“MY MOTHER JUST DISAPPEARED AND I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT”!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AUTHORITIES SAY A SOUTH CAROLINA MAN KILLED HIS MOTHER IN HER HOME AND DESTROYED HER BODY IN A BURN PIT… AND HE HAS NOW BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER MORE THAN A YEAR LATER.
A South Carolina man has been arrested in connection to his mother’s death after authorities found what they believe to be her in a burn pit.
Justin Queen has been charged with murder and destruction of human remains.
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office announced the charges in a Friday, August 28 news release.
The arrest comes more than a year after his mother, Christy Dunn, was reported missing.
The charges stem from events that began last summer.
Dunn’s employer had not seen her for about a week.
On June 27, 2025, that employer asked the sheriff’s office to conduct a welfare check, according to authorities.
Deputies responded to the Anderson County home to look for Dunn, 52.
They were unable to locate her at the residence.
But deputies did find her car and personal belongings at the location, authorities said.
Dunn had lived at the South Carolina residence with Queen, now 32, and Queen’s son.
“From the beginning of the investigation, Detectives identified several concerning circumstances surrounding Dunn’s disappearance and began an extensive investigation,” the sheriff’s office said.
Among those circumstances was the discovery that Dunn’s debit card was still in use after her disappearance.
In July 2025, investigators searched Dunn’s property for human remains.
During that search, they found what they suspected were human bones in a burn pit, according to authorities.
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Their suspicions were confirmed as correct by a Clemson forensic anthropologist.
Additional remains were found on Dunn’s property after another search warrant was carried out, the sheriff’s office said.
As a result of a monthslong investigation, detectives believe an assault occurred in Dunn’s home before her “body was subsequently taken to the burn pit,” according to authorities.
“Based on the totality of the evidence, Detectives believe the burned remains recovered from the property are those of Christy Dunn,” the sheriff’s office said.
During the investigation, detectives spoke with witnesses who said they had seen Queen with his mother in the woods ahead of her disappearance, according to the sheriff’s office.
And other evidence also emerged linking Queen to Dunn’s death, authorities said.
They had financial records.
They had phone records.
They had surveillance footage.
“After an extensive review of the evidence, the 10th Circuit Solicitor’s Office determined that sufficient probable cause existed to seek charges against Queen,” the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities didn’t specify a potential motive for the alleged murder.
Queen was arrested on Thursday, August 27.
He was booked in the Anderson County Detention Center, according to records viewed by Us.
He has been denied bond ahead of a bond hearing.
It was not immediately clear whether Queen had retained legal counsel.
“The investigation remains ongoing, and additional information may be released as it becomes available,” the sheriff’s office said.
The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
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