Bertie Cunningham’s Grave
Jedidiah Isaac Murphy
Murphy with his rabbi in 2016
Murphy (October 2019)
Jedidiah Murphy (2023)
Facts of the Crime:
On October 4, 2000, in Garland, Murphy forced his way into a car of 79-year-old Bertie Cunningham. After riding for about 30 minutes, Murphy forced the woman into the trunk of the car. The woman was shot while getting into the trunk. Murphy then drove her car to Van Zandt County, where she was removed from the trunk and drowned in a creek. Murphy later used the woman's credit cards to purchase alcohol and cigarettes.
Murphy was sentenced to death in Dallas County on July 26, 2001.
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