By Kathy Wray Coleman: Community activists to attend dedication of East Cleveland Public Library wing to Shirellda Terry, an alleged victim of suspected serial killer Michael Madison, on Saturday, November 16, 2013, 2:30 pm, East Cleveland Public Library, 14101 Euclid Avenue in East Cleveland, activists that have been in the trenches on the rape and murder of greater Cleveland women to speak at dedication ceremony, among others

Shirellda Terry

 From left: Angela Deskins, Shirellda Terry and Shetisha Sheeley 

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EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio-A wing of the East Cleveland Public Library dubbed "The Teen Room" will be named in honor of Shirellda Terry, 18, one of three Black women whose remains were found earlier this year wrapped in plastic bags in East Cleveland, a neighboring Black suburb of Cleveland. The dedication program, which will include the Shirellda Terry family, representatives from area women's advocacy organizations, and community activists fighting for justice for the women, begins at 2:30 pm on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the East Cleveland Public Library, 14101 Euclid Avenue. (For more information call the East Cleveland Public Library at 216-541-4128).

"The youth here knew her," said East Cleveland Library Director Sheba Marcus-Bey. "Shirellda was an avid reader, she tutored children, and she helped the homeless."

Program speakers include anti-human trafficking affiliates, community activists Art McKoy, Christine Wilson and Kathy Wray Coleman, and representatives from greater Cleveland women's advocacy groups.

Terry's body was found in an abandoned building on July 19 at Shaw and Hayden Avenues and the remains of  Angela Deskins, 38, and Shetisha Sheeley, 28, were also uncovered that week in the same area.

Led by East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton, who won reelection earlier this year against outgoing East Cleveland City Council President Dr. Joy Jordan, an area dentist, the city of some 18,000 people is roughly 99 percent Black.

Suspected Serial Killer Michael Madison

Suspected serial killer Michael Madison, 35, is in custody and awaits trial on numerous charges, including multiple counts of aggravated murder and kidnapping. He faces the death penalty. 

Community activists said that they will keep abreast of the case until Madison, if found guilty, is brought to justice under the fullest extent of the law.

"We appreciate the recognition given to this young woman and victim of such a heinous crime and community activists will follow this case until its conclusion," said Coleman, who leads the Imperial Women Activists Group, a women's rights organization that focuses on inequalities and rape, murder and other acts of
violence against greater Cleveland women.