Case 210
Jayna Murray
*** Content Warning: sexual assault ***
On March 11, 2011, two employees of the Lululemon Athletica yoga store in Bethesda, Maryland fell victim to a brutal attack carried out by two masked men. 30-year-old Jayna Murray was murdered, while 28-year-old Brittany Norwood survived the ordeal which included sexual assault, torture, repeated stabbings and burglary.
Officials were desperate to apprehend the two suspects after CCTV from a neighboring store caught them walking away from the crime scene. However, it wasn’t until Brittany Norwood began to open up about what had happened on the night of the attack that detectives made an unexpected and shocking break in the case.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Jessica Forsayeth
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
BOOKS
Murder in the yoga shop store – Peter Ross Range
The yoga store murder: The shocking true account of the Lululemon Athletica killing – Dan Morse
NEWS ARTICLES
Clothing store offers $125,000 reward in employee’s slaying – Associated Press
Prosecutor: Woman killed co-worker after fight – Associated Press
Lululemon Killer Norwood: ‘I am truly sorry’ – Patch.com
A chilling portrait of killing in yoga store – The Baltimore Sun
Trial starts in yoga shop killing case – Associated Press
Woman gets life sentence for yoga store murder – Associated Press
Maryland appeals court affirms conviction in Lululemon murder trial – The Washington Post
Maryland Lululemon store gives ‘love’ memorial to family of woman killed there – NBC Washington
Murder victim’s family tries to move on after Norwood’s conviction – CBS Baltimore
AUDIO/VIDEO
Convicted killer Brittany Norwood says she deserves a new trial – ABC 7 News WJLA
OTHER
Reported in the Court of Special Appeals No. 2718 – Brittany Norwood V. State of Maryland