The one that stands out the most to Wilkie was Gator’s role in finding Cherish Perrywinkle ... The child’s body was discovered near Highlands Baptist Church. Investigators later determined ...

During the hearing, Smith’s new defense questioned why his former attorney, Julie Schlax, didn’t question Cherish’s mother Rayne Perrywinkle about her testimony on the stand, her screening ...

He then raped and killed her before tossing her body in a creek, behind the Highlands Baptist Church in Jacksonville ... should not have been permitted to view autopsy photos. Cherish Perrywinkle: ...

I wouldn’t,” said Cherish’s mother, Rayne Perrywinkle ... The next day, she was found dead behind Highlands Baptist Church. JSO said Smith raped and killed Cherish. His DNA profile matched ...

Cherish Perrywinkle ... Cherish with him. Perrywinkle said that was the last time she saw her daughter. She was then raped, strangled and dumped in a creek bed near a church.

It’s been ten years since 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle was abducted from a ... Police said Smith raped Cherish and dumped her body behind a church off Broward Road. Smith had convictions ...

At the same time, a tipster called in to 911 to report spotting Smith’s van near the neigbhorhood Highland Baptist Church. And it was in the creek behind that church where police made a traumatizing ...

Donald James Smith has been sentenced death for kidnapping, raping and killing 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle A Florida judge has sentenced Donald James Smith to death for kidnapping, raping and ...