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Far Off Promise · 03-17-2014, 01:35 AM

I've always been interested in this for a couple reasons. I'm from Winston-Salem and spent the first 23 years of my life there. Something very similar also happened to my mother.

She was in a bank in Winston-Salem when it was robbed. The guy took her keys, stole her car, and later abandoned it in.. Fayetteville. I think she still has the Winston-Salem Journal newspaper article about the case so I'll have to ask her if the guy was ever caught or if only her car was recovered. I think this all occurred around the same time as the Debbie case. I've always wondered if maybe this was the same guy.

MegtheEgg86 · 03-17-2014, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Far Off Promise

I've always been interested in this for a couple reasons. I'm from Winston-Salem and spent the first 23 years of my life there. Something very similar also happened to my mother.

She was in a bank in Winston-Salem when it was robbed. The guy took her keys, stole her car, and later abandoned it in.. Fayetteville. I think she still has the Winston-Salem Journal newspaper article about the case so I'll have to ask her if the guy was ever caught or if only her car was recovered. I think this all occurred around the same time as the Debbie case. I've always wondered if maybe this was the same guy.

VERY interesting. Please let us know what you find out on the article!

JannTosh · 03-17-2014, 02:24 AM

seriously, was this guy on drugs or something? That's almost how it came across.

The chase through the woods was like something out of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. That it happened in broad daylight added to the creepiness factor

DALLASTEXAN!! · 03-18-2014, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Far Off Promise

I've always been interested in this for a couple reasons. I'm from Winston-Salem and spent the first 23 years of my life there. Something very similar also happened to my mother.

She was in a bank in Winston-Salem when it was robbed. The guy took her keys, stole her car, and later abandoned it in.. Fayetteville. I think she still has the Winston-Salem Journal newspaper article about the case so I'll have to ask her if the guy was ever caught or if only her car was recovered. I think this all occurred around the same time as the Debbie case. I've always wondered if maybe this was the same guy.

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope this case is solved one day. We've seen cold cases that we never thought would be solved happen so here is to this one being the next one!

JannTosh · 03-24-2014, 11:41 PM

I wonder if this can be solved

Judyhymesisalive · 05-01-2016, 11:14 AM

Omg that segment gives me the chills his voice all distorted and saying 'WHERE U GOING YOU'RE NOT GOING NO WHERE'

TheCars1986 · 05-31-2016, 02:36 PM

Composite sketch of the attacker:

Man I believe to be responsible:

This guy, Ernest Ray Cherry, was convicted of abducting, raping, and attempting to murder a woman just two years after the attack on Debbie.

His NC DPS link can be viewed here.

Here's an article about the case in which Ernest Cherry was convicted of.

This article is about the attack on Debbie.

Here's a map link showing how close in proximity both Debbie and the other woman were found in.

All in all, I think I'm comfortable enough with thinking that Cherry is the most likely guilty party based off of the location, the MO, and the similarities to the sketch.

LooksLikeCRicci · 05-31-2016, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCars1986

Composite sketch of the attacker:

Man I believe to be responsible:

This guy, Ernest Ray Cherry, was convicted of abducting, raping, and attempting to murder a woman just two years after the attack on Debbie.

His NC DPS link can be viewed here.

Here's an article about the case in which Ernest Cherry was convicted of.

This article is about the attack on Debbie.

Here's a map link showing how close in proximity both Debbie and the other woman were found in.

All in all, I think I'm comfortable enough with thinking that Cherry is the most likely guilty party based off of the location, the MO, and the similarities to the sketch.

Nice sleuthing, friend! You may be onto something....

Janel "Jaycee" Miller · 06-01-2016, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCars1986

Composite sketch of the attacker:

Man I believe to be responsible:

This guy, Ernest Ray Cherry, was convicted of abducting, raping, and attempting to murder a woman just two years after the attack on Debbie.

His NC DPS link can be viewed here.

Here's an article about the case in which Ernest Cherry was convicted of.

This article is about the attack on Debbie.

Here's a map link showing how close in proximity both Debbie and the other woman were found in.

All in all, I think I'm comfortable enough with thinking that Cherry is the most likely guilty party based off of the location, the MO, and the similarities to the sketch.

Interesting. Were you able to find anything to suggest authorities investigate this same idea -- that this man and the one who attacked "Debbie" are one and the same?

