With the exception of the insect activity, Rao says they determined all of the injuries she suffered happened before her death. 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. Cherish had been strangled with such force that her eyeballs bled-the blood vessels burst in her throat, face and eyes. What she sustained was tremendous force on her next, such that she basically, she could not breathe. @ActionNewsJax, DNA expert identifies slides she prepared from the rape kit taken in Cherish's case. It's clear that it's difficult for #CherishPerrywinkle's mother Rayne Perrywinkle to listen to this 911 call. The jury found him guilty on all charges. I am listening to testimony while @BethANJax will be live at noon with updates on #DonaldSmith testimony today. @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. She suffered severe injuries, abrasions and contusions all over he body after being strangled with a piece of clothing, tortured and raped. 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. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/nnTMgN1vnC, FDLE DNA Expert is on the stand right now. The suspect could face the death penalty if convicted. She was seen on CCTV cameras leaving the store with a man named Donald Smith who was later convicted of her murder. 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. #DonaldSmith @FCN2go pic.twitter.com/IqHaXOp8UO. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. The next morning, Perrywinkles body was found half-naked and shoved under a fallen tree in a marshy area near Jacksonville. @ActionNewsJax, No cross from the defense for undercover officer, the defense has not crossed a majority of the witnesses in trial. Smith had an extensive criminal record, which included a lewd assault on a child, an attempted abduction on a 13-year-old girl, harassing phone calls to a 9-year-old girl, and an attempted abduction on two teen girls by trying to lure themto his vehicle with pornographic magazines. @ActionNewsJax, Lee says in Cherish oral swabs it was positive for semen. We all get those warning signsand sometimes we act on them and sometimes we ignore them. The state and defense have rested in thecase against Donald Smith on Day 2 of his murder trial. Expert says this was an exact match. The Prosecutor in the case said Donald had tore her apart, that's how brutal the injuries were. Rao could not determine what exactly was used, but she determined the bruise pattern was wide, and generally consistent with an article of clothing, like a t-shirt. On June 21, 2013, eight-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle of Jacksonville, Florida, was abducted from her neighborhood Walmart while shopping with her mother and a stranger who offered to buy them clothes. Nelson said that the childs last five hours alive were torturous. Around three hundred potential jurors filed into the Jacksonville courtroom this week, where they were shown an up-close photo of a little girl with big brown eyes. She had injuries all over her body. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. Road closed due to construction work on Channel View Blvd both ways from Blount Island Blvd to Reef Run Rd. Closing arguments are scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday. Cherish had been strangled with such force that her eyeballs bled-the blood vessels burst in her throat, face and eyes. They obtained surveillance footage from Walmart and watched Smith exiting the store with Cherish following closely behind. @ActionNewsJax, Defense moves for judgement of acquittal. 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. Cherish Perrywinkle CBS affiliate WTEV Smith allegedly lured Perrywinkle's family to Walmart in 2013 with promises to buy food and clothing, then left with the girl. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. It was testimony that not only caused several jurors to shed tears, but led to the Chief Medical Examiner asking for a brief recess as she appeared to fight back emotion as well. Verdict possible tomorrow in Donald Smith trial. 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. Check back with CrimeOnline as we provide upcoming trial coverage. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Jury is hearing moments when she reported her 8-year-old daughter had disappeared with #DonaldSmith. #DonaldSmith can be heard saying this to another inmate about a girl at the jail @ActionNewsJax, #DonaldSmith can be heard saying they're about 12, 13. She died after she sustained tremendous force on her neck such that she could not breathe.. Protect yourself and those you love. Later on Day 2, the state played a jailhouse recording of Smith talking to another inmate at the Duval County Jail. 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. He told me I was safe, she said in court on Monday. The suspects criminal record dated back to 1977. 1894 shipwreck found in Lake Huron, confirming "powerful, tragic story", Bipartisan Senate group unveils rail safety bill in response to Ohio derailment, What to know about Shigella bacteria as drug-resistant strain spreads, Top Dems push Fox News to stop promoting "propaganda" about 2020 election, Where things stand in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial, Watch Live: Closing arguments to begin in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh. Lee is now explaining the analysis she did of #DonaldSmith's DNA. Photos of injuries police say Smith suffered the night of the kidnapping and surveillance video that shows Smith walking out of a Walmart on Lem Turner Road with Cherish will also be allowed to be shown as evidence, Judge Mallory Cooper ruled. Rayne and the three girls looked at some clothes at the Dollar General Store. @ActionNewsJax, Dr. Rao looking through autopsy photographs. In it, she said she felt like a fool. by Chilling Crimes Donald saw an opportunity that day when he saw Rayne with her three girls. @ActionNewsJax, Next witness is an undercover officer. There was just one problem with that though. 