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Erin Corwin was only 19 years-old when she was tragically murdered on June 28th, 2014. She lived in Twentynine Palms, California at the time of her murder, but Erin is originally from Tennessee. Erin met her husband Jonathan Corwin while in middle school. Their relationship blossomed into a romance that continued as Jonathan pursued a career with the US Marines. Jonathan ended up proposing to Erin while they were still in high school. They got married in 2012, and in September 2013, they moved to Twentynine Palms after Jonathan was stationed there by the Marines. 

Upon their move to Twentynine Palms, Erin and Jonathan became close with another couple that lived on the military base: Christopher and Nichole Lee. Christopher and Nichole had also gotten married as teenagers, but both were 24 years old when they met Erin and Jonathan. They had a six year old daughter whom Erin would babysit from time to time.

Over time, Erin and Christopher grew closer. Eventually, they began engaging in a romantic affair. Jonathan eventually found out about the affair in March of 2014, but was told by Erin that it was a fling and would not happen again. However, the affair continued, and Jonathan and Nichole were unaware that their respective spouses were cheating on them. Christopher planned to keep it that way-but Erin was unaware of this. By June 2014, Erin learned she was pregnant–and she was positive that the baby was fathered by Christopher, not Jonathan. Still, Erin was excited about the baby. She expressed to her friends that she felt Christopher was excited too–she even told a friend that she thought it was possible that Christopher would propose to her.

It was clear that Erin felt a future with Christopher was possible, despite the fact that they were both still married to other people. This is likely why Erin accepted Christopher’s invitation to go hiking at the Joshua Tree on the morning of June 28th, 2014. Christopher had told Erin that he had a surprise for her. After telling Jonathan that she was going to Joshua Tree to scope out hiking areas in preparation for an upcoming visit from her mother, Erin happily met up with Christopher instead. The two then began their trip towards Joshua Tree together. Unbeknownst to Erin, she would never be returning home.