📍 Vincennes, Indiana | Year: 1975

🎧 Chapter 44 — The Final Trace of Sherry Lee Gibson

A knock in the dark.
A scream no one heard.
And a fire meant to erase everything.

For years, the case was closed.
The killer was named.
The story… finished.

But the truth doesn’t always stay buried.

A confession from a church pew.
A second story that matched the first—26 years later.
And a realization that the wrong ending had been written all along.

Some stories don’t disappear.
They wait.

Primary News Reports & Investigation Details

• Tri-State Murder Case capturing National Attention (14 News)
  Details the Investigation Discovery feature and the confession that broke the case after 26 years.

• Murder Case Reopened after 27 Years (14 News)
  An early 2002 report on the new suspects and the reaction of the Gibson family.

• Man Guilty in 1975 Slaying of Woman in Indiana (Chicago Tribune)
  Covers Wayne Gulley’s conviction, the 11-hour jury deliberation, and the tragic 1998 death of eyewitness Lindy Alton.

• Confession leads to 2 Arrests in '75 Killing (Chicago Tribune)
  Details the initial arrests of Dicks and Gulley and the realization that Jeffers was innocent.

• Knox County Convicts Man in 1975 Murder Case (Journal Review)
  Summary of the final verdict against Gulley and the clearing of the previous conviction. 

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• WFIE +11

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The Story of the False Confession

• John Jeffers Case Profile - National Registry of Exonerations
  The definitive record of how John Jeffers falsely implicated himself and Ken Shaner, leading to a wrongful 30-year sentence.

• Georgia Woman Allegedly Confesses Late (The Intelligencer)
  Article exploring why Dicks came forward and the initial skepticism from Gulley’s defense team. 

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• National Registry of Exonerations +2

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The Trial & Legal Proceedings

• Trial Begins in 1975 Murder Case (14 News)
  Coverage of the start of the 2003 trial, including comments from lead investigator Larry Eck.

• Stefanie Silvey Investigates: Wayne Gulley (14 News)
  Detailed investigative piece including excerpts from Gulley’s interrogations and the composite sketches.

Jailed Suspects' Descriptions Fit Other Crimes (14 News)
Explores how Gulley and Dicks were tied to other unsolved robberies and shootings from the mid-70s.