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. 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. Share currently playing on Facebook (Opens a new window), Share currently playing on Twitter (Opens a new window), Jacksonvilles Morning News with Rich Jones. #DonaldSmith @ActionNewsJax, State asks no margin for error? On cross-examination, the defense confirmed there was no foreign DNA under Cherishs finger nails. He had been released from prison 21 days before Cherish's murder and is now facing the death penalty. Police received a tip off that Don's van had been seen parked in woods. Example video title will go here for this video. He has pleaded not guilty. We did hear from Donald in this case. View our online Press Pack. @ActionNewsJax, Judge asks Smith if he is 61 he says "old." First published on February 13, 2018 / 12:38 PM. 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. "I'm sorry, I need to take a break. That day was not a normal day for Cherish Perrywinkle in the sense that she was due to fly to California the next morning to spend the summer with her father. Any hope of finding Cherish alive was over. It is clear he did not want to be seen as a paedophile but make no mistake, that's exactly what he is. Don later joined them inside the store. Cherish was also raped prior to her death, and Rao says injuries resulting from that were severe. And now, this sex offender had Cherish. Rao had seen and conducted "thousands of autopsies" and had been tendered as an expert witness in this case and hundreds of others. DNA other than Cherishs could not be detected in the oral swab. Cherish was also raped prior to her death, and Rao says injuries resulting from that were severe. 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. He suggested getting food at the McDonalds inside the store and asked for Cherishto accompany him and pick out the food she wanted. The state and defense have rested in the case against Donald Smith on Day 2 of his murder trial. Smiths DNA also matched samples from a rectal swab of Cherish. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/t4j2hoddsZ. to Cherish's injuries, there was no need to introduce photographs of those injuries. There was no kicking or screaming. She didn't know Don at all and described him as a man with white hair who drove a white van. 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. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. This is the dress that was worn by 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle when she was killed. Swabs were also taken of her breasts, one of which had visible signs of a hickey, according to Rao. 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. 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. 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. She got into Don's van. @ActionNewsJax, #DonaldSmith has not turned around to look Cherish's autopsy photos, he is not looking at photos of himself either. With the exception of the insect activity, Rao says they determined all of the injuries she suffered happened before her death. 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. It was a twenty minute or so walk away. Don was 61 year old Donald Smith, aregistered sex offender with offencesdating as far back as the 70s. 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. Smith was arrested 10 hours after the child was abducted after his vehicle was spotted by a police officer. He strangled her with such force her eyeballs bled, Nelson said. 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. @ActionNewsJax, Judge says she is denying the motion for mistrial. News.com.au has viewed Rao's horrifying testimony. Cherish sustained a hemorrhage to her head, indicative of blunt force trauma, but not enough to end her young life. 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. Smiths defense lawyers have yet to give an explanation or defense for Smiths actions. #CherishPerrywinkle pic.twitter.com/OtiXxh3qm7. Rayne is heard saying in the call. He saw Cherish as a sexual object and when he raped her, he murdered her in an attempt to evade justice. @ActionNewsJax, Multiple women on the jury crying as more photos are shown. 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. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/JtVFWHPQPu, Dr. Walerie Rao is the chief medical examiner in Duval County. @ActionNewsJax #DonaldSmith, Lee says semen positive in rectal swab samples. The thing toreally note in this case is Rayne's intuition. Cherish Perrywinkle was an 8-year-old girl from Jacksonville, Florida who was abducted from a Walmart on June 21, 2013. Donald Smith was standing trial on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual battery. They later identified Smith as a convicted sex offender who had only been out of jail for around three weeks before he reportedly preyed upon the Perrywinkle family. A series of swabbings were taken, as well as nail scrapings and clippings. 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. 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. He gagged her with such force, her gums and nostrils bled. The shopping trip was very focused around the girls and Rayne stayed with them in the children's section. 