Terri Jean Cummings

In the summer of 1979, a wave of fear gripped the communities of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as a series of brutal murders of young women instilled a deep sense of unease. Among the victims was 20-year-old Terri Jean Cummings. On August 7, 1979, her nude body was discovered in a field near her home, just five days after the skeletal remains of another young woman, Cathy L. Moore, were found in a nearby vacant field. The discovery of Cummings' body made the front page of the local newspaper, fuelin ...