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Cindy L. Benson, a 34-year-old woman from Joliet, Illinois, tragically lost her life on July 28, 1997. Her death was part of a horrific incident that also claimed the lives of her 16-year-old daughter, Erica Benson, her sister Jymme Murphy, 28, and her brother-in-law James Murphy, 27. The perpetrator, Charles Smith, 53, was the estranged boyfriend of Cindy Benson.
The incident began as a domestic dispute between Smith and Cindy Benson in Joliet. Smith fatally shot Cindy Benson in the pas ...Read More
The incident began as a domestic dispute between Smith and Cindy Benson in Joliet. Smith fatally shot Cindy Benson in the pas ...Read More
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Cindy L. Benson
Female
Joliet
IL
1997-07-28
34
Cindy
Benson
11/08/2025
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the impact this horrifying event must have had on the neighborhood ... ...Read More
06/29/2024
06/29/2024
I've been thinking a lot about the neighbors who found the children and called the police after the ... ...Read More
04/03/2023
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