COLD CASE: The Murder of Sharron Prior 

Isn't that beautiful that we finally know who killed Sharron. 24 May 2023. Took a long time but hey never, never give up. Happy for her mom, she now knows the answer to the quuestion she has been asking herself for 48 years and almost 2 months : "Who killed my daughter?"

It's so sad how these families must go so long without knowing what happened to their loved one. I can't imagine.

Ridiculous that they threw away evidence, especially related to a murder. That should be criminal in itself.

No longer a cold case. They confirmed the killer was Franklin Romine from West Virginia, turns out it wasn't a local after all. The killer had been dead for a long time but at least her family and especially her poor mother finally have the answers after 48 years. They really shouldn't take a profiler's word at face value, if they had investigated known criminals who passing through the area at the time of the murder instead of only investigating the locals, they might have found him before because they knew he was there at that time.

Why does the evidence of an unsolved case get thrown away??!

Thank you so much for covering this case. I think about Sharron everyday. I so desperately want to see this case solved for her and her family. 🙏

I sure hope this family gets some answers perhaps with genetic genealogy. The absolute bungling of the police in this case is terrible! I would like to see a more professional cold case team take over.

I feel so bad for how Sharon’s last days must been like being scared and in so much pain! 😢

Never heard this case but it was told wonderfully, thank you for sharing it with us. My mother was also born in 1959. Sharron was beautiful and has missed so much life. I wonder if that braggart who died in 82 truly was the killer? Could he be pegged to that area at that time? I wanna dig more into him as a suspect!

The best two words to describe this case are Horrible Incompetence. I can't believe disposing of evidence in an open case. Thanks for the great video 🌻

Hey girly! Story as always was awesome. Almost a half an hour! I grew up in that same time frame. We ran a round like nothing could ever happen to us, if we only knew what we know now! I hope getting the story out makes people think about what they could know to help. Keep em coming! Happy New Year Ash! 🕵️‍♀️🌳💙

You should cover the horrific 1987 cold case murder of Kathy Martin Odom in Houston, Texas that was finally solved. She was my sister’s best friend growing up in the 1970s and I have funny and wonderful memories of her as I was the annoying baby sister that always wanted to tag along with them. It’s was covered by that major television show Blood, Lies, and Alibis.

Thanks Ash, as usual, professional and well researched. Evidence was lost. I'm not surprised, a number of Cnd missing children's files/evidence have been lost, due to water damage, moving from one building site to another. Also no photo copier back in the day, so writing has faded to almost non existence. Children have also gone missing around Easter, something about that holiday. Let us hope that the small amount of DNA comes up with a familiar. RIP Sharon

There’s never anything wrong with being a good person, but it’s also vital to teach people to be alert and aware of their surroundings. The best fight is the one that never happens.

I can’t imagine the pain that Sharron’s mom has suffered all these years.

Such a sad case. Thanks for sharing it. IMO, the 8-1/2 shoe print at the crime scene is the best link to whom the killer was. I would extract from this that the killer was likely 5-8 to 5-10 in height. It might be too late but they should review the potential suspects looking for men that fit these two features. I'm confused that the knife-wielder would then carry out a murder without stabbing Sharron. The strewn panties on the lamppost is also a sign. It shows he *wanted* his handiwork to be found as if he wanted credit from someone. I'd guess the killer to be younger, immature and possibly extraordinarily shy with women. My heart goes out to Yvonne and her family.

So sad to see good, hardworking family destroyed by a savage act as this. Seems to me that Sharon's killer used her kindness as a weakness against her. Unbelievable that the evidence got "lost"??? C'mon guys ( police) you need to solve this one, keep it open until you do. Thanks for the case Ash, once again I applaud your professionalism handling this and all of your cases!!

I pray they find her killer. Why in the world did they get rid of the evidence??

If he was living with his parents he wouldn’t have been able to keep her for so many days. So he must have had his own place. As for hanging her underwear in the tree - that’s to humiliate her further.

I'm a new subscriber. Your channel is great. This is absolutely unbelievable & maddening. The way the poor mother had to find out about her daughters death, after she's already had been missing, ugh. Prayers for the family. RIP Angel 🕊🕊🌾💝💝 So sad. I hope & pray they close this case. God bless 👑🙏🏼💞💞💞

Hey thanks again for more content. I appreciate how much information you gather and how you bring awareness to the public. I had no idea about this case.

