Heather Strube's life took a tragic turn during a bitter custody battle with her ex-husband, Steven, when his mother pulled a fatal trigger.

Denita Smith, a 25-year-old graduate student in North Carolina, was murdered on January 4, 2007. Before her tragic death, Shannon Crawley, who had a complicated history with Denita's fiance, Jermeir Stroud, became extremely jealous.