Cherish Perrywinkle's killer sent to prison on death row Donald Smith sentenced to death Wednesday
Donald Smith's mugshot from the Dept. of Corrections
RAIFORD, Fla. – Just hours after he was sentenced to death for the murder of 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle, Donald Smith was sent to prison, according to the inmate log from the Florida Department of Corrections.
A judge ruled Wednesday Smith, the man who kidnapped raped and strangled Cherish, should pay for his crimes with his life.
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Records from the DOC show Smith was picked up from the Duval County jail at 5 a.m. Thursday.
Smith reported to the Reception and Medical Center in Lake Butler for screening tests and then sent to death row in the Florida State Prison.
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