Public Domain Cherish Perrywinkle was murdered by a convicted pedophile who was released from prison just weeks before. 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. 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. When Cherishs body was brought to the Medical Examiners Office, Rao says the conducted a sexual assault kit, where a lot of evidence was collected. ON TV: Action News Jax will have the latest updates on CBS47 at 5, FOX30 at 10 and CBS47 at 11. On Monday, State Attorney Melissa Nelson described the horrible manner in which 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle was killed in 2013. It took a Jacksonville jury less than 15 minutes to find Donald James Smith, 61, guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle in Florida in 2013. Smith was arrested 10 hours after the child was abducted after his vehicle was spotted by a police officer. It takes a person anywhere from three to five minutes to die from being asphyxiated to death. #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. WOKV and Action News Jax continue to follow all of the developments from inside of the courtroom. Not only was there CCTV of Donald leaving Walmart with Cherish, there was evidence of his arrest while still wet and a witness who saw his van parked near to where Cherish's body had been found. The jury found him guilty on all charges. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. @ActionNewsJax, The recording is being played for the court #DonaldSmith @ActionNewsJax, Carter says he has heard Smith interact with other inmates. 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. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. @ActionNewsJax, Officer Charles Carter, with JSO's Department of Corrections Intelligence Unit is on the stand. Cherish Perrywinkle was abducted, raped and strangled to death Donald Smith, 61, has appeared in court charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and rape of the eight-year-old girl in June. gs,washing her hair and shewanted to buy her some new clothes. Don wasn't interested in shopping for himself and in fact only added a bundle of rope to the shopping cart. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. She was alone, under pressure and finding it difficult to manage and couldn't afford to buy them clothes. 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. 2023 Cox Media Group. 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. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/26zmR3z7uU, James Carter is the next witness, he was an officer with JSO. Dr Rao, visibly shaken, then asked the court for a five-minute break. He told me I was safe, she said in court on Monday. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The cause of death, Rao determined, was mechanical asphyxia. The state rested after playing the recording. At this stage , it had started to rain so Rayne had two choices - she could walk home in the rain or take a lift with Don to Walmart to buy some clothes for the girls. In fact, hers was a brutal and tortured death.". Jurors heard Rayne Perrywinkle's frantic 911 call,CBS affiliate WJAX'sJenna Bournereported via Twitter. He gagged her with such force, her gums and nostrils bled. Jurors Cry Over Autopsy Photos On Day 2 in the trial of Donald Smith, many female jurors cried when graphic autopsy photographs of Cherish Perrywinkle were shown in court Tuesday. @ActionNewsJax, Donald Smith is wearing a yellow shirt and tie today. After waiting for his wife for a few minutes he told Rayne they could meet her at Walmart instead. With the exception of the insect activity, Rao says they determined all of the injuries she suffered happened before her death. The man, later identified as Smith, first offered to buy the mom a dress. When they arrived at Walmart, Don continued with the lie that he had a wife and told Rayne that he would wait for his wife in the car park. "I'm sorry, I need to take a break. Despite working hundreds of cases, Rao became emotional during her testimony, "I'm sorry I need to take a break," Rao said. Cherish was also raped prior to her death, and Rao says injuries resulting from that were severe. It did not present any witnesses before resting its case shortly after the state. There were many areas of injury uncovered during the testimony, from scrapes and bruises that Rao believes were the result of Cherish being transported to where her body was found, to ant bites that happened after her death. The next day, the full autopsy was performed. 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. The CCTV footage documents the last time the child was seen alive. Police were familiar with Don. 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. The evidence, some of it. This article contains information regarding the autopsy of the victim and manner of her death. I don't understand why he would leave right now unless he's going to rape her and kill her. Donald had gagged her so severely that her gumshad bled, he raped and sodomised her. In court videos seen by news.com.au, Rao was testifying for the Medical Examiner's office and provided disturbing details over the little girl's death. He suggested getting food at the McDonalds inside the store and asked for Cherishto accompany him and pick out the food she wanted. There was nosign of Don or Cherish. He had been released from prison 21 days before Cherish's murder and is now facing the death penalty. Live feed will be back after he is done. Closing arguments are scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday. At 11.20pm, Rayne called 911. Rayne was reluctant at first but agreed to the lift. Swabs were also taken of her breasts, one of which had visible signs of a hickey, according to Rao. Rao says she actually went out to the scene where Cherish was recovered. Don told Rayne he would getcheeseburgers in McDonalds. Donald James Smith has been found guilty of the murder and rape of Cherish Perrywinkle. She had injuries all over her body. Even Rao had to ask the court for a brief recess during her testimony. Not so much at his Trial but in a prison recording of a conversation he had with his mother. Because of the nature of the case. Even more disturbing than that was the fact he took Cherish on at least two occasions to the dressing room alone. Its still unclear whether she ever existed. Puoi cambiare le tue preferenze in qualunque momento nella sezione Le tue impostazioni per la privacy. Rayne Perrywinkle, the victim's mother, also testified in court today. A medical examiner who conducted the autopsy on 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle became emotional in court Tuesday as she discussed the last moments of the young girl's life. Jury selection for the case that shocked the Jacksonville community and the nation is schedule to begin on February 12. DAY 1: Cherish's mothersays she never would have knowingly let girl leave with suspect ", Even the state attorney and Medical Examiner seem to be getting caught by the enormity of the emotion. He has pleaded not guilty. 