'Justice for Aliza' Petition Started for Beachwood Nurse Murdered in Cleveland

Thirteen weeks ago Cleveland Clinic nurse Aliza Sherman was murdered on the streets of Cleveland and with her killer still on the loose her family is growing desperate for justice. 

An online petition was started on Change.org, asking Cleveland officials to catch Sherman's killer and to make Cleveland a safer place.

As of Monday afternoon, 253 people signed the online petition. The goal is to get more than 4,700 e-signatures. 

The 53-year-old died in a stabbing near Erieview 55 at E. 12th Street and Lakeside Avenue, near her divorce attorney's office. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office said Sherman was stabbed 11 times to death.

She died two days before her divorce trial was scheduled to begin. Her estranged husband, Dr. Sanford Sherman, has retained Niki Schwartz, a well-known criminal defense attorney, despite not being named a person of interest in the case, according to WKYC.

In her 9-1-1 call, which she made at 5:25 p.m., she tells a dispatcher that she was attacked and asks for help. The call lasts for less than 40 seconds, and then the line disconnects.

The campaign was launched by Sherman's daughter and close friends: 

"We must ensure that solving Aliza’s murder is a top priority for Mayor Jackson and the City of Cleveland.

For the safety of all women living in and visiting downtown Cleveland, as well as the safety of all Cleveland residents, business owners and tourists alike, please sign this petition below to DEMAND that Mayor Frank Jackson provide sufficient means to ensure that Aliza’s killer(s) be found and brought to justice.

YOU can make our city safe."

Anyone with information about the murder should call the homicide unit at 216-623-5464 or Crime Stoppers at 216-252-7463. Tips via text message can be sent by texting “TIP657” to 274637.