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Sherry Baker

Case from Wichita, KS dated Nov 12, 1974

Victim Details

Sherry Baker

April 6, 2023

Female

Black / African American

Wichita

KS

1974-11-12

1974-11-12

1951-12-13

22

Sherry Baker

Sherry

Baker

07/04/2026


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Who killed Sherry Baker?
In the autumn of 1974, a young Black woman named Sherry Darnell Baker was living in Wichita, Kansas. At 22 years old, she was a student at Wichita State University with her whole life ahead of her. That life was tragically cut short on November 12, 1974, when she was found murdered inside her home at 603 N. New York Street.

It was her own mother who made the horrific discovery that morning around 9 a.m. In the living room of the apartment, she found her daughter partially clothed and show ...
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