TheCars1986 · 06-02-2016, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Love A Good Mystery

Interesting. Were you able to find anything to suggest authorities investigate this same idea -- that this man and the one who attacked "Debbie" are one and the same?

No, unfortunately.

There are scant details about the attack on which Cherry was convicted. They never specify what he used, if anything, to assault the woman and leave her for dead. That's the lone holdout in connecting the two cases, IMO. But then again, it was 2 years after "Debbie" was attacked, so perhaps Cherry was attempting to cover his tracks by not using a shotgun in the second attack?

And I also have no idea if "Debbie's" case is presently being investigated, or what the status of the case is.

ETA: Cherry viciously strangled the woman in the 1992 attack, but the details are scant as to how he kidnapped her.

1990 UM fan · 06-02-2016, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCars1986

Composite sketch of the attacker:

Man I believe to be responsible:

This guy, Ernest Ray Cherry, was convicted of abducting, raping, and attempting to murder a woman just two years after the attack on Debbie.

His NC DPS link can be viewed here.

Here's an article about the case in which Ernest Cherry was convicted of.

This article is about the attack on Debbie.

Here's a map link showing how close in proximity both Debbie and the other woman were found in.

All in all, I think I'm comfortable enough with thinking that Cherry is the most likely guilty party based off of the location, the MO, and the similarities to the sketch.

Wow, the similarities are striking. If Cherry was indeed the man who raped and shot "Debbie", then perhaps if she is still living, she might be able to identify him as her attacker. Has anyone called the Fayetteville or Winston-Salem police with this lead?

DALLASTEXAN!! · 06-02-2016, 09:26 AM

That is interesting. What also interests me is that they found a work jacket that they could use to tie him to the case? It stinks that the state trooper was so close to investigating the parked car.

EverythingNthensome · 06-02-2016, 02:41 PM

I remember in the segment the man was driving and farina said the guy bragged about how he killed a guy in New York.

NYSleuth · 06-02-2016, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Judyhymesisalive

Omg that segment gives me the chills his voice all distorted and saying 'WHERE U GOING YOU'RE NOT GOING NO WHERE'

A terrifying segment. Simply terrifying.

justins5256 · 06-02-2016, 07:06 PM

Maybe I'm getting my segments mixed up, but didn't they disclose on the Debbie segment that they had the perp's DNA?

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03-17-2014, 01:35 AM	#16
Far Off Promise Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 16, 2013 Location: Garner, NC Posts: 78	I've always been interested in this for a couple reasons. I'm from Winston-Salem and spent the first 23 years of my life there. Something very similar also happened to my mother. She was in a bank in Winston-Salem when it was robbed. The guy took her keys, stole her car, and later abandoned it in.. Fayetteville. I think she still has the Winston-Salem Journal newspaper article about the case so I'll have to ask her if the guy was ever caught or if only her car was recovered. I think this all occurred around the same time as the Debbie case. I've always wondered if maybe this was the same guy.

03-17-2014, 02:24 AM	#18
JannTosh Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 28, 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 586	seriously, was this guy on drugs or something? That's almost how it came across. The chase through the woods was like something out of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. That it happened in broad daylight added to the creepiness factor

03-24-2014, 11:41 PM	#20
JannTosh Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 28, 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 586	I wonder if this can be solved

05-31-2016, 02:36 PM	#22
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,615	Composite sketch of the attacker: Man I believe to be responsible: This guy, Ernest Ray Cherry, was convicted of abducting, raping, and attempting to murder a woman just two years after the attack on Debbie. His NC DPS link can be viewed here. Here's an article about the case in which Ernest Cherry was convicted of. This article is about the attack on Debbie. Here's a map link showing how close in proximity both Debbie and the other woman were found in. All in all, I think I'm comfortable enough with thinking that Cherry is the most likely guilty party based off of the location, the MO, and the similarities to the sketch.

06-02-2016, 09:26 AM	#27
DALLASTEXAN!! Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2007 Location: Devil's Backbone Posts: 3,139	That is interesting. What also interests me is that they found a work jacket that they could use to tie him to the case? It stinks that the state trooper was so close to investigating the parked car.

06-02-2016, 07:06 PM	#30
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	Maybe I'm getting my segments mixed up, but didn't they disclose on the Debbie segment that they had the perp's DNA?