Denita Monique Smith was a 25 year old with a passion for photography and big plans. She excelled in school, was loved by all her friends, and was planning a beautiful wedding. This all comes to an end one day when she is killed execution style in her own apartment complex. What would seem like a random attack would turn out to be a very calculated result of a toxic love affair.
Sources for this episode:
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-court-of-appeals/1589180.html
https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/crawley-shannon.htm
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