Serial killer Daniel Penton is being charged in Shannon's murder..
Penton is also a suspect in the abduction of
6-year-old Shannon Marie Sherrill, who was last seen
in Thorntown, Ind., playing hide and seek with friends
on Oct. 5, 1986.
Harper was hired by the Sherrill family to investigate
the abduction of their child after the case by law
enforcement stalled.
Penton is scheduled to be extradited to Indiana later
this month to face charges in the case.
“I believe this guy may be responsible for an enormous
number of missing girls and although I was hired by
the Sherrill family to find their daughter’s killer, I
want every case this monster might have been involved
in solved before he dies,” he said. “I want these
families to have some closure as to what happened to
their children.”
Harper has worked with detectives across the country
including Gary Sweet and the two men have shared a
wealth of information regarding Penton.
Sweet said after interviewing Penton and his cellmates
he knew about the Johnson case and he is now working
with Dickerson and Fitzgerald and the three lawmen are
sharing information.
“It’s my belief that Penton is their guy,” Sweet said.
“I feel pretty certain he is responsible for Ara’s
abduction.
Fitzgerald told the newspaper Thursday he and
Dickerson are planning to look at Sweet’s files to
better prepare themselves for a meeting with the man
labeled a “monster” by Collin County officials.
“Before we go up there to talk to him, we want to make
sure we have all the information available to know how
to question this individual,” he said.
Fitzgerald said a capital murder charge is not out of
the question.
“It is definitely a possibility because she was
abducted out of her house, against her will and if she
was killed then it would be a capital murder case,” he
said.
Sweet summed up his involvement with the Penton cases.
“What case can you work that is more important that a
child abduction and murder?” he said.
“I am a parent and this is a parent’s worst
nightmare.”
Kenneth Dean covers police, fire, public safety
organizations. He can be reached at 903.596.6353.
e-mail:news@tylerpaper. com
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