Her Disappearance Was a Mystery for Years. Then a Convicted Murderer Broke His Silence

A man already serving a prison sentence for an unrelated murder allegedly confessed to killing a South Carolina woman whose body still has not been found nearly five years after her disappearance.

Jorden Nebling, 19, went missing on Oct. 10, 2020 and was never found, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said. 

Investigators finally caught a break in the case when Tyler Wilkins, 23, allegedly told the sheriff’s office he stabbed Nebling to death in 2020.

Wilkins is currently serving a 45-year prison sentence for the murder of Clarissa Winchester, the sheriff’s office said. 

South Carolina’s 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said Wilkins beat Winchester, the mother of his child, to death in November 2022.

Greenville County sheriff’s deputies found Winchester dead after she was reported missing by her father, prosecutors said.

“Deputies obtained a search warrant for the home and upon entering the defendant’s bedroom, observed the victim deceased on the floor and her baby deceased on the bed,” prosecutors said. “Subsequent medical examination revealed that the baby did not have any apparent trauma and had never taken a breath.”

Wilkins ultimately pleaded guilty to murder, assault and battery and pointing and presenting a firearm.

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The sheriff’s office did not specify the nature of the relationship between Wilkins and Nebling.

Wilkins will be charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime in connection with Nebling’s death, according to the sheriff’s office.

“This arrest shows the relentless pursuit of justice by our team of investigators,” Sheriff Hobart Lewis said in a statement. “While it won’t bring Jorden back or ease the never-ending heartache that her family and loved ones continue to endure, we hope this arrest offers a measure of closure in this horrific case. I am very proud of the diligent, tireless work of our investigators and everyone involved.”