In this episode of Crime Watch Daily Updates: Criminal cavorting couple, Benjamin and Erika Sifrit traveled to popular vacation destination Ocean City, Maryland, over Memorial Day Weekend 2002. While there, they met Martha “Geney” Crutchley and Joshua Ford.
One day during their trip, Benjamin and Erika didn’t have the correct fare when they got on a bus, so Joshua offered to pay for their trip. Joshua, Geney, Benjamin, and Erika befriended each other, and they all went out to a bar that evening. Then, they took the party back to the Sifrit’s condo in what would ultimately become a fatal decision.
Back at the condo, the couples drank and hung out in the unit’s hot tub. Then, Erika claimed her pocketbook went missing and blamed Joshua and Geney, but it was all fake. Benjamin pulled out a gun and shot Joshua as they locked themselves in the bathroom. Benjamin kicked down the bathroom door and opened fire.
Geney and Joshua did not survive. Erika and Benjamin dismembered their bodies and drove to Delaware to get rid of the remains.
Benjamin and Erika engaged in other crimes, too. Erika apparently had a history of breaking into Hooters, which is precisely what happened about a week after Geney and Joshua were brutally murdered.
The two were at a Hooters after hours, but somehow tripped an alarm. Police arrived at the scene, and Erika asked one of the cops if he could hand her a Xanax in her purse. When police opened her purse, they found Geney and Joshua’s IDs, bullet casings, and other evidence that directly linked Erika and Benjamin to the killings.
They were arrested, and in 2003, went to trial separately. Benjamin was convicted of second-degree murder for Geney’s death and sentenced to 38 years in prison. Erika, on the other hand, was found guilty of first-degree murder for Joshua’s death and second-degree murder for killing Geney. A judge sentenced her to life in prison, plus 20 years. She’s eligible for parole in 2024.
Erika and Benjamin ended their marriage in 2010.
In April 2022, Benjamin’s case went before the Maryland Parole Commission, who denied his request for parole.
Let’s look back at the case of a criminally inclined couple and the brutal double murder that shook Ocean City.
Also forgot to mention both of them were pro Nazis Erika had a swastika tatoo on the side of her hip
Happened to trip the alarm; it's almost as if alarms are supposed to go off in the case of a break in 🤔
You don't need a wedding to be married
Timeout for murder, good job justice system
The news reporter is wearing thigh high boots and a mini skirt, not very appropriate
How the hell he only get 38yrs⁉️⁉️ They both were just as culpable‼️‼️
I love these True Crime videos. But the woman in the beginning is super annoying she tells the whole story before we see it. I just fast forward through her.
I hate to bring in race but if these two were a black couple, the DA would have sought the death penalty or LWOP for the double murder. The American justice system is so messed up. These guys were predators and should never be let out. If they had not been caught, they would have continued murdering people.
Omg please keep these two locked up forever. We really don’t need them out in the society.
This looks so heartbreaking. 😢 May the 2 people Rest In Peace. 😢
Please leave these 2 sick bastards locked up forever, they should never be let out in to society, if they’re let out the system would have failed the families of the 2 victims
Why does she tell you the whole story in the beginning… Let me watch and find out myself!
Funny how police can trace pocket dials/prank calls but they can’t trace an actual 911 call.
Strange.
I don’t get it. Why would she call the police? Wouldn’t she be scared the cops would show?
They’re sick in the head. You let these out and blood will be on your hands.
So both have the chance to get freedom. Wow! What a justice.
If she was sentenced to life, how is she eligible for parole??
I’ve heard a couple of podcasts about these two. They are super twisted.
This was a weird one…but once again demonstrates how stupid it is to go get stoned with strangers in a stranger's hotel room. Even if you're a couple or with a friend. If you must party with strangers, do it at the bar…Even in public you could be in serious danger.
There are people with lesser crimes who never see the light of day but these 2 evildoers get a chance to be paroled? How crazy is that.. justice us really blind
Erica looked like a freaking nutjob waaaaaay back!
There are a couple Navy Seals on podcasts that trained with this guy and said he was the type that joined to be able to legally kill people. Some people join the military for that reason alone.
I remember this one on forensic flies
Sounds like she wanted them to get caught. It was the best thing she could do!!
Stop the podcasts get back to real episodes.. it's annoying
That's the Justice system for you🙄 they literally decapitated these two ppls heads and brutally murdered them!! And they eligible for parole??? U kidding me!! Wow!!! Yes give them freedom to kill again 👏🙌👍Good Job judge 👏👍👌and jury 🤦🏽♀️SMH!!!
her name is Crotchly ?? farrealz ..