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listener discretion is advised. Welcome to True Crime Brewery, I'm Jill.

And I'm Dick. Among the thousands of vacationers who traveled to Ocean City, Maryland on Memorial Day weekend in 2002

were two couples whose paths crossed with horrific results.

The first couple, Joshua Ward and Jeannie Crutchely,

were good people looking for a relaxing weekend. But the second couple,

Erica and Benjamin Seifrit, had much darker plans.

Join us at the quiet end for bad romance.

At first glance, Erica and Benjamin appeared to be a typical

young married couple, but they were a deadly match. They were big partiers, always

looking for a bigger thrill when drinking and drugs were no longer enough to satisfy them they moved on to burglarizing businesses and carrying loaded guns with them

Then one dreadful night, the Sifrits planned a twisted game of murder and mayhem,

showing their gravitation towards violence and their complete lap of human empathy.

Really a horrible, horrible case, maybe a little extra warning here.

Not something you want your kids listening to for sure.

Now this is a pretty gruesome one. not something you want your kids listening to for sure.

No, this is a pretty gruesome one.

It really is.

I think that's why we put it off so long,

but it is fascinating, so we have decided

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