She trusted him enough to roll up her sleeve and allow him to give her an injection. The young woman who spent her time studying at the University of Florida, volunteering at animal shelters, and dreaming of going to Africa with the Peace Corps, suffered from debilitating migraines.
Her friend, who wanted to be more than just a 'friend' had access to medicine to let her sleep. She trusted him enough to give her a shot to help her find peace.
Little did she know he wanted her to have the kind of deep, peaceful sleep from which she'd never awaken. He wanted to put her down like a dog.
When the young woman is found dead in Gainesville, Florida, police officers don't see any injuries. No one forced their way into her home. On the autopsy table, the medical examiner finds nothing that could have killed this woman.
Why did she die?
One detective says, "sometimes young people just die."
But then the ME finds a tiny puncture wound that's smaller than a freckle on the woman's arm, and the investigation is on.
Detectives quickly identify a suspect, and they're closing in on him, but he runs to Ireland. How are they ever going to bring him back to Florida?
The Murder of Michelle Herndon: A Shocking True Crime Story is at a heartbreaking and tragic tale of a young woman's murder and a police department's refusal to allow her killer to escape justice.