MURDER
CASE #: 1980-19
Cheryl Lynn Tunnell-Springfield
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Fort Worth, TX
Summary:
On Christmas morning, 12/25/1980, Leon Scott Springfield went to the residence of his ex-wife to bring toys for the children. When he entered the residence he found the victim deceased on the living room floor. It was later determined that she had been strangled. A neighbor had seen the victim talking to an unknown male around midnight on Christmas Eve.
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A neighbor on Whittier Street told detectives they saw Springfield speaking with someone outside the home in the early morning hours that Christmas day. The witness, however, couldn't give a good description of the person. Fort Worth police were able to lift a partial fingerprint as well as DNA from the scene. All these years later, though, there has still been no match.
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Scott (Ex-Husband) walked over on the morning of December 25th, 1980, arriving at about 6:15 AM to the cries of his little boy.
After going inside, he discovered Cheryl laying by the Christmas tree. She’s been strangled to death with a cloth iron cord.
Associated Persons
Jan T. (Sibling) - Living
Leon S. (Ex-spouse) - Living
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