Tracy Alan Shermeyer
Tracy Alan Shermeyer
Tracy Alan Shermeyer is the father of John Russell Shermeyer and the husband of Sheri Shermeyer. [1] They shared a home together in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania. [1]
Murder-Suicide of Sheri Shermeyer
The family
On December 26, 2016, Tracy's wife, Sheri Shermeyer, wrote a murder suicide note on Facebook. In it, she details suffering signs of depression, the abuse she's been coping with under her husband, themes of feeling trapped, regret, loneliness, and despair are prevalent throughout the note. These extreme emotions drove Sheri to respond to her husband is to rob him of his legacy, and killing their son. [1]
Sheri then proceeded to suffocate her 12-month-year-old son, John Russell Shermeyer and then shot herself in the head. Their bodies were discovered by a welfare check after her Facebook post. [1]