On May 25, 2002, the Sifrits, both 24 at the time, met another couple, Joshua Ford and Martha Crutchley, a mortgage banker and insurance broker from Alexandria, Virginia. After a night of partying together at the Seacrets nightclub, the couple went back to the Sifrit condo in Ocean City, Maryland.
According to records, the Sifrits claimed that Joshua and Martha stole Erika’s purse, and BJ pulled a gun on the couple. After retreating to the bathroom, Joshua Ford was shot four times to death with BJ’s gun, and Martha Crutchley was later stabbed to death. The couple’s remains were disposed of in a dumpster in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
Erika and BJ Sifrit were arrested on May 31, 2002, but not for murder: the couple were caught robbing a Hooters store. When police searched Erika Sifrit’s purse, they uncovered the licenses of Joshua and Martha, who at that point had been reported missing for days. Erika confessed to murdering the couple shortly after her apprehension, but claimed the idea was her husband’s.
Because of the heavy publicity of the case, the Sifrits’ trials were moved out of Worcester County, Maryland. Benjamin’s trial was held in Rockville, Maryland and Erika’s was held in Frederick. Read the entire article here. Also, anyone who knows how this photo is linked to the case, your answer would be greatly appreciated because I found nothing on how it was linked. Only that it was.
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