Shannon Elizabeth Crawley
Shannon Elizabeth Crawley, 28, of Greensboro, is charged with murder in the Jan. 4, 2007, shooting death of Denita Monique Smith. Smith, 25, was shot in the head at Campus Crossing Apartments in Durham and fell down a stairwell to the sidewalk, where a maintenance man found her body, police said.

The man in the middle of a deadly love triangle was nowhere to be found. “Jermeir Stroud caused a perfect storm to happen and walked away from it,” said Superior Court Judge Ronald Stephens, after a 12-member jury found Stroud’s former mistress, Shannon Crawley, guilty of killing his fiancee, Denita Smith.

Jermeir Stroud eventually moved away and married another woman. They have a child together. In tonight’s episode, “Internal Affairs,” Dateline NBC will speak to members of the family, police investigators, and crime experts who will lend their opinion on the case.

Shannon Paulk, 11, went missing from her Prattville, Alabama neighborhood in the Candlestick Mobile Home Park on August 16, 2001. Two months later, Shannon’s remains were found by hunters in the northern part of Autauga County. Investigators believe she was kidnapped. Her killer has never been caught.

Denita’s cause of death was a gun shot wound to her head, she had been shot with a . 38 caliber revolver. There were many witnesses, including a groundskeeper, that said they saw a woman running away from the scene. The woman had her hands up to her face, but nodded and then drove off.

Shannon Crawley was found guilty of the murder of Denita, and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Denita’s mom said this in court: “Because of what Shannon did there is a void. You took her away from me.

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Jermeir hid his affair from Denita, however Shannon was aware of Jermeir’s engagement to Denita. Over time, Shannon grew jealous of Jermeir’s relationship with Denita.

Denita was also happily engaged to a man named Jermeir Stroud, who worked as a police officer in Greensboro, North Carolina. Denita was completely unaware that Jermeir was also involved in a sexual relationship with Shannon. Jermeir and Shannon met after Shannon began working as a 911 operator in Greensboro County.

Jermeir and Shannon met after Shannon began working as a 911 operator in Greensboro County. Jermeir hid his affair from Denita, however Shannon was aware of Jermeir’s engagement to Denita.

There are three people who are involved in this case, Denita Smith, her fiance, Jermeir Stroud and Shannon Crawley, the woman who was eventually convicted for the murder. This episode focuses more on Shannon and Jermeir than it does on Denita.