Today, May 23, 2023 it was confirmed through DNA evidence that a man from West Virginia named Franklin Romine was guilty of the rape and murder. He had fled to Canada for charges of a previous rape. But was caught and sent back to West Virginia in 1976 to stand trial for the first rape and burlgery. His first trial reversed the conviction and a second trial was set. In 1981 he pleaded guilty and sentence to 5-10 years but was released early for timed served. He died in Verdun, Montreal in 1982. Since it seems unclear how long he had been back in Montreal, he may also be the man responsible for Tammy Leaky.

I hope they try using genetic genealogy now they have dna

So happy to see this case solved 🙏🏻

That fact that someone claims the right to end the life of an innocent person is beyond words… there really can’t be any words to accurately describe the level of pain the victim sustains, and the aftermath their family, friends and community have to endure.

Jesus Christ, this poor girl. Rest in peace Sharron.

Your voice was made for narration. Thanks for sharing.

This is so sad, I can not even imagine the pain and suffering these women and her family have through and are still going through to this day. Who throws out evidence?? Someone must know something. Please speak up. This was a very good one 👍🏻 Nice job Ash and have a great new year

Happy New Year to everyone! (I have been offline for three weeks and am attempting to catch up with content and with often ignored courtesies, which is my major resolution this year...) An excellent story put together with your always gentle touch. My thoughts go to all those still looking for Sharon's justice and peace to all who were touched by her. It is a great way to start😊 on a hopefully much better year for all of us. 🖖🐢👣

Another wonderful job at helping others remember a victim of something so horrible. I'm grateful to get back to seeing your videos again.

So sad. I pray they find this evil person. If the evil person still alive. Dear God......

I'm thinking Sharon's killer was older and now dead. Whoever it was had the means to keep her captive. At the same time the killer downsized his victim type. Also, the killer obviously knew the area extremely well. These facts make me think it was that older, against the norm, type serial killer. Rip Sharron.

That's tragic and heartbreaking. Those cops really screwed the case up.

Waiting for justice for so many years.... Praying the remainder of Sharron's family can finally get answers after all these years, thanks to forensic, genetic genealogy... 💔

What ever happened with the DNA they found on the clothing? The cops didn't just "drop the ball" in this one. They straight up forgot to even put the ball into play. I know a lot of that has to do with the bittersweet reality that they hadn't dealt with anything like this, so they didn't have a clue what they were doing. Then add in how different it would've been, just the fact that it's that far in the past. The mother shouldn't have to find out her missing daughter is now her dead daughter because of a front page photo. Which I've always felt was a dick move by press outlets. Don't freaking show the body of a person, much less a minor, on your story. It's bad enough they ran it in a sensationalist way, you don't have to add to the devastating humiliation this person & their loved ones have endured. I mean, I get it's the news and you need to report what's going on, but there's a right and wrong way to do that. I've always felt that the press should have to wait to run stories with gruesome photos, speculation on the who/why/how of it all, and their theories with little to no actual understanding of their lives, let alone the deaths. I feel like either the police get to say when it's okay based on the family of the deceased being notified or that there's been sufficient time for them to be found and notified. Also, if a journalist, if we can even call them such anymore, is able to figure out the family's identity & location they need to give they to the police and wait for them to be notified. There are way too many stories that show the press made the whole thing so much more painful and depressing than it had to be. We have done a lot to fix how police handle these crimes. Had advancements in tech that are amazing and have truly learned from past mistakes; we've created databases of DNA of anyone they've ever had to bring in and that's amazing. Why do we let press get away with the kind of shit that we wouldn't expect even back then, before there was an understanding amongst society that mental health is important and these things have a massive impact when you see your missing child be confirmed to be dead via a newspaper exploiting your loss and her body's cruel abandonment to sell papers.

Mike French's killer perhaps knows!!!! It also would be nice to hear about the serial killer, Surender Kohli from Noida,India.

Well done Ash. Such a sad story. The police totally failed this family.

I wish I could subscribe twice to up your numbers... you have a great channel. Hang in there. I know You Tube is a tough place.

I know I have requested this a few times but it's just so crazy how little information there is on it it's a case in sunset Utah a little girl was abducted and murdered she was 3 her name is Rachel Runyon and to this date no one has been identified as being the perpetrator I just feel like you could do her case justice and maybe get more info out there for people who might have seen or heard something and bring a little closure to her family

5/23/23: Sharron's killer has been confirmed through DNA after exhumation of the body of a convicted rapist who died in 1982. While nothing can lessen the pain of Sharron's death, her family now at least has some closure.

