Canton Man Convicted for Murder and Related Crimes in Girlfriend’s Death

Sean Goe of Canton has been found guilty by a jury on charges of murder, felonious assault, gross abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence following the death of his girlfriend, 24-year-old Raychel Sheridan, this past summer. Stark County Court documents revealed that Goe had been convicted for the series of crimes that concluded with the discovery of Sheridan’s body in a Canton park, as reported by

FOX8

. A sequence of events began with a welfare check at Sheridan’s Plain Township home, led by deputies detecting signs of foul play, which culminated in the tragic uncovering of the young woman concealed in refuse.

The trial, noted by

News 5 Cleveland

, took place in the Stark County Court of Common Pleas, where Goe’s mother had a pronounced reaction to the verdicts as they were read, and there was a swift decision made by the jury in less than an hour to decide that Goe was responsible for Sheridan’s death. The verdict brings a complex stream of emotions for Sheridan’s family. Her mother, Lisa Sheridan, told News 5 Cleveland, “She was my baby girl, and I was hoping for this type of verdict.” At the same time, her brother Jonathan Gillian expressed a depth of loss, “No amount of time spent for a person to live is going to be able to make up for the life they took away.”

An employee of the Canton Parks Department made a disquieting discovery when a 911 call led to the unearthing of Sheridan’s body, wrapped in plastic, inside a garbage can at Mother Goose Land, as reported by

Cleveland19

. The verdict followed a series of incidents involving Goe, including a prior burglary charge, grand theft of a firearm, and an episode where he physically threatened Sheridan and damaged her property.

Following the verdict on the cascade of criminal charges, Goe is scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 18. Stark County Sheriff’s deputies, after a requested welfare check by Sheridan’s mother led to a hunt for Goe upon fleeing in Sheridan’s SUV and after the discovery of the apartment door ajar which was reported as “suspicious” leading deputies to pursue a search warrant, a narrative brought to light by

Cleveland19

. The sentencing will draw to a close a case that has brought anguish and turmoil to the family of Raychel Sheridan and opened up a discourse on domestic violence and the devastating outcomes that can ensue.

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