The Rape And Murder Of A 7-Year Old Girl
When a night at the casino turns deadly.
A night at the casino
Leroy Iverson was wary about babysitters. So he always took his daughter, Sherrice, then age seven, and her then14-year-old half-brother Harold, with him when he went gambling just across the Nevada line. It had turned into somewhat of a family tradition.
So, it was not unusual that the early morning hours of May 25, 1997, found the trio at The Primadonna Resort and Casino, a hotel and casino located in Primm, Nevada, a hot desert city about 40 miles from the glitz and glam of Las Vegas.
The night before, 57-year-old Leroy crammed the children into his ’91 white Dodge van and departed Los Angeles at 8 p.m. on Memorial Day weekend to avoid traffic. Leroy arrived at the Primadonna’s parking lot well past midnight and informed Harold that he was in charge of Sherrice and then gave both of them $5 to play arcade games. Leroy then proceeded to spend the evening gambling.
His brother said that Leroy Iverson had “gamblin’ fever.” Indeed, what a fever it was! Several times that night, a security guard had to inform Leroy that his children were wandering. Unfortunately, Leroy did not heed the warning. For twice that night, security guards had to physically escort the 7-year-old to…
