The Assassination of Vincent & Margaret Sherry

This Is Monsters

Jiles

True Crime

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Vincent Sherry was a judge and Margaret Sherry was running for mayor. Their children were grown and they were spending their later years trying to make change in the world. When they were found dead in their home in 1987, investigators spent years trying to figure out who wanted the Sherrys dead.

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0:00.0	What do you get when you cross a lawyer who is also a judge, his wife who is determined
0:07.0	to expose widespread corruption and who is also running for mayor and a menacing mafia of monsters. You get death and a whole lot of it.
0:15.8	This is monsters. Oh, Vincent Sherry Jr. was a man of many titles, a respected lawyer, a dedicated judge, a loving husband, a devoted father, the list goes on.
0:54.2	He started law school as a young adult and immediately enlisted in the Air Force as a legal
0:58.9	representative.
1:00.4	He worked his way up the ranks until he was a colonel in intelligence as well as military judge advocate.
1:06.0	During his time in the military, Vince married Margaret Joyce Smith and the couple went on to have four children together.
1:12.0	Lynn, Vince Jr., Eric and L. the couple went on to have four children together.
1:12.6	Lynn, Vince Jr. Eric and Leslie.
1:16.1	When the children were young, the family moved frequently
1:19.1	from bases all across the continental United States
1:22.2	to a long stint at a U.S. base in Japan.
1:25.5	In 1971, Vincent retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service.
1:30.8	By then, their children were grown in living away from home or studying at college, so they decided it was the perfect time to pursue their shared passion for travel.
1:40.0	Military life had been full of many cities and countries, but now they wanted to explore on their own terms without the lingering worry of being moved when they only just settled in.
1:49.6	After a year of traveling, Vincent and Margaret decided they were ready for the second chapter of their working lives and they returned to the United States.
1:58.0	They decided to settle in one of the places they had enjoyed living in the most during Vincent's service, the city of Biloxi in Mississippi.
2:06.0	Biloxi is a coastal area nestled along the Gulf of Mexico.
2:10.0	It's famous for pristine white sandy beaches and a vibrant seafood culture.
2:15.0	For Vincent and Margaret, the city offered the perfect balance of relaxation and professional
2:19.6	opportunities and it only took a few short years before they had established themselves as pillars of the community.
2:26.0	Vincent immediately started practicing law again as a defense attorney while Margaret was elected to a position on the city council.
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