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Who killed Sheila Shepherd?
Two days after she was last seen on a night out, a young woman is found nude, bound, and gagged in her apartment, suffocated by her own blouse, with a 5-inch steak knife still in her abdomen. The police found no signs of forced entry, struggle, or sexual assault, and the stab wound was inflicted post-mortem using a knife from her kitchen. Unfortunately, her case is still unsolved over 40 years later. Who killed Sheila Shepherd?
Sheila Marie Van Ness Shepherd was born July 16, 1958 in Ja ...Read More
Two days after she was last seen on a night out, a young woman is found nude, bound, and gagged in her apartment, suffocated by her own blouse, with a 5-inch steak knife still in her abdomen. The police found no signs of forced entry, struggle, or sexual assault, and the stab wound was inflicted post-mortem using a knife from her kitchen. Unfortunately, her case is still unsolved over 40 years later. Who killed Sheila Shepherd?
Sheila Marie Van Ness Shepherd was born July 16, 1958 in Ja ...Read More
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Sheila Shepherd
April 26, 2023
Female
Caucasian / White
Saratoga Springs
NY
1980-11-25
1980-11-23
1958-07-16
22
Sheila
Shepherd
Victim
Blonde
Blue
Unknown
Unknown
No
11/06/2025
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I remember reading about Sheila Shepherd's case and feeling both disturbed and perplexed by the deta... ...Read More
07/27/2023
07/27/2023
