[Feature Photo: Cherish Perrywinkle/Family Handout], Mystery Surrounds Mom-of-3 Found Dead After Failing to Pick up Children from School, Police Ask for Patience, Missing Nevada Woman Stopped Contact with Family, Police Seek Tips, Unknown Man Seen Using Missing Georgia Mans Credit Card in Baton Rouge. Smith, now 64, was accused of murdering Cherish Perrywinkle after a series of events that began when he met her mother, Rayne Perrywinkle, at a Dollar General store. He has pleaded not guilty. @ActionNewsJax, Closings are scheduled for tomorrow. Smith, the man accused of the 2013 kidnapping, rape, and murder of 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle, decided to turn his back to the screen when autopsy pictures were shown Tuesday. She sustained bruises to her legs, her arms, the hickey on her breast, and various scratches. Not so much at his Trial but in a prison recording of a conversation he had with his mother. Rao estimates it would have taken three to five minutes for the girl to die in this manner. It took a jury just 14 minutes to find Smith guilty, after enduring countless graphic images of the 8-year-old victim's battered body, often leaving them in tears. The last of the footage shows the little girl being led across the store's carpark. @ActionNewsJax, Bruton getting emotional when he begins talking about the stroller. @ActionNewsJax, Much of the witnesses in this trial are not being crossed by the defense. @ActionNewsJax, Graphic photographs of the autopsy will be shown to the jury. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/nnTMgN1vnC, FDLE DNA Expert is on the stand right now. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Smith drove Perrywinkle, her daughter, Cherish, and her two other little girls to the Walmart off ofLem Turner Road, claiming that his wife would meet them there and help them shop for clothes. Smith allegedly lured Perrywinkle's family to Walmart in 2013 with promises to buy food and clothing, then left with the girl. It would have seemed like a natural thingto do as she had already travelled in that van to Walmart. Before Cherish was brought to the medical examiner's office a rape kit was conducted. Nelson said that the childs last five hours alive were torturous. Cherish Perrywinkle: What You Need to Know As CrimeOnline previously reported , On June 21, 2013, a man approached a single, struggling mother, Reyne Perrywinkle, at the Dollar General store on Edgewood Avenue West in Jacksonville. According to a police report, Smith brought the girl out of her familys sight while shopping at that Walmart. The defense called for a mistrial over the interruption in testimony, but the judge denied the motion,Matter tweeted. ON TV: Action News Jax will have the latest updates on CBS47 at 5, FOX30 at 10 and CBS47 at 11. When she realised she couldn't afford it, she put it back. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --A medical examiner who conducted the autopsy on an 8-year-old Florida girl who was abducted, raped and murderedbecame emotional and had to interrupt her testimony at the trial of the man accused of the crime. It was something the entire city of Jacksonville was concerned about given that it was a child., Jurors are understandably becoming agitated and silently upset while looking at the injuries sustained to Cherish's body. Yahoo fa parte della famiglia di brand di Yahoo. She says its a 1 in 35 quintillion match, meaning shes confident the only other person responsible could be an identical twin, if Smith had one. He also had an unhealthy obsession with Cherish. "Looking at her genital area and her anal area, she had so much trauma, the anatomy was totally. Rayne would later say shethought it was fine as McDonalds was inside Walmart so really they were notleaving the store and there were plenty of people still around. In all likelihood Cherish would not have been concernedgettinginto Donald's van outside Walmart that night as she had already been in the van with her sisters and mother. So on that day, the 21st of June, Rayne wasgettingCherish ready for her trip-things like packing herbags,washing her hair and shewanted to buy her some new clothes. 