Serena Mason spent her evening drinking at Club TBD, where she met Chad DiMera. They kissed and Chad was interested in more, but Serena stopped things by slapping him, for the whole club to see, and went home. Chad followed her and the next morning she was found strangled in Salem Park with a necktie around her neck. Ben Weston killed her and tried to make it appear as though Chad was the culprit. Things didn’t look good for Chad.
Paige Larson
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Paige Larson was killed by Ben Weston in her dormitory at Salem University. Ben chased her into her dorm and strangled her in her shower, with a necktie, by JJ Deveraux, which had the police suspecting Chad DiMera in this murder, and that of Serena Mason’s. It didn’t help that a flower was found near her body that could only be found on the DiMera mansion grounds.
Dr. Marlena Evans
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Ben Weston attempted to strangle Dr. Marlena Evans in her office at University Hospital, but Chad DiMera came upon them and stopped the attack. Marlena never saw the attacker’s face, which made Salem Police even more suspicious of Chad.
Wendy Taylor
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Ben Weston hired Wendy Taylor, a midwife when Abigail DiMera went into labor at the cabin he brought her to after kidnapping her. After Abby delivered the baby in the cabin, Ben named him Colin, and took Wendy outside and shot her point-blank, killing her.
Will Horton
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Ben Weston murdered Will Horton, but after Ben was caught and did time, he escaped prison and the first thing he did was tell Sonny Kiriakis that Dr. Rolf brought Will back to life. Sort of. It turned out that when Ben strangled Will, he was close to death, not actually deceased.