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Cheryl Jean Griffin

Case from Rockford, IL dated Oct 25, 1986

Victim Details

Cheryl Jean Griffin

March 26, 2023

Female

Rockford

IL

1986-10-25

Cheryl Jean Griffin

Cheryl Jean

Griffin

Victim

No

07/04/2026


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Cheryl Jean Griffin, a 22-year-old woman from Rockford, Illinois, was found murdered on October 25, 1986, in the Kishwaukee Gorge Forest Preserve. Her body was discovered approximately 40 feet from the gated entrance of the preserve by a forest preserve employee. Cheryl was fully clothed except for one missing red high-heeled shoe, and her death was caused by a single stab wound to her chest. Authorities believed she had been dead for about 12 hours before her body was found, and it is thought t ...
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