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. It was shown as evidence to the jury during the trial of Donald Smith. 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. A Florida man who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle has been sentenced to death for first degree murder and sexual battery convictions. Chief Medical Examiner just asked for a break, appeared to be holding back emotion. @ActionNewsJax, Perrywinkle was the 1,034 case that arrived at the medical examiners office. ", Smith is heard on the recording saying,"She ain't black, but she had a lot for a white girl.". @ActionNewsJax, Dr. Rao is being tendered as an expert witness. The van was white with carpet inside and blinds on the window. It was a child that was abducted, it was something that the entire City of Jacksonville was concerned about, she says. Cox Media Group. The cause of death, Rao determined, was mechanical asphyxia. Todays testimony was clearly difficult for some of the jurors, with many openly shedding tears as the autopsy photos were put in front of them. When she found out her daughter was dead, she collapsed. There are predators everywhere. The van itself was empty. 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 . The stronger the force applied, the larger the petechiae in the eye are. Lee says semen was found in Cherishs mouth, vagina, and rectum, and other DNA was recovered from around her neck. That's the only reason.". "Doctors are people too," said the State of Dr. Rao. Medical Examiner and forensic pathologist Valerie Rao took the witness stand. When discussing Cherish with his mother, he said"what's her name again?" Eight-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle's body told the tale of her suffering before she was finally strangled to death. The defense called for a mistrial over the interruption in testimony, but the judge denied the motion,Matter tweeted. Theyare in our work places, our friendship groups and sometimes even our homes. Smith had been on the sex offenders list since 1993. She had injuries all over her body. It would have seemed like a natural thingto do as she had already travelled in that van to Walmart. [The trial will] involve the most graphic photos you could possibly imagine,Smiths attorney Julie Schlax replied. She said that Smith had been hovering around her and her three children while they shopped at Family Dollar earlier in the day. Don didn't have a wife. The medical examiner asked for a short break while giving evidence after the disturbing and graphic images shown at the Florida court left her visibly traumatised. At times she fought back tears while speaking about the last hours of her daughters life in 2013. Lee was able to get a full DNA profile of Smith from samples that were sent to the lab. On cross-examination, the defense confirmed there was no foreign DNA under Cherishs finger nails. Lee was able to get a full DNA profile of Smith from samples that were sent to the lab. 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. In secret jailhouse videos, Donald Smith blames 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle for her murder, schemes with his mother to fake a mental illness and gloats about his rank among the world's most. The cashier later confirmed he saw themtalking in the car park for around 15-20 minutes. I don't understand why he would leave right now unless he's going to rape her and kill her. The evidence in this case was overwhelming. Devastating footage was released during the trial last year showing the moment the young girl was approached while out with her mother and sisters. On June 21, 2013, Cherish Perrywinkle, 8, was abducted from a Jacksonville Walmart, raped and murdered by Donald James Smith, a sexual offender. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Cherish Perrywinkle was abducted, raped and strangled to death, CCTV images showing the Cherish leaving Walmart with the man who is accused of killing her, Donald Smith faces the death penalty is convicted of killing Cherish Perrywinkle, Medical Examiner Dr. Valerie Rao leaves the courtroom visibly upset, The Judge allowed a break in proceedings as the jury and medical examiner were left in tears by the graphic images, Smith turned his back to the court as graphic images from the child's post-mortem were shown to the jury, The State Attorney seen with Dr Rao as they go over the visual evidence to be presented to the court, CCTV images of Cherish crossing the Walmart car park are the last time she was seen alive, Horror injuries of Cherish Perrywinkle, 8, raped, tortured and strangled until her eyes bled by Walmart monster leaves murder jury in tears, Parents who killed teen by allowing weight to balloon to 23st before she died in squalor covered in maggots are jailed, Man, 43, died after being held down by security guards at Sainsbury's, Man rushed to hospital with stab wounds after 'incident' at Hackney Central railway station as cops rush to scene, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Jacksonville Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Valerie Rao testified that Cherish Perrywinkle sustained severe injuries from being strangled and raped. 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. 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. @ActionNewsJax. ", Sign up to get the latest true crime stories, new product releases and more, Sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and more . To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. @ActionNewsJax, "Semen positive" in vaginal swabs. Cherish went with him. Each attempt to look at where the virus started is swamped by misinformation. Powered by Shopify. Donald James Smith faces charges offirst-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual battery. At 11.20pm, Rayne called 911. