On the night of 21 June, 2013, Rayne Perrywinkle was shopping with her three daughters in a Dollar Tree in Jacksonville, Florida. Money was tight and Rayne struggled to purchase the clothes that the girls were wanting. Nearby, a white-haired man looked on before approaching Rayne and offering assistance. But there was a catch, they needed to come with him to Walmart…
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Audio Sources:
“RAW VIDEO: Donald Smith’s former victim “I will never forget his face””
“Donald Smith Trial Day 1 Part 1 Victims Mother Rayne Perrywinkle Testifies”
“Donald Smith Trial Day 1 Part 2 Officer Wilkie Testifies”
“Donald Smith Penalty Phase Prosecution Closing Arguments”
Sources:
ABC – 8 WFTV, 22 June, 2013 – “Girl Taken from Jacksonville Found Death”
The Florida Times-Union, 22 June, 2013 – “Cherish Perrywinkle, 8, Found Dead Saturday, Jacksonville Sex Offender Arrested”
The Florida Times-Union, 22 June, 2013 – “Her Nightmare is Just Beginning”
The Florida Times-Union, 23 June, 2013 – “After Cherish Perrywinkle’s Death, Hundreds Mourn”
UPI, 23 June, 2013 – “Fla. Man Donald Smith Pleads Not Guilty to Kidnapping, Murder of Girl”
Associated Press, 24 June, 2013 – “No Bail For Fla. Sex Offender Charged in Death”
NBC – 11 WPXI, 24 June, 2013 – “What to Know to Keep Your Children Safe from Strangers”
The Florida Times-Union, 25 June, 2013 – “Janet Adkins Calls for Review of Sex Offender Laws After Cherish Perrywinkle’s Death”
The Florida Times-Union, 25 June, 2013 – “Jacksonville Sheriff Orders Investigation”
The Florida Times-Union, 25 June, 2013 – “Family Victimized by Sex Offender Feels Guilty”
The Florida Times-Union, 27 June, 2013 – “Friends, Strangers, Come to Honor Cherish Perrywinkle”
The Florida Times-Union, 28 June, 2013 – “Family, Friends and Strangers Gather”
The Florida Times-Union, 29 June, 2013 – “Smith Kept Slipping Through State System”
The Florida Times-Union, 30 June, 2013 – “Man Charged in Cherish Perrywinkle Slaying”
Associated Press, 2 July, 2013 – “Man Indicted in Sexual Battery in Girl’s Death”
The Florida Times-Union, 10 July, 2013 – “Sisters of Cherish Perrywinkle Removed from Mother’s Home”
The Florida Times-Union, 12 July, 2013 – “Father, Grandfather of Cherish’s Sisters Want Custody”
The Florida Times-Union, 30 July, 2013 – “Mother of Victim Deemed Fit”
The Florida Times-Union, 5 September, 2013 – “Lawmakers Start to Seek Ways to Protect Children”
ABC – 9 WFTV, 19 September, 2013 – “Jacksonville Officers Reprimanded for Handling of Cherish Perrywinkle Abduction”
Associated Press, 20 September, 2013 – “Officials Reprimanded Over Child Killing Case”
Associated Press, 24 September, 2013 – “Lawmakers to Revisit Sex Offender Laws”
The Florida Times-Union, 29 October, 2013 – “In Tapes, Suspect Denies Harassing 9-Year-Old”
The Orlando Sentinel, 7 November, 2013 – “Lawmakers Consider Making Harsher Penalties for Sex Predators”
The Florida Times-Union, 5 December, 2013 – “Donald Smith, Arrested in Cherish Perrywinkle Abduction, Says Execution Would Be Simple, Happy, Peaceful”
The Florida Times-Union, 21 November, 2013 – “Perrywinkle’s Children Will Remain in Foster Care”
The Florida Times-Union, 17 December, 2013 – “Florida Senate Files Sweeping Overhaul”
The Florida Times-Union, 1 January, 2014 – “Toughening Sexual Predator Law”
Associated Press, 4 March, 2014 – “Senate Passes Tougher Sexual Predator Bill”
The Florida Times-Union, 20 June, 2014- “One Year After Cherish Perrywinkle”
The St. Augustine Record, 5 November, 2015 – “Man Charged with Murder of 8-Year-Old Cherish Perrywinkle”
Associated Press, 12 February, 2018 – “Mother Testifies About 8-Year-Old’s Abduction”
Associated Press, 12 February, 2018 – “Tearful Mother Testifies About 8-Year-Old’s Abduction”
The Florida Times-Union, 12 February, 2018 – “Cherish Did Not Die Quickly”
Associated Press, 13 February, 2018 – “Examiner Sobs While Testifying About Little Girl’s Autopsy”
The Florida Times-Union, 13 February, 2018 – “Witness, Jurors Visibly Shaken”
Associated Press, 14 February, 2018 – “Jury Takes Minutes to Convict Man in Slaying”
Associated Press, 14 February, 2018 – “8-Year-Old Rape, Murder Victim Endured Nightmare”
Associated Press, 20 February, 2018 – “I’d Never Forget Attempted Kidnapper’s Face”
The Florida Times-Union, 20 February, 2018 – “Past Victim Recounts Horror”
Associated Press, 21 February, 2018 – “Convicted Child Rapist, Killer is Psychopath”
The Florida Times-Union, 28 March, 2018 – “Every Day, Mother Sees Horrible Reminder of What Donald Smith Did”
News 4 Jax, 2 4Febraury, 2017 – “Sisters of Murdered 8-Year-Old Find New Home in Australia”
