet. But since you’re so interested:
Two men are were arrested after police officers and sheriff’s deputies raided a home with a meth lab inside.
Simpsonville Police officers and Greenville County Sheriff’s deputies served a warrant at a home at 1208 East Yellow Wood Drive in Simpsonville on Tuesday. When deputies went inside the residence to search, one of the men, identified as James William Thompson III, was not present.
According to a Simpsonville Police Department spokesman, other suspects at the residence stated that Thompson was at a home at 603 South Street in Simpsonville. Once investigators arrived at the home, the owner of the home, identified as Johnny Walter Parker, gave officers permission to look for Thompson inside, and Thompson was found and placed under arrest.
I won’t bother posting their pictures because, let’s be honest, people in the area already knew who they were. Happy now?
Standoff in Simpsonville Leads to School Lock Downs
Not sure if this has been taken care of yet, it started jut a little while ago. Police were serving a warrant on a man in Simpsonville who decided to barricade himself in his house. I assume the house, 7 Durbin Creek Road, is close to two separate schools as both were locked down.
From Fox Carolina:
Susan Clarke, of the Greenville County School District, said Bryson Elementary School and Golden Strip Child Development Center were locked down as a precaution because they were close to the law enforcement situation.
Matt Armstrong, of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies were trying to serve arrest warrants to a man when he barricaded himself in the house. He said that authorities are inside the home, but the man does have weapons with him.
Hopefully the man will wise up and surrender before anyone gets hurt.
More Meth Labs in Greenville County!
This last one found in Simpsonville. By the gods how much meth do you people need?
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. — Sheriffs arrested two people after responding to a home in the south of Greenville County.
Deputies said they were first called to 254 Derick Lane at about 2 p.m. to investigate reports of drug activity at the home. They said that when they arrived, they spotted burn piles with what appeared to be methamphetamine-making supplies in the piles.
Deputies said they could hear people inside, but nobody would answer the door. The SWAT team was then called in to help deputies.
Investigators said that negotiators eventually persuaded three people to leave the home, but the homeowner, 44-year-old Phillips Bridges, stayed inside. They said Bridges refused to leave for about an hour before surrendering to deputies.
Bridges was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
One of the other women inside the home was also arrested on an unrelated warrant.
You meth heads are lowering everyone’s property values. Fox Carolina has video at the link.