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Christmas Eve, a Vanished Mother, and a Prison Confession: The Sherry Yon Petersen Case
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Christmas Eve, a Vanished Mother, and a Prison Confession: The Sherry Yon Petersen Case
Posted by admin on September 4, 2025, 21:35 305 0

Case Overview

Sherry Yon Petersen—sometimes recorded as “Sherry Peterson”—was 42 years old when she disappeared on Christmas Eve 1992 in the Ocala/Silver Springs area of Marion County, Florida. For more than two decades her case remained an open missing-person investigation, until 2018 when authorities announced they had determined who killed her despite never finding her remains.

A Holiday Plan That Never Happened

In the days leading up to Christmas 1992, Petersen told her family she would call on Christmas morning. She sent her children ahead to their grandparents’ home, but the promised call never came and she was not seen at holiday gatherings. She was reported missing shortly afterward when she failed to appear and relatives could not reach her....Read More

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