Denita Smith was on the cusp of making her photojournalism career aspirations a reality. She received a fellowship with The New York Times. She was recently engaged to her boyfriend of six years Jermeir Stroud. Professionally and personally she was striving. However on January 4, 2007 her dreams and life were cut short. ———————————————— Source Material: Hear No Evil. season 1 episode 3. Graduate Student's Fatal Shooting Reveals A Secret Affair, But Who Is The Killer? https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-unforgettable/crime-news/shannon-crawley-denita-smith-murder-what-happened