Murder of Crystal Lynne "Jersey" Baker

On Jan. 22, 2010 patrol officers were searching for a burglary suspect in the woods near Chandler Rd. and Ross Rd. in Durham, North Carolina. One of the police officers found the body of 24-year-old Crystal "Jersey" Baker instead. She was last seen in the area of the Budget Inn on Holloway St. It was found that she had been stabbed to death. She had been 21 times in the face, 8 times in the back and 3 times in the abdomen. 

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City of Durham

WRAL

WBOC