2018. Donald put forward no defense and called no witnesses so it was hardly a surprise that it took the Jury less than 15 minutes to find him guilty of the kidnap, sexual battery and first degree murder of Cherish. On cross-examination, the defense confirmed there was no foreign DNA under Cherishs finger nails. Email us attips@the-sun.co.ukor call 0207 782 4368. "That's right up my alley, right there, that's my target area." She was seen on CCTV cameras leaving the store with a man named Donald Smith who was later convicted of her murder. #DonaldSmith @ActionNewsJax, We cannot identify undercover officer, I am live tweeting testimony. There were extensive swabs taken in an effort to match DNA to a suspect, and Nicole Lee, with the Florida Department of Law Enforcements Regional Crime Lab in Jacksonville, says many of those samples did- in fact- point to Smith. There was nosign of Cherish and the items Rayne had left in the van such as the stroller and items shebought at the Dollar General Store weremissing. Don wasn't interested in shopping for himself and in fact only added a bundle of rope to the shopping cart. Hours later, at 11.18pm that evening, the girl's mother Rayne called 911 desperately looking for the child, whom she says was last seen in the company of Smith. taking the girl from her family at a Northside Walmart, environmental factors like the presence of water where the remains were found, Florida Senator proposes bill to cancel Democratic Party in state, Georgia star Jalen Carter charged with racing in fatal wreck, Bartram Trail High School girls lacrosse player denied NIL opportunity, PCSO: No charges in case of mail carrier mauled by 5 dogs, Airport Authority discusses bringing new commercial flights to St. Johns County. He suggested getting food at the McDonalds inside the store and asked for Cherishto accompany him and pick out the food she wanted. The June 2013 murder of Cherish Perrywinkle drew huge amounts of news coverage and public attention in Jacksonville, with a jury in 2018 finding Donald James Smith guilty and a judge sending him . Police were familiar with Don. The cashier later confirmed he saw themtalking in the car park for around 15-20 minutes. Cherish was also raped prior to her death, and Rao says injuries resulting from that were severe. The mother said Smith noticed her struggling to pay for their items and that he lured them to a nearby Walmart under the false guise of being generous. Rao is visibly shaken as she describes the bruising, scratching and other physical injuries to the body, taking large gulps and appearing watery-eyed as she details the shocking sexual abuse carried out by Cherish's attacker. @ActionNewsJax, Donald Smith is wearing a yellow shirt and tie today. The man, later identified as Smith, first offered to buy the mom a dress. Things never get back to the way they were.". Smiths defense lawyers have yet to give an explanation or defense for Smiths actions. Share currently playing on Facebook (Opens a new window), Share currently playing on Twitter (Opens a new window), Jacksonvilles Morning News with Rich Jones. The June 2013 murder of Cherish Perrywinkle drew huge amounts of news coverage and public attention in Jacksonville, with a jury in 2018 finding Donald James Smith guilty and a judge sending him to Death Row. Rao says she also examined Smith at the Police Memorial Building, and he had injuries to his penis which related to trauma and were consistent with the timing of Cherishs death. Security video played in court showed her skipping out the door behind him. Theyare in our work places, our friendship groups and sometimes even our homes. September 06, 2019, "There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Please enter valid email address to continue. The jury in the same Florida court were also in tears and "covered their mouths" when graphic photos of the child's death were shown in court. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/nfpLo3x45s. Closing arguments will take place tomorrow, and then jury deliberations will begin #DonaldSmith #CherishPerrywinkle pic.twitter.com/Z8NfJTaNus. He claimed hed buy the girls clothing with a gift card. Jury asked to be back tomorrow at 9:15. Looking at her genital area and her anal area, she had so much trauma, the anatomy was totally distorted by the injury that she sustained both to her vaginal area and her anus, Rao testified. Prior Arrest . To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. LIST: Six things we learned after two days of the Cherish Perrywinkletrial, ON TV: Full report from @BridgetteAnJax on CBS47 at 5 and 6, DAY 2:'She had a lot for a white girl,' Smith tells inmate in jailhouse recording. Cherish Perrywinkle was abducted from a Florida Walmart before being sexually assaulted and strangled until her eyes bled by a man who convinced her he was just a Good Samaritan. He strangled her with such force her eyeballs bled, Nelson said. Devastating footage was released during the trial last year showing