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Sherry Wilson

Case from Louisville, KY dated Jan 25, 1990

Victim Details

Sherry Wilson

Female

White / Caucasian

Louisville

KY

1990-01-25

14

Sherry

Wilson

06/24/2026

Case Description

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In the winter of 1990, the Louisville, Kentucky community was shaken by the tragic death of 14-year-old Sherry Wilson, a Caucasian female whose life was brutally cut short on January 25th. Her death was not a simple act of violence but the culmination of a horrific ordeal of kidnapping and torture. The investigation into her disappearance and murder uncovered a dark story of cruelty and revealed the dangerous individuals responsible.

The perpetrators were identified as James Ray Cable and ...
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  • James Ray Cable - Wikipedia
  • Dr. Sherry Lynn Wilson-Perkinson Obituary - Blaylock Funeral Home
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