Benjamin sifrit was an adrenaline junkie looking for the next thrill and erika sifrit was a neurotic mess with bad ocd and a compulsive desire to hoard hooters. Then she married navy seal benjamin sifrit and began taking drugs, hoarding diamonds, and turning brutally bad. Erika sifrit and ben sifrit sentenced for killing couple. Ocean city a little more than seven years after convicted killers benjamin and erika sifrit brutally murdered and dismembered a virginia couple vacationing in the resort on memorial day. Erika and benjamin sifrit murdered maryland tourists joshua ford and martha crutchley october 15, 2009 forensic files premiered dirty little seacret. Its about bj and erika sifrit, a seemingly normal couple that came to ocean city for vacation, only to end up murdering and dismembering joshua ford and geney crutchley in a top floor condo. Erika elaine grace was born in roaring spring, pennsylvania, to charlotte gail cookie nee klotz and gerald mitchell grace. Duo were followers of nazi fuhrer part 2 trial opens in resort killings ocean city tourist murder case goes to jury man convicted in slaying at maryland beach resort benjamin sifrit convicted of killing. A montgomery county jury convicted benjamin sifrit of seconddegree murder in the death of ocean city tourist martha crutchley yesterday, but cleared him of murder charges in the killing of her boyfriend.
Erika grace, perhaps the more controlling of the two, was born into privilege, the only child of a successful. Benjamin and erika sifrit the sifrits arent technically serial killers, but only because their stupidity got them caught before they could claim more victims. Sifrit was sentenced yesterday to life in prison plus 20 years for murdering a fairfax city couple she and her husband met during a night of barhopping in ocean city. Erika sifrit convicted of killings the washington post. She was an honors student and basketball star at mary washington college, and he was a former navy seal who had received a bad conduct discharge from the navy for repeatedly being absent without leave, insubordination, and wearing unauthorized insignia. Please never let the sifrits out forensic files now. Through trial and error i finally deduced the name of the book cruel death by m. In high school, he was a competitive swimmer and lifeguard.
Stanley williams daniel wozniak murderer huan yun xiang edward m. According to the baltimore sun, benjamin sifrit, aka bj, was raised in the midwest and in houston. Benjamin sifrit benjamin, of t hree crimes in connec tion with the death of martha crutchley. If you frighten or become horrified easily, i would not read this book. Benjamin sifrit s attorneys gave the opposite account at his trial, saying their 25yearold client, a former navy seal, was passed out while erika sifrit killed ford and crutchley in a drug and. Posts should be links to episodes of podcasts discussing true crime, whether the. Wikipedia books are maintained by the wikipedia community, particularly wikiproject wikipedia books. Police found in their possession three handguns and a parking pass for the rainbow. Sifrit gets life plus 20 years for murder washington times. The friendly, respectableseeming sifrits had no criminal records and owned the memory laine scrapbooking store in altoona, pennsylvania. Benjamin adam bj sifrit was born in estherville, iowa, to elizabeth ann buffie nee graves and craig arthur sifrit. Friday, july 10author uncovers new details in sifrit book. Erika sifrit and ben sifrit sentenced for killing couple crime news. Murder couple erika and bj sifrit killed vacationers joshua ford and geney cruthley for the thrill and kept souvenirs.
But they had more on the itinerary then just sunbathing and. Soul sisters i went to prison to meet bj sifrit who is. Erika and benjamin sifrit the crime on may 25th, 2002 the sifrits both 24 at the time they met a couple while vacationing in ocean city, maryland. Murders az is a collection of true crime stories that take an indepth look at both littleknown and famous murders throughout history. Murder couple erika and bj sifrit killed vacationers joshua ford. In my opinion,neither one of the parties even knew the other one well enough to marry. Benjamin sifrit was an adrenaline junkie looking for the next thrill and erika sifrit was a neurotic mess with bad ocd and a compulsive desire to hoard hooters memorabilia. Benjamin bought a new bathroom door at home depot to replace the one destroyed by a bullet hole. At one point, he held xifrit their severed heads and told erika to take a picture, but she refused. Erika sifrit was once a high school basketball star and an honors student. Count one, murde r in the second degr ee, count three, assault in the first degree, and count nine, 1 accessory after the fact. Thrill killers erika and benjamin sifrit murdered two tourists in.
