Cherish Perrywinkle: Watch live coverage HERE of day two of trial as medical examiner testifies
Trials
WARNING: The trial contains graphic language and subject matter.
Trials
February 12, 2018
Cherish Perrywinkle: Day one of trial ends with gruesome details on how young girl was found raped, beaten, killed & thrown in water
The first day of trial against a Florida man accused of kidnapping, beating, raping, and killing an 8-year-old got off to a grim start as State Attorney Melissa Nelson wasted no time painting a gruesome picture of the night that Cherish Perrywinkle disappeared. “Cherish did not die quickly, and she did not die easily. In fact, …
Trials
February 12, 2018
Watch Cherish Perrywinkle trial LIVE as mother of slain little girl takes the stand
The trial against a Florida man accused of kidnapping, beating, raping and ultimately murdering a young girl is underway. MORE: Watch Day 2 of the trial coverage. As CrimeOnline previously reported, on June 21, 2013, suspect Donald James Smith, then 61, allegedly approached single, struggling mother, Reyne Perrywinkle, at the Dollar General store on Edgewood Avenue West in Jacksonville. …
