A Search For A Mother Leads To A Shocking Discovery

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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True Crime

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

At ten years old, Cheryl Gyant learned she was adopted, thus beginning her search for answers about her biological mother. After years of asking questions about her mother's identity, Cheryl received the shocking and devastating news that her mother was Sheri Okoro. Sheri had become one of the first victims of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, two of California's most notorious serial killers. Although Lake and Ng took Sheri's life, they could not take away her voice. Cheryl Gyant shares the story of how she learned the news of her mother's tragic death and how she dedicated herself to telling Sheri Okoro's story. Later, Cheryl discusses how her nonprofit, Shaniya Rose CDC, works to make a difference for children in the foster care community. Inspired by her mother's own words, Cheryl Gyant authored A Letter From Sheri, a book in which she details the life story her mother never got to tell. Cheryl is also the founder of the nonprofit, Shaniya Rose CDC, which works to provide assistance and resources for children who have been impacted by the foster care system. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	At 10 years old, Cheryl Guyant's happy childhood was turned upside down when she received the news
0:36.8	that she was adopted.
0:38.4	She began looking for answers in every aspect of her life.
0:42.9	She spent days lying in the grass, gazing up at planes in the blue sky above,
0:48.4	wondering if her mother was on board.
0:51.2	Other times, she would search through faces in the grocery store, hoping to find some familiarity in a woman shopping beside her.
0:59.0	Cheryl's search for her mother took an abrupt turn, when at 15, she learned that her mother was dead.
1:06.0	However, it wasn't until years later that Cheryl finally learned the true identity of her mother, as well as the shocking details surrounding her brutal death.
1:18.4	I'm Emily Campano, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast.
1:30.3	Thank you. It took years of searching for answers. It took years of searching for answers before Cheryl learned that her mother was also named Cheryl,
1:52.2	but went by Sherry Okoro.
1:55.0	After enduring a troublesome upbringing, Sherry Okoro left Michigan and set out for California. While staying at a rooming
2:03.0	house in San Francisco known as the Pink Palace, Sherry came into contact with Leonard Lake,
2:08.9	one of California's most infamous serial killers. Lake took advantage of Sherry Okoro by offering her work on his marijuana farm in the mountains.
2:20.6	When she agreed, the nightmare began.
2:24.4	Lake, along with his accomplice, Charles Ng, kidnapped Sherry Okoro, making her one of the first victims in their sinister project, they called Operation Miranda. It is believed
2:37.0	they had up to 25 victims. Sherry Okoro was kept in an underground bunker, where she was
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