ERIN CORWIN: Secrets of a Marine's Wife (C. Lee *guilty* of her murder in California 2014)

A new book is set to reveal devastating details about a deadly love triangle that led to the murder of a marine's pregnant wife after her lover dumped her body at the bottom of a desert mine.

Erin Corwin was just 19-years-old when she was strangled in Joshua Tree, California by Christopher Brandon Lee, 27, shortly after the pair embarked on an illicit affair.

They had been neighbors on the Marine base in Twentynine Palms, Calif., where Lee, who worked alongside Erin's husband Jon, lived with his wife Nichole and their six-year-old daughter Liberty.

The two couples quickly became friends after newlyweds Erin and Jon moved to the site in September 2013. But it was a friendship that would go on to cost Erin her life, new book, 'Secrets of a Marine's Wife' reveals.

Book reveals how a love triangle led to the murder of a marine's wife

Christopher Lee, left, strangled Erin Corwin, right with her husband Jon, in Joshua Tree, California, in 2014. The were all neighbors at a marine base and would socialize together.

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Thank you for viewing this thread about Erin Corwin. Having chatted with her mom many times, it is important to me that we still have a thread on our site to remember Erin.

Erin was a naive young woman, which is what drew her into a relationship with her killer. I wish we could turn back the clock and save her from the loneliness that must have moved her to make such a fatal mistake.

Erin loved horses and the color purple. And, of course, her dear mom. Please pray for her family as they continue to move forward without Erin.

Thank you all!

Remembering Erin Corwin ~ a life ended way too soon

Her body was found in the bottom of a mine shaft after being killed by someone she thought was in love with her.

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[Kimster]

Info about Erin's memory garden:

Even Wildflowers Can't Mask the Sorrow... of Erin's Garden - Cactusthorns

Share with: The Joshua Tree Tortoise Telegraph By Steve Brown – March 14, 2017 If you’re out east of Wonder Valley searching for wildflowers and the elusive Desert Lily, and you happen to wander just south of Route 62 near Ironage Road, you may stumble upon a modest memorial that is both...

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[Kimster]

Just saw this:

Erin, who had been adopted by the Heavilins, had grown up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Those who knew her described her as a quiet and shy girl, with a big love for horses.


“When I think of Erin with horses … she’s very confident, she knows exactly what she wants and what she’s going to do, but with people she was much meeker, much quieter, calmer,” her friend Abby Gooch told “Dateline: Secrets Uncovered.”


By high school, Erin’s list of loves had grown to incorporate boyfriend Jon Corwin, who joined the United States Marines just after high school.


Jon proposed to Erin — who he said he was “always able to talk to” — when she was just 18 years old. The couple eloped in Las Vegas and soon set off to begin their new life together in Twentynine Palms, where Jon had been stationed.


But the young romance quickly began to derail. Erin suffered a miscarriage early in their marriage that left her feeling devastated and depressed, and Jon soon learned that she had also been carrying on an affair with their neighbor on base, Chris Lee.

More at link: Young Military Wife's Disappearance Exposes Devastating Secrets And A Motive For Murder | Oxygen Official Site

 

[Kimster]

This 19-Year-Old Mom-To-Be Was Strangled By Her Secret Lover — Then Thrown Down A Mine Shaft

Erin Corwin thought Christopher Lee was about to propose — instead, he brutally murdered her.

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[Kimster]

Thinking about Erin's mom today. She is a very special lady.

 

[Prairiewind]

I followed this case as it developed. Heartbreaking. Just such young people making terrible decisions, and they end up destroying lives. so much sadness.

 

[Kimster]

I followed this case as it developed. Heartbreaking. Just such young people making terrible decisions, and they end up destroying lives. so much sadness.

I spoke to her mom when I used to do verification at WS and we instantly hit it off. She used to post here, until we lost our server in January of 2020. She is the sweetest person and she adored Erin. It's VERY sad.

Thank you for caring about Erin! :hug: