Justice for Nurse Aliza Sherman, 12 Years Later

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The former divorce attorney has been charged in the murder of his own former client in downtown Cleveland, Ohio more than a decade ago — and it was all so he could have her case delayed, according to prosecutors. 

Gregory Moore, 51, was indicted Friday on a slew of charges — including aggravated murder, conspiracy and kidnapping — for the 2013 killing of 53-year-old nurse and mother of four Aliza Sherman, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's announced Friday.

On March 24, 2013, fertility nurse Aliza Sherman, 53, was brutally attacked outside a Cleveland office building where she was supposed to meet her divorce attorney, Gregory Moore. The building was locked, and as she waited, a hooded figure stabbed her more than ten times. Despite her injuries, she called 911. A passerby tried to help, but she later died at the hospital.

Sherman was a well-respected nurse at the Cleveland Clinic, known for her compassion and dedication to patients navigating infertility. Her death devastated the local medical community and left her family searching for answers.

Prosecutors now say Moore orchestrated the attack to delay her upcoming divorce trial, scheduled for the next day. He had a pattern of disrupting legal proceedings, including past bomb threats to courthouses. In 2017, he was convicted of lying to investigators during the early stages of Sherman's case.

Moore allegedly lured her to the building, texted her before and after to create a false alibi, and delayed his arrival. Surveillance footage captured a figure approaching her from behind just before the stabbing. Authorities believe Moore or a co-conspirator carried out the assault.

After years of stalled progress, Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Investigation reopened the case in 2021. With help from the FBI, they uncovered new evidence leading to Moore's arrest in Texas on May 3, 2025.

Sherman's family called the arrest a bittersweet moment — a step toward justice, but one that brings painful memories back to the surface. For the nursing profession, her story is a sobering reminder that even the most trusted caregivers can become targets of violence.

Aliza Sherman wasn't just a victim.

She was a nurse, a mother, and a fierce advocate for her patients. Her loss is still felt deeply, and her memory stands as a call to protect and uplift those who dedicate their lives to caring for others.

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