MANASSAS, Va. — Jurors in the John Sherwood murder trial had the chance to send a message to the victim’s family, and to the community that the murder of a 21-year-old wife and mother was a heinous crime. It took jurors 46 minutes to return a verdict finding Sherwood guilty of 1st-degree murder in the death of his wife, Erica. It was the second day of trial in which the killer took the stand seeking a reduced 2nd-degree murder conviction.
On December 13, jurors took 46 minutes to return a verdict finding Sherwood guilty of 1st-degree murder in the death of his wife, Erica. It was the second day of his trial, the day the killer took the stand seeking a reduced 2nd-degree murder conviction.
