Snapped: Women Who Murder
BONUS: Jennifer Smith and Dale Moneypenny (Snapped: Killer Couples)
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A house fire in Louisville, Ky., sparks a murder investigation.Season 17, Episode 6Originally aired: July 16, 2023Watch full episodes of Snapped for FREE on the Oxygen app: https://oxygentv.app.link/WatchSnappedPodSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What sparked the murder investigation in Louisville?
And it's the first, well, it's the first and only homicide I ever had where I'd actually met the victim. Born in the Bible Belt community of Edmonton, Kentucky, Eddie Poynter had moved to Louisville in the late 90s. He came from a small town in Kentucky.
Eddie was gay and probably didn't have a lot of, I guess, outlets for the gay community. People outgrow their small town and they want to see a bigger city and socialize with people like themselves and where they can feel comfortable and accepted. And I think Louisville was that for Eddie.
Louisville's a very diverse city. People can love who they want here and a lot of folks make it their home because of that. In Louisville, Eddie quickly found a community where he felt accepted.
I didn't know Eddie well, but my brother knew him. I had met him while having lunch with my brother one day, and he was a waiter here in town. My brother and I were dining there, and I just remember there was a bright smile on both of their faces and a very compassionate, welcoming greeting to one another. I remember my brother saying, Eddie's going through a tough time right now.
Eddie had a problem with alcohol. He had battled that for some time. Eddie did seek a program of recovery and had met a lot of people and had an impact on a lot of people.
He was fun and funny, but he was serious too. He had a serious side. He believed in being in recovery and doing the best he could. I watched him blossom into a guy that felt like he had found something he needed. I just loved him to death. Eddie was trying to turn his life around when he met Daryl Benzel, who offered him a place to live on historic Harlan Avenue.
Eddie was several months sober needing a place to stay. And he was a good tenant. He really was. Eddie was a real nice guy. He was friendly and cordial with me at all times. But just eight months after moving into his new house, the life Eddie had worked so hard to build in Louisville has gone up in flames, and detectives are searching for clues as to what happened.
I always work my hardest on these cases, but there was never really a personal attachment to these victims until this case. I just had a different connection. Despite the damage caused by the fire, detectives recover one clue from the ashes.
One of the fire arson investigators said, hey, we uncovered this notebook. There's the name Jennifer Smith in it. If we could identify a Jennifer Smith that might have had some sort of tie to this residence, it was worth investigating. The likelihood of tracking down every Jennifer Smith in the city of Louisville was a big task.
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