Ervin Cherry
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Ervin Cherry | |
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| Born | Ervin Elroy Cherry March 26, 1966 |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Convictions | First degree murder (3 counts) Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
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| Victims | 3 |
Span of crimes | 1993–1994 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
Date apprehended | September 22, 1994 |
| Imprisoned at | Santa Rosa Correctional Institution |
Ervin Elroy Cherry (born March 26, 1966)[1] is an American serial killer who strangled three women to death in Northern Florida between November 1993 and February 1994. He was linked to these crimes after being arrested in Georgia for auto theft, and was subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Cherry previously served time in prison for assaulting someone on October 1, 1986. He was found guilty of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to 10 years on May 4, 1987. Cherry was released from prison in the early 1990s.[1]