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Sherry Lynn Smith

Case from Miranda, CA dated May 01, 1976

Victim Details

Sherry Lynn Smith

Female

White / Caucasian

Miranda

CA

1976-05-01

15

Sherry

Lynn Smith

07/18/2026

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Sherry Lynn Smith, a 15-year-old girl, attended a dance at Garberville's Firemen's Hall on April 30, 1976. She was last seen heading towards John Annibel's car when the dance ended at 2 AM the following morning. Sherry's body was discovered off Eel Rock Road on May 2, 1976, by a motorcyclist making a comfort stop. She had been severely beaten, throttled to death, raped, and left with her pants around her ankles. The similarity to prior cases, such as Janet Lee Bowman and Karen Frances Fisher, ...
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