Janice Morgan

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Welcome to Serial Killers, a Spotify podcast. Every Monday, we bring you the true crime stories that stand out. I'm Janice Morgan. We'd love to hear from you. Follow us on Instagram at Serial Killers Podcast and share your thoughts on this week's episode. Or if you're listening on the Spotify app, swipe up and leave a comment.

This episode includes discussions of violence, kidnapping, murder, and sexual abuse of children. Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen. Stay with us. It's January 1989. Tampa, Florida is decked with old Christmas lights, but the neon sign of the Mons Vena Strip Club shines brightest of all. It's one of Tampa's most lavish clubs.

This episode includes discussions of violence, kidnapping, murder, and sexual abuse of children. Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen. Stay with us. It's January 1989. Tampa, Florida is decked with old Christmas lights, but the neon sign of the Mons Vena Strip Club shines brightest of all. It's one of Tampa's most lavish clubs.

Professional athletes and musicians are regular clientele. Inside, two dancers, Cheryl Comesso and Sharon Marshall, get ready for their shifts. They only recently met. Cheryl is new to the club, but they've become fast friends. When she's not dancing, Sharon's taking care of her nine-month-old son, Michael. She's a single mom and lives with her father, Warren Marshall.

Professional athletes and musicians are regular clientele. Inside, two dancers, Cheryl Comesso and Sharon Marshall, get ready for their shifts. They only recently met. Cheryl is new to the club, but they've become fast friends. When she's not dancing, Sharon's taking care of her nine-month-old son, Michael. She's a single mom and lives with her father, Warren Marshall.

She recently started dating a man named Carrie. And Carrie quickly begins to notice something strange about his girlfriend and her father. Warren's in his mid-40s. A lot of people say he's creepy. He tends to hang around the club while his daughter is working and never lets her out of his sight. He makes inappropriate sexual comments to his daughter and other dancers.

She recently started dating a man named Carrie. And Carrie quickly begins to notice something strange about his girlfriend and her father. Warren's in his mid-40s. A lot of people say he's creepy. He tends to hang around the club while his daughter is working and never lets her out of his sight. He makes inappropriate sexual comments to his daughter and other dancers.

When Carrie spends time with the family, he notices that Sharon is nervous around Warren, like she's scared of him. Still, Cheryl takes a liking to Warren. He claims to have connections in the pornography industry in Los Angeles, and Cheryl thinks he could help her break into the business. Over the next few months, she grows closer to Sharon, meaning she's also spending more time with Warren.

When Carrie spends time with the family, he notices that Sharon is nervous around Warren, like she's scared of him. Still, Cheryl takes a liking to Warren. He claims to have connections in the pornography industry in Los Angeles, and Cheryl thinks he could help her break into the business. Over the next few months, she grows closer to Sharon, meaning she's also spending more time with Warren.

Things are going well. At one point, Warren even does a topless photo shoot of Cheryl, promising he'll send her pictures along to his contacts in Hollywood. But then it all falls apart. One night, Cheryl lets Warren take her out on his boat on nearby Lake Okeechobee. While they're on the water, Warren starts making sexual advances. Cheryl turns him down and Warren explodes.

Things are going well. At one point, Warren even does a topless photo shoot of Cheryl, promising he'll send her pictures along to his contacts in Hollywood. But then it all falls apart. One night, Cheryl lets Warren take her out on his boat on nearby Lake Okeechobee. While they're on the water, Warren starts making sexual advances. Cheryl turns him down and Warren explodes.

He tries to physically attack her. Cheryl is so terrified she jumps overboard. She swims to shore and has to hitchhike all the way home. It's traumatic and also heartbreaking. She'd hoped Warren would help her break into the pornography business, but he was just taking advantage of her. Cheryl's disappointment soon gives way to rage. She wants revenge.

He tries to physically attack her. Cheryl is so terrified she jumps overboard. She swims to shore and has to hitchhike all the way home. It's traumatic and also heartbreaking. She'd hoped Warren would help her break into the pornography business, but he was just taking advantage of her. Cheryl's disappointment soon gives way to rage. She wants revenge.

She knows Warren's daughter, Sharon Marshall, doesn't report all the money she makes at work. A lot of it is cash tips, so it's easy and pretty common to try to avoid paying one's fair share of taxes. In Sharon's case, it allows her to receive welfare checks to pad out her income.

She knows Warren's daughter, Sharon Marshall, doesn't report all the money she makes at work. A lot of it is cash tips, so it's easy and pretty common to try to avoid paying one's fair share of taxes. In Sharon's case, it allows her to receive welfare checks to pad out her income.

Cheryl knows that Sharon and Warren depend on that extra money, and she's boiling with anger at Warren, so she decides to hurt him. She calls social services and tells authorities Sharon's been shirking the system. Her plan works. Pretty soon, Sharon's welfare checks are suspended. Warren is furious. One day in March 1989, he calls one of Cheryl's friends.

Cheryl knows that Sharon and Warren depend on that extra money, and she's boiling with anger at Warren, so she decides to hurt him. She calls social services and tells authorities Sharon's been shirking the system. Her plan works. Pretty soon, Sharon's welfare checks are suspended. Warren is furious. One day in March 1989, he calls one of Cheryl's friends.

He says he knows Cheryl's the one who turned them in, and she's going to have to answer for it. It's not just about the welfare money. Sharon and her baby son Michael were on Medicaid, and now they've lost their coverage. Fair or not, by ratting them out, Cheryl's put the family in a serious financial bind.

He says he knows Cheryl's the one who turned them in, and she's going to have to answer for it. It's not just about the welfare money. Sharon and her baby son Michael were on Medicaid, and now they've lost their coverage. Fair or not, by ratting them out, Cheryl's put the family in a serious financial bind.