the moment the young girl was approached while out with her mother and sisters. Stay with us as the trial moves forward. @ActionNewsJax, Inmate asks if "Cherish had a butt on her." #DonaldSmith @FCN2go pic.twitter.com/yQKIvhBhIy, Yes, Florida has the most affordable 4 year college tuition in the country, Man who pulled trigger in murder of Jacksonville 13-year-old arrested, sheriff says, Weather is 95% favorable for a liftoff tonight, but teams are keeping an eye on weather along Dragons ascent corridor, Local Weather: Day 9 of 80-plus degree afternoons; much-needed rain by late Friday into Saturday, RELATED | Jury hears recordings of Donald Smith from jail about young girls: 'That's right up my alley'. It was a child that was abducted, it was something that the entire City of Jacksonville was concerned about, she says. Walmart announced they would soon be closing and at that stage none of them had eaten anything. The next morning, Perrywinkles body was found half-naked and shoved under a fallen tree in a marshy area near Jacksonville. As CrimeOnline previously reported,OnJune 21, 2013,a man approached a single, struggling mother,Reyne Perrywinkle, at the Dollar General store onEdgewood Avenue West in Jacksonville. Tremendous force on her neck, such that she basically she could not breathe, she suffered swelling to her brain, as result of lack of oxygen to her brain," she died. @ActionNewsJax, Dr. Rao says Cherish died from asphyxia. Smith had his back turned to the screen and did not view the photos, Matter reported. The stronger the force applied, the larger the petechiae in the eye are. A recording was played for the jury. Cherish Perrywinkle was an 8-year-old girl from Jacksonville, Florida who was abducted from a Walmart on June 21, 2013. Police were clear about one thingthough. Wu said that the characteristics of Smith's brain, post-injuries, show a tendency to become fixated on something. taking the girl from her family at a Northside Walmart, environmental factors like the presence of water where the remains were found, SPOTLIGHT: Gate River Run kicks off first weekend in March, Jury visits crime scene before closings at Murdaugh trial, Push to require clergy to report abuse stalls in Mormon Utah, DTE Energy, Consumers Energy face power-outage challenges, You Decide 2023 - The Race For Jacksonville Mayor - Omega Allen Spotlight, You Decide 2023 - The Race For Jacksonville Mayor - Donna Deegan Spotlight, You Decide 2023 - The Race For Jacksonville Mayor - Frank Keasler Spotlight. #DonaldSmith looking straight or down, emotionless, as the recorded conversation plays where he says "I'd like to run in to her at Walmart" when talking about 12-year-old girls that walked through the Jail #CherishPerrywinkle pic.twitter.com/Itlhe9RIud. Large petechiae formed in her eyes from the force of strangling her to death. Don was wearing the same clothes as the day before-a black t-shirt and jeans and the lower half of his body was soaking wet. He allegedly lured both mother and daughter by offering to buy them new clothes. @ActionNewsJax, Dr. Rao asks to take a break seeming overwhelmed by the photos. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Jacksonville Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Valerie Rao testified that Cherish Perrywinkle sustained severe injuries from being strangled and raped. The judge asked each juror "Is this your true and correct verdict?" "Cherish did not die quickly, and she did not die easily," State Attorney Melissa Nelson told the jury a day earlier. The defense moved for a mistrial based on Raos request, but that was denied by the judge. The force used during the strangulation was so strong that Cherish suffered skin abrasions as well. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Public Domain Cherish Perrywinkle was murdered by a convicted pedophile who was released from prison just weeks before. The same potential juror indicated she wassqueamish about looking at gory photos, while another possible teared up and said she would lose it during a trial involving crimes against a child. One juror exhibited a strong reaction after viewing it, according to NBCs First Coast News. Dr Rao, visibly shaken, then asked the court for a five-minute break. There was a hickey on herright breast. There were extensive swabs taken in an effort to match DNA to a suspect, and Nicole Lee, with the Florida Department of Law Enforcements Regional Crime Lab in Jacksonville, says many of those samples did- in fact- point to Smith. She said, I hope to God he doesnt kill her and I hope to God he doesnt rape