Gulfport woman sentenced to life for killing son, hiding body in fake wall

Jerri Roby pleaded guilty in the death of her 42-year-old son, John Gaither. GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — A 69-year-old Gulfport woman was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the 2023 killing of her son.