On March 12,2011, in the Washington D.C suburb of Bethesda, Maryland. Bethesda Row, a nice, shopping avenue lined with festive lights and retail outlets, the manager of the Lululemon Athletica store arrived before 8 am to open the store for the day. She walked into one of the most gruesome and inexplicable crime narratives in recent history. One of the employees, 30-year-old Jayna Murray, had been stabbed over 330 times.

Sources:

https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/norwood-brittany.htm

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/The-Lululemon-Murder

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aEukQxM1KXhaKKOEE9fnL

On September 27, 2020, Ashley Benefield, a 28-year-old former ballerina, walked to her neighbors house and announced that she had shot her husband, Doug, in self-defense. She, along with her mother and her lawyer, claimed that she had been living in fear of Doug for the last three years.

Ashley Reeves was found nearly dead in the woods 30 hours after her disappearance and just 15 minutes away from her home in Illinois. Samson Shelton, a teacher, tried to strangle her and left her for dead.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbH6S4z57hE

https://www.vizaca.com/ashley-reeves-story/

One of the biggest cults in American history, and one that led to hundreds upon hundreds of deaths, the people’s temple was a cult founded by Jim Jones, an influential preacher that convinced thousands of people to follow his every command. Jones’ whole life revolved around religion, control, and power. Slice of Murder takes you through Jones’ entire history, from his birth to his death that changed American culture forever.

Ellen Greenberg, a 27-year-old first grade teacher was found dead on January 26, 2011. Ellen's body had been found by her fiancé, television producer Samuel Goldberg, with whom she lived with. This was after he was reportedly coming back from the gym at their apartment complex. Sam said the door was locked through the inside with the latch lock so he broke down the door and there he found his fiance bloody and with multiple stab wounds to the back of her neck, chest, and abdomen. Authorities eventually ruled Ellen’s death a suicide, but her parents believe she was murdered and have fought for nearly 11 years to have officials reopen her case and conduct a thorough investigation.

Sources:

If you or a loved one is struggling with mental health please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis LifelineCheck Out These

Justice for Ellen: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-ellen-rae-greenberg-justiceforellen

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9193183/Family-Philadelphia-school-teacher-stabbed-20-times-new-evidence-MURDERED.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/parents-ellen-greenberg-believe-new-evidence-submitted-philadelphia-attorney-general-n1286606

https://gavinfish.com/cases/ellen-greenberg/

https://www.crimescoop.org/news/ten-years-ago-ellen-greenberg-was-fatally-stabbed-20-times-10-times-in-the-back-of-the-neck-why-is-her-horrific-death-still-being-called-a-suicide

On December 2, 2016, Sarah Stern, a 19-year-old from Neptune City, was murdered in her home by her childhood friend. Her car was found abandoned on a bridge over Shark River in Belmar, New Jersey, but her body has never been recovered. This case marked the first 'no-body' homicide case to go to trial in Monmouth County since 1975. What could have caused her childhood friends to resort to such a heinous crime? Slice of Murder details the motives and events of that December day as well as the aftermath of Sarah’s murder.

Check out these resources for more information:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10247354/

Kristin Smart, a 19-year old Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student disappeared in 1996 and was declared legally dead in 2002. The last time she was seen she was walking to her dormitory after a party and to this day her remains have not been found. Just last year (2021), 25 years later, two people were charged with her murder.

Check out these resources on the case:

https://www.yourownbackyardpodcast.com/

https://www.nytimes.com/article/kristin-smart-case-timeline.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristin-smart-missing-woman-investigation-digital-watch-48-hours/

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-13/paul-flores-arrested-1996-disappearance-kristin-smart

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-13/paul-flores-arrested-1996-disappearance-kristin-smart

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/kristin-smart-was-once-buried-below-deck-suspects-home-court-document-alleges/CYJJRUDROFBBVCXBPBCVEKCIPU/

Voted the most beautiful small town in America in 2012, Bardstown, Kentucky seems like a safe place to live – but has been the home for multiple mysterious tragedies. On July 5, 2015, Crystal Rogers, a 35 year old mother of 5, was reported missing. So what happened to Crystal Rogers, and who is responsible?

Check out the resources on this case:

https://www.oxygen.com/the-disappearance-of-crystal-rogers

https://www.bardstownpodcast.com/