UPDATE: Boyfriend Charged in Simpsonville Homicides
Mother and daughter killed; victim had feared for her safety
Simpsonville Police have charged 35-year-old Michael James Crane with the murder of 26-year-old Allison Nicole Cross and her mother, 56-year-old Jane Lanser. Crane was the boyfriend of Cross. According to family of the deceased, Lanser started a new job on Monday and when she did not report to work on Tuesday, authorities received permission to enter her residence at 109 Eastview Drive just after 3 p.m. The bodies of Lanser and Cross were discovered in the home shortly after entry. Crane was found in the home as well. Autopsies confirmed that both victims died as a result of multiple blunt force trauma to the head. Family of the deceased said that Cross had sent Lanser text messages and emails indicating she had been threatened by Crane …