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. Before Cherish was brought to the medical examiner's office a rape kit was conducted. @ActionNewsJax, Defense is not presenting any witnesses. The same day, the girl's mother took the stand and tearfully testified she thought Smith was a good Samaritan who was trying to help her family out. As she looked at photos of Cherish's disfigured body, Rao began to cry and asked to take a break. "She died after she sustained tremendous force on her neck such that she could not breathe," Rao told the court. When 20 minutes had passed Rayne began to worry. The judge asked each juror "Is this your true and correct verdict?" JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The News4JAX I-TEAM has obtained all of the evidence against Donald Smith, who was convicted of raping and killing 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle. I dont want him to kill her. 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.". #DonaldSmith #CherishPerrywinkle, Two women cover their mouth as next photo is shown. Smith, the man accused of the 2013 kidnapping, rape, and murder of 8-year-old Cherish. Jury is hearing moments when she reported her 8-year-old daughter had disappeared with #DonaldSmith. Smith overheard Rayne explain to an . This week kicked off the trial for the Florida man accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering Perrywinkle. The force used during the strangulation was so strong that Cherish suffered skin abrasions as well. ", Smith is heard on the recording saying,"She ain't black, but she had a lot for a white girl.". The convicted murderer offered to buy Rayne a dress along with a $150 gift card. It was shown as evidence to the jury during the trial of Donald Smith. After a lapse in time while discussing strategies to find the little girl, officers begancanvassing the area in search of the little girl. Cherish's mother later told police she was struggling to buy clothes for her daughters when Smith overheard and offered to buy them for her. To follow live onTwitter, please follow Bridgette Matter at @BridgetteANjax, LATEST: Graphic testimony details moments before Cherish Perrywinkle's death. On Monday, State Attorney Melissa Nelson described the horrible manner in which 8-year-old. Last year, video was released by the State's Attorney Office in Florida, US, showing horrifying CCTV footage where Cherish is approached, along with her mother and sisters, by Smith at a Walmart in Jacksonville, northeastern Florida. "That's right up my alley, right there, that's my target area," he's heard saying. This case is the type of case that every parent dreadsso how did it happen? @ActionNewsJax, Multiple women on the jury crying as more photos are shown. Donald Smith was standing trial on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual battery. @ActionNewsJax, #DonaldSmith has looked at all evidence presented in this case, but his back is turned to the screen as Cherish's autopsy photos are shown. I dont want to be one of those parents who go through this.Perrywinkle told a 911 operator. The trial of Donald Smith, the man accused of raping, torturing, and killing eight-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle in 2013, began in a Florida court Monday. Jacksonville, FL Editor's note:The details of this testimony can be considered graphic and difficult for some readers. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? @ActionNewsJax. Surveillance footage from Walmart shows Perrywinkle, wearing the same dress found near her body, walking out of the store with Smith, a registered sex offender. Cherish was also raped prior to her death, and Rao says injuries resulting from that were severe. 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 Perrywinkle trial, Cherish's mothersays she never would have knowingly let girl leave with suspect, JSO officers responding to Cherish'smurder: 'Protect her, preserve the evidence'. @ActionNewsJax, Dr. Rao looking through autopsy photographs. @ActionNewsJax, "All her injuries she sustained were prior to her death." Jurors Cry Over Autopsy Photos On Day 2 in the trial of Donald Smith, many female jurors cried when graphic autopsy photographs of Cherish Perrywinkle were shown in court Tuesday. [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. @ActionNewsJax, June 23, 2015 is when the recording equipment was placed in the Duval County jail. Smiths DNA also matched samples from a rectal swab of Cherish. What she sustained was tremendous force on her next, such that she basically, she could not breathe. 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. 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. Rao had seen and conducted "thousands of autopsies" and had been tendered as an expert witness in this case and hundreds of others. The force used during the strangulation was so strong that Cherish suffered skin abrasions as well. Donald saw an opportunity that day when he saw Rayne with her three girls. @ActionNewsJax, Dr. Rao is being tendered as an expert witness. "I'd like to run into her at Walmart. 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 . She is heard telling a dispatcher, "I feel like a fool," and saying she couldn't remember what Smith was wearing or what his license plate was, Bourne tweeted. 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. Road closed due to construction work on Channel View Blvd both ways from Blount Island Blvd to Reef Run Rd. Per maggiori informazioni sulle modalit di utilizzo dei dati, consulta la nostra Informativa sulla privacy e lInformativa sui cookie. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. The next day, the full autopsy was performed. 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. Around the same time, officers received a tip that a suspicious van was seen aroundBroward Road. A recording was played for the jury. Each attempt to look at where the virus started is swamped by misinformation. @ActionNewsJax, Much of the witnesses in this trial are not being crossed by the defense. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Donald had gagged her so severely that her gumshad bled, he raped and sodomised her. @ActionNewsJax, DNA expert identifies slides she prepared from the rape kit taken in Cherish's case. 