The Lumberton Women: Three Bodies, Four Blocks, and a Mystery That Still Has No Ending
- Strange Case Files
- Mar 22
- 2 min read
In 2017, three women were found dead within a four block radius in Lumberton, North Carolina. Rhonda Jones was found in a trash can. Christina Bennett was found inside a TV cabinet. Megan Oxendine was found outside a home nearby. Nearly eight years later, the case remains unsolved.
Three Women, One Small Area
Between April and June 2017, Christina Bennett, Rhonda Jones, and Megan Oxendine were found dead in the same section of East Lumberton. The FBI says the three women were found within a four block radius. Two were found on the same day. The third was found about six weeks later.
The First Two Discoveries
Christina Bennett, also known as Kristin, was found in a house on Peachtree Street in April 2017. Local reporting later said she was found inside a TV cabinet. That same day, Rhonda Jones was found near East 5th Street. Local reporting said she was found in a trash can.
A Third Discovery Weeks Later
On June 3, 2017, Megan Oxendine was found outside a home on East 8th Street. Like the other two women, she was found in the same small area of Lumberton. By then, the pattern was impossible to ignore.
What Investigators Could Not Determine
The case drew attention because of where the women were found and how close the scenes were to each other. But the autopsy findings did not give investigators clear answers. Public reporting said the causes and manners of death were undetermined, in part because decomposition made it difficult to determine exactly how the women died.
The FBI Investigation
The FBI joined the case in 2017. The investigation remains active, and the FBI is still offering a reward of up to $75,000 for information leading to the person or people responsible.
Why the Case Still Stands Out
This case has never gone away because the facts are so stark. Three women were found dead in the same neighborhood. One was in a trash can. One was in a TV cabinet. Another was found outside a home nearby. And despite years of investigation, there have been no public arrests.
Ending
The case of the Lumberton women is still open. The locations, the timing, and the way the women were found have kept attention on it for years. But the central questions remain the same: who killed Christina Bennett, Rhonda Jones, and Megan Oxendine, and why has no one been charged?
Case Facts
Location: Lumberton, North Carolina
Year: 2017
Victims: Christina Bennett, Rhonda Jones, Megan Oxendine
Status: Unsolved, active investigation
Reward: Up to $75,000
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