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Cheryl Keeton

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Cheryl Keeton

Birth
Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington, USA
Death
21 Sep 1986 (aged 36)
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Bunker Hill, Cowlitz County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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Lawyer, Murder Victim. She attempted to stop her abusive husband Brad Cunningham from running away with her children. On September 21, 1986, Cheryl's body was found in her Toyota van on a freeway in Portland. Brad Cunningham was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for her murder. In 1994, author Ann Rule wrote her New York Times bestseller about the case, and a TV movie called "Dead By Sunset" which was based on the story was produced a year later
Lawyer, Murder Victim. She attempted to stop her abusive husband Brad Cunningham from running away with her children. On September 21, 1986, Cheryl's body was found in her Toyota van on a freeway in Portland. Brad Cunningham was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for her murder. In 1994, author Ann Rule wrote her New York Times bestseller about the case, and a TV movie called "Dead By Sunset" which was based on the story was produced a year later

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6983261/cheryl-keeton: accessed ), memorial page for Cheryl Keeton (27 Oct 1949–21 Sep 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6983261, citing Bunker Hill Cemetery, Bunker Hill, Cowlitz County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.