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On a spring evening, April 17, 1979, nineteen-year-old Cheryl Ann Scherer was working a shift at a self-service gas station in Scott City, Missouri. It was the last time anyone would see the young woman. Cheryl, a female with red/auburn, shoulder-length hair and blue eyes, stood around five feet tall and weighed approximately 100 pounds. She had single piercings in her ears and two distinctive moles: a dime-sized one on her back between her shoulder blades and a smaller one about a half-inch fro ...Read More
Last Seen: Apr 17, 1979

Victim Details

Dec 07, 2009

May 02, 2023

Cheryl

Scherer

64

19

60 inches

61 inches

95 lbs

100 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Apr 17, 1979

Scott City

Missouri

Scott County

63780

7847

Scott County Sheriff Department

Benton

Missouri

Scott County

63736

Michael Williams

Detective

131 South New Madrid Street, Missouri

5734713530

County

Law Enforcement

www.scottcountymo.com

80-0025

1979-04-17

Scott County Sheriff Department

7013

Red/Auburn

Blue

Blue

06/20/2026


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