Sherry Boyd
Murdered

Case Description

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A murdered woman is found floating in a lake.
On October 16, 1987, the body of 44-year-old Sherry Boyd was found floating in Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Sherry had been left crippled and primarily confined to a wheelchair following a violent assault about a decade earlier. An autopsy revealed that her cause of death was asphyxiation, and her death was ruled a homicide. Investigators believe that Sherry was murdered before her body was placed in the lake.

Despite the passage of time, Sherry Boyd's murder remains uns ...Read More

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Victim Details

name

Sherry Boyd

Case Added

September 17, 2023

city

Colorado Springs

state

Date Found

1987-10-16

Date of Birth

1943-10-04

Age at Death

Case Number

87-30129

caption

Sherry Boyd

First Name

Sherry

Last Name

Boyd

relationship

victim

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

10/06/2024

Area Body Found:

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06/16/2024

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01/21/2024

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04/11/2023

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