Lululemon Athletica - 2011 Murder of Jayna Murray

2011 Murder of Jayna Murray

In November 2011, Lululemon employee Brittany Norwood was convicted of the first-degree murder of a co-worker, Jayna Murray, in the Bethesda, Maryland, store where both worked. Prosecutors said that in March 2011, Norwood lured Murray to the store after closing, then attacked her, inflicting over 300 injuries, including head trauma and stab wounds. Murray died in the store's back hallway, after which Norwood staged a crime scene to claim that intruders had raped both women and killed Murray. The prosecution was barred from introducing evidence that Norwood was motivated by an accusation from Murray of shoplifting. The defense argued for a conviction of second-degree murder, claiming the attack was not pre-meditated. The case received intense media coverage and was commonly referred to as the "Lululemon murder". In January 2012, Norwood was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.