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Sherrie Ann Carville

Case from Johnstown, NY dated Oct 22, 1978

Victim Details

Sherrie Ann Carville

Female

White / Caucasian

Johnstown

NY

1978-10-22

17

Sherrie

Ann Carville

06/21/2026

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Sherrie Ann Carville was a 17-year-old female from Johnstown, New York, described in sources as White. On October 22, 1978, she vanished after being kidnapped from a bar in Johnstown. Investigators would later conclude she had been taken to property connected to the killer’s family, where she was raped and stabbed, her body left out in the open until it was finally found about a year later.

With no clear answers at first, the case lurched toward what looked like a breakthrough when ano ...
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  • THE REGION; Killer of 2 Girls Gets Added Term - The New York Times
  • John W. Hopkins - Wikipedia
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    I can't help but think about the close-knit community of Johnstown during the time of Sherrie Ann Ca... ...Read More
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