SURF CITY – A woman who was arrested for murdering her father and his girlfriend in their Surf City home claims she was “being framed” after she appeared before a judge in Pennsylvania, according to a news report.
Sherry Lee Heffernan, 55, of Landenberg, Pennsylvania, was charged with two counts of Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose and Unlawful Possession of Weapon after police arrested her for the deaths of John Enders, 87, of Surf City, and Francoise Pitoy, 75, of Manchester.
Police had found Enders and Pitoy dead with multiple stab wounds on October 3. The next day, Heffernan was arrested at her Pennsylvania home.
On Friday, Heffernan appeared before a Chester County judge and agreed to waive her rights regarding extradition, the Daily Local News of West Chester reported.
“I would have surrendered myself in New Jersey if I had known I was wanted for something,” Heffernan told a Pennsylvania judge.
According to the report, when asked if she wanted to comment on the charges, Heffernan told the reporter, “Not guilty…I’m being framed.”
A neighbor of Enders’ told police how Heffernan was a real estate agent and became “disgruntled” after Enders did not let her sell his house, according to documents that were released last week.
Police also stated how Heffernan went to the Surf City home in an RV in the middle of the night and left behind a bloody crime scene. The Pennsylvania State Police had found several spots of suspected blood inside her vehicle.
Heffernan has to face criminal charges for retail theft and receiving stolen property in Montgomery County before returning to New Jersey. According to the report, she did not appear for hearings for an October 2019 arrest by Upper Providence police.
