Taray Herring, the Northeast Philadelphia man charged in the slaying of a massage therapist who was beaten to death last year and his body dismembered, was ordered to stand trial for murder and related crimes.
Peter Gerold, a licensed massage therapist, whose body was found dismembered inside a U-Haul truck in Northeast Philadelphia on Feb. 11, 2021. He was pictured here with his dogs for a 2014 article published in the Chestnut Hill Local.Taray Herring, the Northeast Philadelphia man charged in the macabre slaying of a massage therapist who was beaten to death last year and his body dismembered, was ordered Wednesday to stand trial for murder and related crimes.
Authorities say the couple tased, beat, and choked Herring to death in his home before dismembering his body and frying his hands and feet in an effort to destroy DNA evidence. “No body, no crime,” Herring allegedly told his accomplices. The couple, along with another man, Rafique McNichols, 40, stole items from the home after the slaying, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Pace, of Ventnor, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, conspiracy and possession of an instrument of crime in July, according to court records.