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Former Divorce Attorney Arrested for 2013 Murder of Client in Cleveland

Gregory Moore, accused of orchestrating Aliza Sherman's stabbing to obstruct her divorce trial, was detained in Texas and faces extradition to Ohio.

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Overview

  • Gregory Moore, 51, was indicted on May 2 and arrested by U.S. Marshals in Austin, Texas, for the 2013 murder of his client, Aliza Sherman.
  • Authorities allege Moore plotted with at least one co-conspirator to kidnap and kill Sherman to prevent her from attending her divorce trial.
  • Sherman, a Cleveland nurse and mother of three, was fatally stabbed more than ten times outside Moore’s law office after being lured there under false pretenses.
  • The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation reopened the cold case in 2021, dedicating over 6,000 hours and using advanced geospatial mapping to link Moore to the crime.
  • Moore faces charges including aggravated murder, conspiracy, multiple counts of murder, and kidnapping, and is awaiting extradition to Ohio for arraignment.