[3] Kendall survived but was badly burned; Margaret and Scott died instantly from the bomb blast.

[7] Benson died at Taylor Correctional Institution in Perry, Florida of a stab wound to the right side of the head with a homemade knife on July 3, 2015.

Inmates told investigators that Washington planned to extort $1,000 from Benson within days after arriving at Taylor Correctional Institution.

[citation needed] The case was featured in Great Crimes and Trials and Infamous Murders.

In addition, the Benson Family murder case was the subject of The Serpent's Tooth, a 1987 book by Christopher Andersen.