Cheryl Lee Ray

Cheryl Lee Ray, a 37-year-old Black woman, was tragically murdered on January 7, 1996, in Miami, Florida. Her death was part of a series of killings committed by Francisco del Junco, a Cuban immigrant who had arrived in the United States during the 1980 Mariel boat lift. Del Junco, a dishwasher at Dan Marino's American Sports Bar and Grill in Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood, was later arrested and confessed to the murders of four women, including Cheryl Lee Ray. His victims, all Black women s ...