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Detroit Man Charged in Murder Linked to Drug Scam

1/22/2026

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Kip Stitts, a Detroit man, has been charged with the murder of Sherry Dawson, 33, found Nov. 5 in a Houston storage unit.
Stitts allegedly shot Dawson after a failed drug scam involving her husband, who says they previously worked together in drug trafficking.
Dawson's husband says Stitts paid $125,000 for cocaine that was never delivered, and he suspects the theft triggered the killing.

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Kip Stitts, a Detroit man, has been charged with the murder of Sherry Dawson, 33, found Nov. 5 in a Houston storage unit.
Stitts allegedly shot Dawson after a failed drug scam involving her husband, who says they previously worked together in drug trafficking.
Dawson's husband says Stitts paid $125,000 for cocaine that was never delivered, and he suspects the theft triggered the killing.