Sex, Lies and Audiotape: The Murder of Denita Smith

Some murders are born of sudden passion. Rage leaps up like a flame and then subsides, too late to undo the bloody damage done in that moment. But other murders are more of a slow burn--weeks or months of smoldering anger, stoked by careful planning. Every detail meticulously considered, for maximum damage, minimum risk. This is the story of one of those murders, and of a killer so clever, they came within the barest whisper of getting away with it.<br /><br />Sources:<br />Oxygen's "Snapped," Episode "Shannon Crawley"<br />Investigation Discovery's "Hear No Evil"<br />NBC's Dateline, Episode "Internal Affairs"<br /><a href="https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-court-of-appeals/1589180.html" rel="noopener">https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-court-of-appeals/1589180.html</a><br /><a href="https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7092468/" rel="noopener">https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7092468/</a><br /><br />Follow us, campers!<br />Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): <a href="https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfire" rel="noopener">https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfire</a><br />Facebook: True Crime Campfire<br />Instagram: <a href="https://gramha.net/profile/truecrimecampfire/19093397079" rel="noopener">https://gramha.net/profile/truecrimecampfire/19093397079</a><br />Twitter: @TCCampfire <a href="https://twitter.com/TCCampfire" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/TCCampfire</a><br />Email: <a href="mailto:truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.com">truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.com</a><br />Merch: <a href="https://shop.spreadshirt.com/true-crime-campfire/" rel="noopener">https://shop.spreadshirt.com/true-crime-campfire/</a>