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Case Description
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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, ...Read More
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Sherry Lynn Smith
Female
White / Caucasian
Miranda
CA
1976-05-01
15
Sherry
Lynn Smith
11/19/2025
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Has anyone else been looking into the background of John Annibel? I've been trying to piece together... ...Read More
03/11/2023
03/11/2023
