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Patrolwoman Sherry Hopper Goodman, 38, was killed while on duty in Memphis in the early morning of July 26, 1996. Goodman, a deputy with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office of just over four years, stopped a vehicle in the Frayser area about 2:18 a.m. The driver, identified as 25-year-old Roderick D. Cobb, had outstanding warrants and was placed under arrest. Another deputy assisted, Cobb was searched, handcuffed behind his back and placed in Goodman's patrol car for transport to the jail.

Near Thomas Street and Weakley Avenue, Cobb produced a concealed .38 caliber revolver and fired, striking Goodman in the back of the head. Her patrol car crashed and she was found deceased at the scene. Cobb escaped but was captured about eight hours later at a friend’s house. He was tried in the summer of 1997, convicted of Goodman’s murder and sentenced to life without parole. Goodman was survived by her husband and two teenage children.

Did anyone in Frayser that night see or hear anything that might clarify what happened during that transport?