Betty Jean Lee

A member of the Navajo Nation, Betty was a divorced single mother of 5 and a nursing student when she was murdered. She was out one night with two friends, taking a break from her full, hectic schedule when the two friends met two men at the tavern where they were and decided to leave with them, ditching her. In tears, she called her brother for a ride, but he wasn't home. A man, who unknown to her was a serial killer, happened by and offered to give her a lift. He told her that he "hated to see women cry." He gave her a lift to a remote farmhouse, tried to rape her, then stabbed her when she resisted. He subsequently killed her with a sledgehammer. Read the full story from 2018: the murder details, where the killer and his accomplice are now, and their recent circumstances at Betty Lee: Death of a Damsel in Distress.