Cherylstein Orelia Cherry

In the late summer of 1977, the Tampa, Florida area was in the grip of a chilling series of murders that seemed to have no end. It was during this time of fear and uncertainty that a young life, full of potential, was brutally cut short. Sixteen-year-old Cherylstein Orelia Cherry, an African American female from Thonotosassa, became another victim in a string of unsolved homicides that would later be attributed to a possible serial killer nicknamed the "Gulf Killer". On August 21, 1977, her body ...

The Chilling Murders of Tampa Bay (1971-1978) - YouTube