Twelve years after her husband was brutally murdered, Cheryl Bess got a glimmer of hope that justice was near after she was informed that one of the alleged shooters was in police custody.
However, in less than 24 hours the man was released from custody without any intense questioning. With this development and the fact that so much time has passed, Bess is fearful her husband’s killers will never be caught.
On October 30, 2004, city council employee Andrew Bess, called ‘Fineman’ and ‘Troy Bess,’ and his wife were in their home in Postal Housing Scheme, North Ruimveldt when five unmasked men, armed with guns, forced their way into their house, which adjoined their grocery store. They were held at gunpoint by the men. After