Jury foreman robert cantor explains that the panel could not determine beyond a reasonable doubt that benjamin sifrit had actually been the one who killed ford. And, is often the case with only children, erika always got her way and anything she wanted. When benjamin sifrit, a former navy seal, became enraged and brandished a gun. A personality disorder, a meathead husband, tons of hooters merchandise, and her very own scrapbooking business. Benjamin sifrit was an adrenaline junkie looking for the next thrill and erika sifrit. I went to prison to meet bj sifrit who is doing 38 years in prison for his part in killing a loving couple on memorial day weekend since hes divorced from erika sifrit i plunged a shiv into. After a night of partying together at the seacrets nightclub in.
Dirty little secret tells the story of a double homicide that happened after two middleclass couples met by chance at a bar in seaside getaway ocean city, maryland, on may 25, 2002. Until she met and married benjamin bj sifrit, a former navy seal with a penchant for violence. A married couple, both 24 years old ericka sifrit and her husband benjamin sifrit were accused of murdering a 51 year old woman and her 32 year old boyfriend on memorial day weekend in 2002. While cops are desperately searching, erika and benjamin are covering their tracks. Joshua ford, had no idea that erika and benjamin sifrit were ghouls.
Benjamin sifrit murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. But by the time they reached ocean city, md, erika was packing a gun in her coach bag and was caught in. Published on feb 25, 2016 from the outside, benjamin and erika sifrit looked like a typical young middleclass married couple. Wikipedia books can also be tagged by the banners of any relevant wikiprojects with class book. The murder they committed involved a very sadistic game they would play. Slaying suspect called ideal kid the washington post. Erika grace and benjamin sifrit married in 1998, when they were both 20 years old. One night during her senior year, erika met benjamin sifrit at a bar with some mutual friends. They also grab cleaning supplies to scrub away an ocean of blood in the bathroom. District court judge this week denied what is likely the final appeal of erika sifrit, who, along with her husband benjamin. In 2002, the couple headed for ocean city, maryland, for their first vacation. But behind closed doors, their marriage harbored dark secrets that included drugs and an. Combine his desire to kill and her sociopathic nature.
Erika and benjamin sifrit wikipedia republished wiki 2. I purchased this book after seeing the forensic files episode on the murders. Book this book does not require a rating on the projects quality scale. Erika and benjamin sifrit gained notoriety in 2002 for the murders of joshua ford. Erika sifrit was once a high school basketball star and an honours student. Erika and benjamin sifrit natural born assholes mini morbid is now posted. Erika sifrit hi joe, the tv shows keeping putting erika sifrits story on. Her stupid parents will keep paying hundreds of thousands in legal bills for nothing. William phelps, whose book cruel death covers this crime in even greater detail. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of articles which can be downloaded electronically or ordered in print. From the outside, benjamin and erika sifrit looked like a typical young middleclass married couple. The inmate locator enables members of the public to learn the housing location of inmates committed to the custody of the commissioner of correction and currently housed at division of correction facilities, patuxent institution and, offenders at division of pretrial and detention services facilities. Erika and benjamin married in 1998, when they were both 20 years old. She was an honors student and basketball star at mary washington college, and he was a former navy seal who had received a dishonorable discharge from the navy for repeatedly being absent without leave, insubordination, and wearing unauthorized insignia.
Ocean city a little more than seven years after convicted killers benjamin and erika sifrit brutally murdered and dismembered a virginia couple vacationing in the resort on memorial day weekend. In exchange for their pledge not to seek those sentences, sifrit agreed to help authorities locate the bodies, which had been dismembered and disposed erjka in plastic bags. And when he graduated in 1996, he joined the navy and entered seal training. Erika, who grew up in pennsylvania, had been a good student and basketball player. They seemed like an allamerican couple erika grace, perhaps the more controlling of the two, was born into privilege, the only child of a successful contractor. The sifrits later engaged ford and crutchley in a game of sorts that led to the brutal murders.
But by the time they reached ocean city, md, erika was packing a gun in her coach bag and was caught the grips of a new american death ride. The details of this crime are almost more than a mind can fathom. In 2003, both sifrits were convicted in the murders. Bartlette the sifrits arent technically serial killers, but only because their stupidity got them caught before they could claim more victims. But by the time they reached ocean city, md, erika was packing a gun in her coach bag and was caught in the grip of a new american death ride. In july 2009, a book entitled cruel death, written by m. And speaking of all things bizarre, this weeks featured forensic files episode involves two people who put the tan in satanic. After going out and partying at a local bar the sifrit s invited them back to. But behind closed doors, their marriage harbored dark secrets that. This is a reddit community to discuss true crime podcasts.
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