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. @ActionNewsJax #DonaldSmith, Undercover officer says he was contacted by SAO for the #DonaldSmith case. She spent around 20 minutessearching Walmart, McDonalds and the car park. But the most extensive injuries were to her genitalia which was torn, swollen, clearly abused, and distorted. 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. Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. Jurors heard Rayne Perrywinkle's frantic 911 call,CBS affiliate WJAX'sJenna Bournereported via Twitter. They are not hiding in shadows. The murder was premeditated, cold, and calculated; 6 Cherish Perrywinkle was less than 12 years of age. All she knew was that she had a badfeeling about him and that he must have taken Cherish. The murder was especially heinous, or cruel; 5. At the Dollar General Store, Rayne took a few items to the till to have them price checked . . #DonaldSmith has not turned around to look Cherish's autopsy photos, he is not looking at photos of himself either. 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. Rao estimates it would have taken three to five minutes for the girl to die in this manner. @ActionNewsJax, Graphic photographs of the autopsy will be shown to the jury. 2023 Cox Media Group. Doctor Valerie Rao performed the autopsy of 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle back in 2013, and today, she walked jurors through photos and details of her findings regarding the child's death. He also had an unhealthy obsession with Cherish. . The court documents stated that the single mother agreed to both. 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. Despitesearching throughoutthenight , it was only the nextmorning at 9am whenpolice got a break in the case.An officerdealing with a separate roadaccidentrecognised Don's van as it drove past. Road closed due to restricted area on William Ostner Rd both ways from Park Rd to New Berlin Rd. 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. At that point, Rayne had no idea that there was a man watching her every move. 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. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. @ActionNewsJax, Dr. Rao says Cherish died from asphyxia. 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. 2023 Cox Media Group. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. In opening statements, State AttorneyMelissa Nelson told jurors that Smith made comments about a group of girls in the jail. Its still unclear whether she ever existed. The swift guilty verdicts must come as a relieft to the medical examiner who performed an autopsy on the battered body the young girl. @ActionNewsJax, "All her injuries she sustained were prior to her death." Cherish was just eight years old andlived with her mother Rayne, Rayne's boyfriend and Cherish's two younger sisters in Jacksonville in Florida. Rao says she actually went out to the scene where Cherish was recovered. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It took a jury 14 minutes Wednesday to convict a 61-year-old Florida man of abducting, raping and murdering 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle, CBS affiliate WJAX reports.He now . 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. He then offered to buy the mother a $100 gift card andsomehow convinced her to ride with him to pick up the card at a nearby Walmart. Here we have two people who are in a struggle. During the trial, Cherish's injuries were described and shown to the jury. 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. After utilizingK-9 units, little Cherishs lifeless body was found in a nearby swampy ditch. During that time the man introduced himself as Don to Rayne. @ActionNewsJax, Inmate asks if "Cherish had a butt on her." Sentencing will occur during thetrials penalty phase, should Smith be found guilty. It was a child that was abducted, it was something that the entire City of Jacksonville was concerned about, she says. 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. "She had so much trauma the anatomy was totally distorted by the injury she suffered," forensic pathologist and Jacksonville chief medical examiner Dr Valerie Rao said as jurors covered and closed their eyes. Smith told Rayne. 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. Defense attorney holds up picture of Cherish Perrywinkle, reminds that this trial will be "emotional, gut-wrenching" @wjxt4 pic.twitter.com/0rXEVvyDG6, Chris Parenteau (@WJXTChris) February 9, 2018. 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. A verdict could come as early as tomorrow in the case against the man charged with kidnapping, raping, and killing a local 8-year-old girl. 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'. Then he did. 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). The defense moved for a mistrial based on Raos request, but that was denied by the judge. One juror exhibited a strong reaction after viewing it, according to NBCs First Coast News. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/MKEFKNzl74, Dr. Rao says Smith has injuries to his private area. The state rested after playing the recording. 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 . The injuries that poor kid suffered was absolutely horrific and as you said, don't go googling details of . Police were familiar with Don. 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