30 Years Ago She Was Stabbed To Death In Her House While Her Little Girl Concealed Herself In A Closet And Her Case Has Long Since Grown Cold
Jacksonville, Florida. 24-year-old Sherry Ross lived on Thomas Street in the Lackawanna neighborhood of Jacksonville, along with her husband and 6-year-old little girl Graylyn.
On May 8th, 1991, Sherry drove to Graylyn’s school to pick her up when she was finished for the day, then Sherry and Graylyn returned home.
It was just the two of them in the house, and Graylyn was in her bedroom when she heard a man come into their home and start telling her mom to give him money.
Graylyn rushed to conceal herself inside of a closet in her bedroom, where she remained, despite wanting to go to her mom’s aid.
“I remember being in the closet and having a bat,” Graylyn told Project Cold Case. “I remember the bat because I was contemplating getting it and helping my mom.”
She could hear her mom yelling and fighting back against the man.
When Graylyn no longer heard the man’s voice or that of her mom’s and the house fell quiet, she came outside of the closet to see what was going on.
“I remember creeping out of my room and immediately seeing blood on the floor,” she continued.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office; pictured above is Sherry with Graylyn
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“I followed it straight to my mom’s room and she was laying halfway on the bed with her feet dangling off it.”
Sadly, this man who had been in their home stabbed Sherry to death in what authorities suspect was a robbery turned murder.
Graylyn rushed out of her house and to a neighbor’s home, and that neighbor was able to call 911.
Another neighbor of Graylyn and Sherry’s later recalled seeing a suspicious man around the neighborhood on the day Sherry was murdered.
The neighbor said the man was young, in his 20s, with tan or olive-colored skin and hair that fell to his shoulders.
The neighbor remembered the man having a Cuban or Spanish accent, and thought the man was either Hispanic or White; approximately 135 pounds and 5’8″.
Authorities did recover fingerprints and blood from Sherry’s home that they believe may have been from her killer, and though they never got a match from them, they’re holding out hope that could change soon.
Although the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office did their very best to investigate Sherry’s murder, her case went cold and it’s now been 30 years that Graylyn was left so horrifically without her mom.
If you have any tips for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office regarding Sherry’s murder, you can contact them at 904.630.0500.
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