It was summer of 2014 when Rosalie Joseph went to work at a local hotel in Orlando, Florida, leaving her teenage daughter home alone. When she arrived back home that evening, her teenage daughter was missing from their home. Her bedroom was in complete disarray with clothing missing from the drawers. In the corner of the bedroom, she found a stuffed teddy bear, spattered with blood and underneath the bed, she found a pair of men’s boxers which had been doused in bleach.

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Audio Sources:

“Alexandria Chery: Her disappearance and death”

“VIDEO: Testimony: Witnesses saw Saint Simon wash blood off hands after teen’s disappearance”

“Death penalty trial beings for Sanel St. Simon”

“SANEL SAINT SIMON TRIAL – Case Overview (2018)”

“SANEL SAINT SIMON TRIAL – Dr. G. Medical Examiner (2018)”

“SANEL SAINT SIMON TRIAL – Alexandria’s Brother Fanzo (2018)”

“SANEL SAINT SIMON TRIAL – Alexandria’s Friends (See note below) (2018)”

“WATCH LIVE: Penalty phase in trial of man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend’s teen daughter”

Sources:

ABC – 9 WFTV, 30 July, 2014 – “Family, Friends Desperate to Find Missing Teen”

The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July, 2014 – “Mom’s Boyfriend Arrested in Search for 16 Year Old”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 31 July, 2014 – “Family, Friends Rally Together as Search for Teen Continues”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 31 July, 2014 – “Deputies Conduct Massive Search for Missing Orange County Teen”

The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July, 2014 – “Mom’s Boyfriend Held After Teen Vanishes”

The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July, 2014 – “Missing Teen’s Social Media Silence Sparked Concern”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 1 August, 2014 – “Family, Friends Gather for Vigil”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 1 August, 2014 – “Decomposed Body Found Near Osceola-Park County Line is Female”

NBC – 8 WFLA, 1 August, 2014 – “Body Found Near Polk Search Area for Missing Girl”

The Orlando Sentinel, 1 August, 2014 – “Deputies, Others Step up Hunt for Teen”

The Orlando Sentinel, 1 August, 2014 – “Mom’s Boyfriend Named Prime Suspect”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 3 August, 2014 – “Church Service Pays Tribute to Missing 16 Year Old”

Hartford Examiner, 3 August, 2014 – “Alexandria Chery Body ID”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 4 August, 2014 – “Dozens Gather to Remember Teen”

The Orlando Sentinel, 4 August, 2014 – “Friends, Family Gather to Mourn Alex Chery”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 5 August, 2014 – “Bond Sent at $200L for Suspect”

The Orlando Sentinel, 5 August, 2014 – “Suspect in Disappearance of Teen Faces New Charges”

The Orlando Sentinel, 5 August, 2014 – “Suspect in Alexandria Chery Case Deemed Flight Risk”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 6 August, 2014 – “Body Found in Osceola County That of Missing Teen”

International Business Times, 6 August, 2014 – “Alexandria Chery Update”

International Business Times, 6 August, 2014 – “Alexandria Chery Dead”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 23 August, 2014 – “Hundreds Gather to Honor Slain Orange County Teenager”

The Orlando Sentinel, 24 August, 2014 – “Loved Ones Offer Final Goodbyes for Teen”

The Orlando Sentinel, 27 August, 2014 – “Mom Says Boyfriend-Suspect Sexually Abused Teen Daughter in 2013”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 16 September, 2014 – “Suspect in Death of Orlando Teen Charged with Her Murder”

The Orlando Sentinel, 17 September, 2014 – “Mother’s Boyfriend Charged in Teen Death”

The Orlando Sentinel, 19 September, 2014 – “Autopsy Showed Teen Suffered Blunt-Force Trauma”

The Orlando Sentinel, 1 October, 2014 – “Family to Celebrate Alexandria Chery’s Birthday”

The Orlando Sentinel, 2 October, 2014 – “Family, Friends Celebrate Dead Teen’s Life”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 8 October, 2014 – “Suspect in Orange County Teen’s Killing Asks for new Attorney”

The Orlando Sentinel, 8 October, 2014 – “In Letter, Suspect in Murder Claims Innocence”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 9 October, 2014 – “Suspect in Orange County Teen’s Death Planned Killing 3 Days Prior”

The Orlando Sentinel, 10 October, 2014 – “Mom’s Boyfriend Planned to Kill 16-Year-Old”

The Orlando Sentinel, 14 October, 2014 – “Man Charged in Teen’s Death Decides to Keep Lawyer”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 28 October, 2014 – “Autopsy Confirms Orange County Teen’s Death was Homicide”

The Orlando Sentinel, 29 October, 2014 – “Alexandria Chery’s Autopsy Shows 10 Skull Fractures and Two Stab Wounds”

The Orlando Sentinel, 15 November, 2014 – “State Seeks Death Penalty Against Man Charged with Beating Teen to Death”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 16 November, 2014 – “Witness in Alexandria Chery’s Murder Case Killed”

ABC – 9 WFTV, 10 August, 2015 – “Man Accused of Killing Orange County Ten Rejects Plea  Deal”

The Orlando Sentinel, 6 February, 2018 – “Murder Trial Begins for Man Accused of Killing 16-Year-Old”

The Orlando Sentinel, 13 February, 2018 – “Alexandria Chery Case from 2014 Goes to Jury”

The Orlando Sentinel, 13 February, 2018 – “Jury Deliberating Whether Orange County Man Killed Girlfriend’s Daughter”

The Orlando Sentinel, 13 February, 2018 – “Jury Deliberating Whether Orange County Man Killed Girlfriend’s Daughter”

The Orlando Sentinel, 14 February, 2018 – “Saint-Simon Guilty of Murder”

The Orlando Sentinel, 16 February, 2018 – “Jurors Hear Evidence of Teenager’s Sexual Assault”

The Orlando Sentinel, 17 April, 2018 – “Jurors to Hear from Family of Man Convicted of Killing Teenager”

The Orlando Sentinel, 18 April, 2018 – “Family of Convicted Killer Testifies”

The Orlando Sentinel, 18 April, 2018 – “Testimony Ends in Death Penalty Trial”

The Orlando Sentinel, 19 April, 2018 – “Life in Prison”

The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June, 2018 – “Man Sentenced in Girl’s 2014 Murder”