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Do you know what happened to Cheryl Griffin?
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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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Cheryl Jean Griffin
March 26, 2023
Female
Rockford
IL
1986-10-25
Cheryl Jean Griffin
Cheryl Jean
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12/03/2025
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Has anyone else come across those rumors about the missing red high-heeled shoe in Cheryl Griffin's ... ...Read More
09/30/2023
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