Omg you should totally cover more underrated cases like this especially the Canadian ones or highway of tears

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Very sad!! I remember when i heard about the horrific news ..i was 10 years old ..i was living in Verdun .people were so shock .!! In those days .we trusted people we felt safe

Looking forward to this video but just wanted to say, best wishes for this year and looking forward to what you have in store Ash ! Keep up the amazing work :)

Another great video! I hope one day all the cold cases in the world will be solved!

thank you for your caring

ugh, that’s awful. i feel so bad for sharron’s friends and family and everyone who saw that photo of her. nobody should have to see something so horrific

She was such a good lady what a horror to go through. I'm so sorry for her torture

The profiler believed the killer was local & in his 20's still living with his parents, yet Cheryl was held for days before her death??? I highly doubt he held her at his parents home for any amount of time while alive anyway. Dont get me wrong, I can appreciate the info a profiler can provide detectives but its not a guaranteed science. All to often the profiler's description is taken verbatim while neglecting other potential suspects who do not fit the profile given.

Thank you♡ love when you make cases from quebec&canada..

Love your channel!

I love this channel, such great cases you share 🙏🙏

Thank you for sharing my Aunt’s case. We do appreciate the case staying alive to hopefully get answers one day.

Keep doing this. Your so respectful to the victims and the family's. Have a great new year yourself

This is horrible. Poor thing. I really love the background music. It's very ominous.

So glad this was finally just solved!

Always looking forward to a new upload! Thank you 🙏

Have shared on Pinterest and Facebook. I hope this terrible brutal crime is solved very soon. This girl could've gone to college, University, become a vet, a mother, or whatever she wanted. She will never do those things now, because some evil person or people chose to take her life. That person/those people need to be brought to justice.

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How weird is this ! I’ve only just found this story …… todays date is 4th April 2024 !!

I lived in the Point and also belonged to the Boys and Girls club on Ash Avenue. We lived on Congregation. I am now 58 years old...but it feels like yesterday. Such a brutal rape and murder. The family may find some peace now that the murder has been solved. Hard to believe such evil exists. Rest in peace Sharron, you will not be forgotten 🙏

Awesome job Ash! Thank you... The ambient music you used is spooky!

Hello Ash ! Just watched the case of murder of Sharon Prior. Another unfortunate Canadian teen murdered. As I am Canadian it hits me when such a young pretty girl which to me Sharon was in her photos. So brutal left for dead in the snow and cold of a Canadian winter. We have harsh winters here. And warm even hot summers in Canada. This really was so heinous. Can’t figure out the man’s shirt being left at the scene??🤔Rest in Hevenly Peace dear Sharon 😔😢🕊🌷💐✝️✝️😢🇨🇦🇨🇦💔

Dinner can wait, I've got a video to watch 😆

And wow that’s a lot of evidence the perpetrator left behind, someone had to recognize something……

Hi Ash watching now What an awful tragic story! Hopefully you putting this story in the light it will be solved! DNA has got to have something! I Hope this family gets answers! Thank you Ash for sharing this and let’s all Hope for Justice! ☮️ 🐝safe !

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They found him. He is dead since 1982...

Hello Ash, happy new year ;)

There is absolutely no excuse for destroying evidence! Sharon's mother was treated terribly by law enforcement. Shame on their uncaring souls!

First time I've seen this one. I only joined late last year. Truly sad 😢😢 I'm about to watch the update. ❤

Another fantastic video!

This is awful. Sick

Case is now solved!

Rest in peace ❤😢

So Sad❤

Maybe it was a member of police dept

With a DNA profile couldn't there be a way to track down a distant relative through Paraobon Nano Labs (sorry if I got the name wrong) or a similar organisation? I really enjoy your extremely well put together mini documentaries btw 😊

Hey! Excited to watch this & a belated happy New Year my friend! Rip Sharon! Such a sad & tragic story. I hope whoever done this is found but it's more unlikely as time progresses. Never give up hope!

Benedict 😂😂😂 I'd be so mad at my mother. Just name me Kermit and get it over with.

I'm glad to see that Sharron's killer has finally been identified. Luckily, her mother is still alive and has finally gotten closure. 🩷🩷🩷🩷