- The torso of 19-year-old Sheryl Turner was found dumped in a Louisiana river in January
- On April 23, Anthony Holland, 29, was arrested for the murder.
- The couple had been romantically involved online before meeting in person.
The body of a 19-year-old woman was found in a Louisiana river after she stayed with a 29-year-old man she met online.
Sheryl Turner, 19, and Anthony Holland Jr., 29, had “began a romantic relationship through a test message” before Turner fled her home in New Iberia, Louisiana, to meet him.
The 19-year-old left home on December 31 and her family became worried about her after receiving “disturbing” information from one of Turner’s friends.
Turner’s twin sister, Sherry, said the last time she spoke to her was before she “packed her bags and left without telling anyone where she was going.”
On January 24, Turner’s torso was discovered in the Ouachita River after a boater called the Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Office to report a body floating in the water.
The body of 19-year-old Sheryl Turner (pictured) was found in a Louisiana river after she moved in with a 29-year-old man she met online.
Anthony Holland Jr., 29 (pictured), confessed to the gruesome murder, admitting he killed Turner in her home and dismembered her body before dumping her remains in the river.
DNA tests confirmed that the body belonged to the missing 19-year-old. the kansas city star reported.
Then, on April 23, three months after Turner’s body was found, Holland was arrested and jailed on a second-degree murder charge.
The arrest came after investigators searched Holland’s home and found “forensic evidence of a violent crime,” according to police.
Holland confessed to the gruesome murder, admitting that he killed Turner in her home and dismembered her body before dumping her remains in the river, police said.
Turner’s twin sister, who has spoken openly about her sister’s disappearance and the consequences of her discovery, said, “I will never understand why someone would do that to a person” on February 25.
Sheryl Turner, 19 (pictured), and Anthony Holland Jr., 29, had “began a romantic relationship through a test message” before Turner fled their home in New Iberia, Louisiana, to meet him.
The heartbroken sister wished her twin a happy birthday on April 12. She would have turned 20 years old. “Until we meet again, I will love you forever and ever,” Sherry wrote.
When Holland’s arrest was announced, Sherry said justice had been served.
In Turner’s obituary, the family described her as “a shining light to all who knew her, with a kind and loving personality that radiated through her beautiful smile and touched the hearts of those around her.”