her. All she knew was that she had a badfeeling about him and that he must have taken Cherish. Cherish had been strangled with such force that her eyeballs bled-the blood vessels burst in her throat, face and eyes. Lee says semen was found in Cherishs mouth, vagina, and rectum, and other DNA was recovered from around her neck. Here we have two people who are in a struggle. The cause of death, Rao determined, was mechanical asphyxia. For the DNA that was collected from Cherishs neck, Lee says it was a match to Smith. This case is the type of case that every parent dreadsso how did it happen? Shortly the recording from the jail will be played. There was just one problem with that though. Dr. Valerie Rao was. Lee says not being able to detect foreign DNA, or not being able to assemble a full profile, can happen for several reasons, includingenvironmental factors like the presence of water where the remains were found. Her injuries revealed defensive wounds which showed this little 67lbs 8 year old girl fought for her life but she was no match for the monster who had kidnapped her. The CCTV footage documents the last time the child was seen alive. 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. #DonaldSmith #CherishPerrywinkle, Two women cover their mouth as next photo is shown. Lee says semen was found in Cherishs mouth, vagina, and rectum, and other DNA was recovered from around her neck. . Subscribe to 104.5 WOKV newsletter(Opens a new window), 104.5 WOKV facebook feed(Opens a new window), 104.5 WOKV twitter feed(Opens a new window), 104.5 WOKV instagram feed(Opens a new window). Rayne was reluctant at first but agreed to the lift. So in reality she didn't have a lot of money to buy Cherish new clothes for her trip. Smith manipulated the girl's mother into making her think he only wanted to buy clothing for Cherish Perrywinkle and her siblings. Because of the nature of the case. 2023 Cox Media Group. The cashier at the Dollar GeneralStore confirmed a man asked if Rayne had put the clothes back. The cause of death, Rao determined, was mechanical asphyxia. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. @ActionNewsJax, We cannot show the public the jury, there is a white cloth blocking the cameras view, which explains the white you will at times see on our live stream. Road closed due to construction work on Channel View Blvd both ways from Blount Island Blvd to Reef Run Rd. Example video title will go here for this video. Dr. Rao points to #DonaldSmith as the man she had photographed at the Police Memorial Building as part of this case #CherishPerrywinkle pic.twitter.com/v0Z8CjHOuT. The jury found him guilty on all charges. The state rested after playing the recording. It was the 21st of June 2013. Later on Day 2, the state played a jailhouse recording of Smith talking to another inmate at the Duval County Jail. After a lapse in time while discussing strategies to find the little girl, officers begancanvassing the area in search of the little girl. It's all part of thesecond day of the trial of Donald Smith, the man who's accused oftaking the girl from her family at a Northside Walmart,raping her, and leaving her dead in water near a church. She said that she did not want to appear too overprotective. January 17, 2022 Multiple jurors also cried, covered their mouths and turned away as the graphic photos were shown, CBS affiliate WJAX's Bridgette Matter reported via Twitter. In a desperate call to police, the girl's mother revealed how she fears the worst has happened to her daughter. Cherish did not die quickly, and she did not die easily. Rayne Perrywinkle, the victim's mother, also testified in court today. Photo / AP. Jacksonville chief medical examiner Dr Valerie Rao stopped her testimony as images of the child were displayed in the Florida courtroom, saying: She had so much trauma, the anatomy was totally distorted by the injury she suffered. "That's right up my alley, right there, that's my target area," he's heard saying. @ActionNewsJax, DNA expert identifies slides she prepared from the rape kit taken in Cherish's case. When Rayne and her three girls were inside the van, Don drove to Walmart which was a ten minute drive away to meet his wife. Cherish went with him. Rayne went into Walmart with the three girls and began shopping. I don't understand why he would leave right now unless he's going to rape her and kill her. [Photo: Florida Department of Law Enforcement]. @ActionNewsJax, Perrywinkle was the 1,034 case that arrived at the medical examiners office. It was June 21, 2013, when Cherish and her mother - Rayne Perrywinkle - were approached at the Dollar General store on Edgewood Avenue West in Jacksonville by Smith. / CBS/AP. Cherish's injuries gave aninsight into some of the brutality and horror Donald had inflicted on her. ", The inmate asked Smithif "Cherish had a butt on her. A full profile could not be performed from the vaginal swab, however Smith was not excluded by the results, and Lee testified that- in all- there was still an almost non-existent chance it was anyone other than Smith. It was shown as evidence to the jury during the trial of Donald Smith. "I'm sorry, I need to take a break. Fugitive in $18 million COVID fraud scheme extradited to U.S. U.S. requests extradition of drug kingpin's son, Mexico says, 8-year-old Florida girl who was abducted, raped and murdered. What she sustained was tremendous force on her neck, such that she basically, she could not breathe. The suspect could face the death penalty if convicted. Rayne had $100 but that was to cover clothes, household items and the cost of travelling to the airport the following morning. I dont understand why he would leave right now. Perrywinkle can be heard saying: "I'm hoping he's not raping her right now because I've had that done to me and it's not fun.". Tap on any of the buttons below to download our app. The surveillance video shows Smith walking alongside the little girl. I am listening to testimony while @BethANJax will be live at noon with updates on #DonaldSmith testimony today. January 25, 2022, "The effects of abuse are devastating and far reaching. However, they never returned. Jacksonville, FL Editor's note:The details of this testimony can be considered graphic and difficult for some readers. There was nosign of Don or Cherish. On Valentine's Day, it took jurors only 14 minutes to find 61-year-old Donald Smith guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle in 2013. @ActionNewsJax #DonaldSmith, Lee says semen positive in rectal swab samples. @ActionNewsJax, Detective explains a confidential informant said #DonaldSmith was speaking to another inmate using air vents at the jail @ActionNewsJax, DNA expert says the DNA found on Cherish matches #DonaldSmith @ActionNewsJax, Lee is explaining to the jury #DonaldSmith DNA profile. Rayne and the three girls looked at some clothes at the Dollar General Store. "Why in the world would he take my little girl?" Per maggiori informazioni sulle modalit di utilizzo dei dati, consulta la nostra Informativa sulla privacy e lInformativa sui cookie. The cashier later confirmed he saw themtalking in the car park for around 15-20 minutes. Jury is hearing moments when she reported her 8-year-old daughter had disappeared with #DonaldSmith. Action News Jax facebook feed(Opens a new window), Action News Jax twitter feed(Opens a new window), Action News Jax youtube feed(Opens a new window), Six things we learned after two days of the Cherish Perrywinkletrial, She had a lot for a white girl,' Smith tells inmate in jailhouse recording. @ActionNewsJax. Dress that Cherish Perrywinkle was last see in is shown to the jury @FCN2go #DonaldSmith pic.twitter.com/cI1MGK48n0. There was no kicking or screaming. Chief Medical Examiner just asked for a break, appeared to be holding back emotion. Sign up below to be added to our mailing list for the latest news updates, access to exclusive contests, and more! The court had to recess for 10 minutes and before attorneys, Rao, and the media were asked to leave the room Donald Smith's attorney asked for a mistrial on the grounds of her breakdown. At around 9 a.m. the following morning, officers spottedSmiths van off of I-95 near downtown Jacksonville. He saw Cherish as a sexual object and when he raped her, he murdered her in an attempt to evade justice. The next day, the full autopsy was performed. Lee says not being able to detect foreign DNA, or not being able to assemble a full profile, can happen for several reasons, including environmental factors like the presence of water where the remains were found. The child is not incapacitated, and she is going to struggle during this entire process, she said. 2023 Chilling Crimes. It's all part of the second day of the trial of Donald Smith, the man who's accused of taking the girl from her family at a Northside Walmart, raping her, and leaving her dead in brackish water near a church. A full profile could not be performed from the vaginal swab, however Smith was not excluded by the results, and Lee testified that- in all- there was still an almost non-existent chance it was anyone other than Smith. 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