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Cheryl Potter Boyd

Case from Onslow County, NC dated Apr 08, 1975

Victim Details

Cheryl Potter Boyd

Female

White / Caucasian

Onslow County

NC

1974-16-08

19

Cheryl

Potter Boyd

06/29/2026

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In August 1974, 19-year-old white female Cheryl Potter Boyd was kidnapped and murdered in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Cheryl was abducted from the parking lot of the post office on New Bridge Street. According to her younger brother, Cheryl was getting into her car when a man entered from the passenger side. That man was later identified as Marcus B. Shrader III, a Navy medical corpsman stationed at Camp Lejeune.

Shrader forced Cheryl to assist him in robbing a nearby bank. During the r ...
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  • Killer Dies In Prison - WCTI
  • Jacksonville Man Convicted In 1974 Murder Denied Parole
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