Chesco Woman Faces Life In Prison After Killing Father And His Partner

WEST CHESTER, PA — A Chester County woman faces life in prison after she was convicted of the murder of her elderly father and his girlfriend at his home at the Jersey Shore.

Sherry Lee Heffernan, 57, of Landenberg, had originally claimed she was framed. The jury trial in Ocean County, New Jersey court which led to her conviction lasted nearly a month.

The incident occurred back on Oct. 3, 2021 Surf City, New Jersey.

Heffernan stabbed both her father, John Enders, 87, and Francoise Pitoy, 75, multiple times, officials said.

Heffernan was arrested at her Pennsylvania home on Oct. 4 and charged with murder the next day.

As she was led from the courtroom in handcuffs and shackles after the brief prelininary hearing, a reporter asked if she wanted to comment on the charges against her. "Not guilty," she told the reporter, as relayed by The Associated Press and other outlets at the time. "I'm being framed."

Heffernan had been cut out of her father’s will, one of Enders’ New Jersey neighbors told investigators. And Heffernan, a real estate agent, became "disgruntled" when Enders did not let her sell his house, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

Heffernan traveled to the Surf City home in a recreational vehicle in the middle of the night and left behind a bloody crime scene, police alleged in court documents. The Pennsylvania State Police found “numerous spots” of suspected blood in her vehicle, a 28-foot Winnebago.

Heffernan will be sentenced on May 10.