Daughter Convicted of Murdering Father and His Girlfriend After Being Cut Out of Will
Mar 14, 03:00 AM
After more than two years of legal proceedings, Sherry Lee Heffernan, 57, has been found guilty by a grand jury of the stabbing and shooting deaths of her father, John "Jack" Enders, 87, and his longtime live-in girlfriend, Francoise "Frenchy" Pitoy, 75. Heffernan, a real estate agent, was charged in October 2021 with the double homicide, which rocked the quiet community.
Heffernan, then 55, vehemently claimed innocence as she was escorted out of court in October 2021, asserting, "I am being framed." However, authorities maintained that Heffernan was driven by resentment after being excluded from her father's will and denied the opportunity to sell his house.
The prosecution presented evidence indicating Heffernan's involvement, including surveillance footage showing her recreational vehicle (RV) traveling to her father's residence on the night of Sept. 29, 2021. Additionally, her cellphone activity was traced along the route. Furthermore, three footprints matching Heffernan's were discovered in blood-stained areas of the home's kitchen floor.
Investigators detailed Heffernan's movements on the night of the murders, describing how she parked her RV nearby and proceeded on foot to her father's home, carrying an orange bag and wearing oversized clothing. According to surveillance footage capturing her crossing the Long Beach Island Bridge, she returned to her RV and left the area.
The victims, Pitoy and Enders, were found brutally murdered in their home after Pitoy's daughter raised concerns about their welfare. Enders had been shot in the jaw and stabbed 51 times, according to testimony at Heffernan’s nearly four-week trial. Pitoy had also been shot in the jaw at point-blank range and stabbed 39 times. While the victims were found on Oct. 3, 2021, investigators have long said the elderly couple, who had dated for about 15 years, was actually killed several days earlier.
Heffernan's son reportedly informed authorities that she had made a sudden visit to her father's home, which he described as a "midnight dash." A surveillance camera captured her leaving her property in the Winnebago before 1 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2021, and returning about 8 p.m. Prosecutors allege she drove to her father's house, committed the murders, and drove home in that time frame.
The surveillance video tracked the Winnebago along the route to and from Enders' home, and Weatherstone said Heffernan's cell phone was tracked along the same route.
Following a nearly four-week-long trial, jurors convicted Heffernan on two counts each of murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon. She now faces the prospect of life imprisonment, with her sentencing scheduled for May 10.
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Heffernan, then 55, vehemently claimed innocence as she was escorted out of court in October 2021, asserting, "I am being framed." However, authorities maintained that Heffernan was driven by resentment after being excluded from her father's will and denied the opportunity to sell his house.
The prosecution presented evidence indicating Heffernan's involvement, including surveillance footage showing her recreational vehicle (RV) traveling to her father's residence on the night of Sept. 29, 2021. Additionally, her cellphone activity was traced along the route. Furthermore, three footprints matching Heffernan's were discovered in blood-stained areas of the home's kitchen floor.
Investigators detailed Heffernan's movements on the night of the murders, describing how she parked her RV nearby and proceeded on foot to her father's home, carrying an orange bag and wearing oversized clothing. According to surveillance footage capturing her crossing the Long Beach Island Bridge, she returned to her RV and left the area.
The victims, Pitoy and Enders, were found brutally murdered in their home after Pitoy's daughter raised concerns about their welfare. Enders had been shot in the jaw and stabbed 51 times, according to testimony at Heffernan’s nearly four-week trial. Pitoy had also been shot in the jaw at point-blank range and stabbed 39 times. While the victims were found on Oct. 3, 2021, investigators have long said the elderly couple, who had dated for about 15 years, was actually killed several days earlier.
Heffernan's son reportedly informed authorities that she had made a sudden visit to her father's home, which he described as a "midnight dash." A surveillance camera captured her leaving her property in the Winnebago before 1 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2021, and returning about 8 p.m. Prosecutors allege she drove to her father's house, committed the murders, and drove home in that time frame.
The surveillance video tracked the Winnebago along the route to and from Enders' home, and Weatherstone said Heffernan's cell phone was tracked along the same route.
Following a nearly four-week-long trial, jurors convicted Heffernan on two counts each of murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon. She now faces the prospect of life imprisonment, with her sentencing scheduled for May 10.
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The latest on Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK’s Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, Justice for Harmony Montgomery, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com