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. 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. We are in recess as jurors, and Dr. Rao became emotional while photos of Cherish were shown. On cross-examination, the defense confirmed there was no foreign DNA under Cherishs finger nails. Smith, the man accused. Smith had prior arrests for sex crimes in 1977, 1992, and 2009. . The effect of smothering or force to keep her quiet would cause these injuries. the injuries were bleeding nostrils and injuries on her upper lip. She had injuries all over her body. Rayne had $100 but that was to cover clothes, household items and the cost of travelling to the airport the following morning. 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. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. #DonaldSmith. There was blunt force trauma to her head and ligature marks around her neck. Stay with us as the trial moves forward. HARROWING images of the battered body of an eight-year-old girl who was raped and brutally killed have leftan entire jury traumatised and in tears. The medical examiner said that Cherish Perrywinkle died from being strangled, probably with a piece of clothing. Rao described autopsy photos shown to the jury which pictured hemorrhaging and busted blood vessels around her neck, as a result of her strangulation. Donald James Smith, 61, faces the death penalty if he is found guilty of first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual battery, reported The Washington Post. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal in a high-profile case involving an 8-year-old Jacksonville girl who was abducted from a Walmart and raped and murdered. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. "Why in the world would he take my little girl?" @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/JtVFWHPQPu, Dr. Walerie Rao is the chief medical examiner in Duval County. The surveillance video shows Smith walking alongside the little girl. There was also DNA evidence. At that point, Rayne had no idea that there was a man watching her every move. "Looking at her genital area and her anal area, she had so much trauma, the anatomy was totally. A medical examiner who conducted the autopsy 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle became emotional in court Tuesday as she discussed the last moments of the young girl's life. Smith had been released from prison just 21 days before he abducted and murdered the little girl and had been on the sex offenders register since 1993. . Dr. Wu said that Smith was just 9 when he suffered a traumatic brain injury (or TBI). #DonaldSmith @ActionNewsJax, We cannot identify undercover officer, I am live tweeting testimony. Cherish went with him. Then he did. Smith was arrested 10 hours later after his vehicle was spotted by a police patrol officer. 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. The Prosecutor in the case said Donald had tore her apart, that's how brutal the injuries were. Watch Live: Closing arguments begin in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Watch Live: Garland testifies amid ongoing special counsel investigations, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. He claimed hed buy the girls clothing with a gift card. The cause of death, Rao determined, was mechanical asphyxia. Rao says she actually went out to the scene where Cherish was recovered. She said, I hope to God he doesnt kill her and I hope to God he doesnt rape her. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. During that time the man introduced himself as Don to Rayne. The young girl was allegedly abducted. 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. I need just 5 minutes @FCN2go #donaldSmith. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/MKEFKNzl74, Dr. Rao says Smith has injuries to his private area. @ActionNewsJax, Dollar Store purchases were also found in a trash can, Carter collected as evidence. Dati relativi al dispositivo e alla connessione a Internet, come l'indirizzo IP, Attivit di navigazione e di ricerca durante l'utilizzo dei siti web e delle app di Yahoo. Some potential jurors were visibly shaken in a Jacksonville courtroom, while listening to details regarding the upcoming trial against a Florida man accused of kidnapping, raping, and killing a Florida girl. She spent around 20 minutessearching Walmart, McDonalds and the car park. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/nnTMgN1vnC, FDLE DNA Expert is on the stand right now. This is the dress that was worn by 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle when she was killed. First published on February 13, 2018 / 12:38 PM. Cherish sustained a hemorrhage to her head, indicative of blunt force trauma, but not enough to end her young life. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. We all get those warning signsand sometimes we act on them and sometimes we ignore them. The shopping trip was very focused around the girls and Rayne stayed with them in the children's section. @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. "Doctors are people too," said the State of Dr. Rao. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/CMCaOxtIdj, First witness of today, Jerome Bruton who found a blue stroller on his deceased uncles home. Enable our Skill today to listen live at home on your Alexa Devices! When Cherishs body was brought to the Medical Examiners Office, Rao says the conducted a sexual assault kit, where a lot of evidence was collected. Donald Smith's trial in the murder of Cherish Perrywinkle is set to begin Monday. @ActionNewsJax, Donald Smith has his back turned to the screen showing the photographs. As officers approached his vehicle and surrounded him, they noticed Smith, dirty and soaked in water, was wearing the same clothes he had on in the Walmart surveillance footage. At the Dollar General Store, Rayne took a few items to the till to have them price checked . @ActionNewsJax #DonaldSmith, Undercover officer says he was contacted by SAO for the #DonaldSmith case. @ActionNewsJax, Graphic photographs of the autopsy will be shown to the jury. ", by Chilling Crimes The court documents stated that the single mother agreed to both. After utilizingK-9 units, little Cherishs lifeless body was found in a nearby swampy ditch. 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. Even Rao had to ask the court for a brief recess during her testimony. Lee was able to get a full DNA profile of Smith from samples that were sent to the lab. 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 . 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