Cheryl Lynn Gazzier Murdered in Mobile, Alabama age 23

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On October 16, 1976, 23-year-old Cheryl Lynn "Sis" Gazzier Payton was working as a convenience store clerk in Mobile County, Alabama. That day, she was abducted at gunpoint by Thomas Warren Whisenhant, who drove her to a secluded wooded area. There, he raped her in the front seat of his pickup truck before fatally shooting her in the head with a .32 caliber pistol. After the murder, he dragged her body into the nearby woods and fled the scene.

The following day, October 17, Whisenhant r ...Read More

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Victim Details

name

Cheryl Lynn Gazzier

gender

Female

race

White / Caucasian

city

Mobile

state

AL

Date of Death

1976-10-18

Age at Death

23

First Name

Cheryl

Last Name

Lynn Gazzier

solved

Yes

Last Updated

11/22/2024

Cheryl Lynn Gazzier
Murdered

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