Cheryl Maggie Research Paper

Detectives speculated that the killer wanted the bodies found, “to toy with the police” (Truecrimediva). Blood in the car was recently fresh. Next to the bodies there was found a golf club and three golf balls lined up in a row disclosing the location of where one of the bodies lay. Hanging above the other victim, was three partially deflated balloons. In everything that this homicide consisted of, the killer seemed assured that he would never be incarcerated. This uncanny mystery comprises of many leads to new investigations; yet consequently, it still remains unsolved.

In a very heavily wooded area, known as Enclave Parkway and Lover’s Lane, Cheryl Henry, who was 22 at the time, and her boyfriend Andy Atkinson, who was 21, were found

When a computer check of the vehicle’s license plate showed it belonged to a missing person, a tracking dog was called to thoroughly search the nearby woods. Arriving to the scene, keys were left in the ignition of the vehicle, the seats were reclined, and a cassette tape was found in the deck of the car stereo; furthermore, leading investigators to believe that Cheryl and Andy went to Lover’s Lane to make out but were interrupted (Truecrimediva). Cheryl was killed first. Her hands were tied behind her back and she was raped before the killer slit her throat. In finding her body she was partially covered up with wood. Making matters worse, before Andy was killed, he was tied to a tree and was forced to watch. When Andy was found, his throat was lacerated so severely he was nearly decapitated

DNA from several suspects was tested compared to the DNA taken from the crime scene (Truecrimediva). However; with no matches, a few weeks later it was possibly linked to a case that happened two months prior to Cheryl and Andy’s death. Close to Lover’s Lane, a man had attacked and raped a 30-year-old exotic dancer in Houston. No one knew anything about this guy, and he was never found; although, the victim did say he was wearing what could have been a security guard uniform at the time of the assault (Truecrimediva). The victim was able to describe her attacker, and they were able to make a sketch of who they think the attacker for the Lover’s Lane murder is, and this separate case. Even though; with a sketch made, no one has ever said anything about any sightings, leading to a dead end in the