Please consider supporting the show by becoming a Patron:
https://www.patreon.com/blackcoldcase

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrime.black/

Track info: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Music promoted by “FM Free Music” Video Link: https://bit.ly/3gtRvy8 FM Free Music Download: https://hypeddit.com/40qrzq Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Music provided by Alex-Productions: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Author Download: https://hypeddit.com/track/vm0bx3

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

-----

"It was a very, very senseless, sadistic murder. Whoever committed this murder is someone that we believe she knew," said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood. Markia Benson’s body was naked in her bathtub. She had several burns throughout her body due to the scalding hot water that was running onto her skin. As the police made their way through her apartment, they found that her home was in a state of disarray. The furniture in her apartment had been knocked over and there were papers thrown all over the floor. There was also a hateful message — directed at women — written on the wall in red lipstick. The exact message has never been revealed by the investigators. They believe that Markia knew her killer and that it was personal. They explain that the lack of forced entry, or signs that point to it, shows that Markia had to willingly allow that person into her apartment. Markia had been killed by being struck with a blunt object to her head and neck. She was murdered at around 9:30 am.

-----

During the week, Amaru would stay with his father. During the weekends, he would stay with his mother. For Aesha though, the weekends weren't enough. That led to her making a big decision. On November 23, 2000, Aesha told Amaru's father that she wanted to spend more time with Amaru. Anthony agreed, resulting in Aesha ecstatically picking her son up on November 27. Under this new arrangement, they were going to be able to stay together until December 8. Sadly, Ayeesha's excitement would be overridden by the tragedy that would ensue. Just a week later, Aesha and Amaru were gone.