diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/iface/interface.go b/beacon-chain/db/iface/interface.go
index b25a684b47..5fdd9d0a23 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/iface/interface.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/iface/interface.go
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ type HeadAccessDatabase interface {
 // SlasherDatabase interface for persisting data related to detecting slashable offenses on Ethereum.
 type SlasherDatabase interface {
 	io.Closer
-	SaveLastEpochWrittenForValidators(
-		ctx context.Context, validatorIndices []types.ValidatorIndex, epoch types.Epoch,
+	SaveLastEpochsWrittenForValidators(
+		ctx context.Context, epochByValidator map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch,
 	) error
 	SaveAttestationRecordsForValidators(
 		ctx context.Context,
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/pruning.go b/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/pruning.go
index 1a6be7ffcc..5445e4e4cd 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/pruning.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/pruning.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (s *Store) PruneAttestationsAtEpoch(
 // PruneProposalsAtEpoch deletes all proposals from the slasher DB with epoch
 // less than or equal to the specified epoch.
 func (s *Store) PruneProposalsAtEpoch(
-	_ context.Context, maxEpoch types.Epoch,
+	ctx context.Context, maxEpoch types.Epoch,
 ) (numPruned uint, err error) {
 	var endPruneSlot types.Slot
 	endPruneSlot, err = slots.EpochEnd(maxEpoch)
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ func (s *Store) PruneProposalsAtEpoch(
 		c := proposalBkt.Cursor()
 		// We begin a pruning iteration starting from the first item in the bucket.
 		for k, _ := c.First(); k != nil; k, _ = c.Next() {
+			if ctx.Err() != nil {
+				return ctx.Err()
+			}
 			// We check the slot from the current key in the database.
 			// If we have hit a slot that is greater than the end slot of the pruning process,
 			// we then completely exit the process as we are done.
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/slasher.go b/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/slasher.go
index 5a48823dc5..3b1f8d2ad2 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/slasher.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/slasher.go
@@ -42,47 +42,73 @@ func (s *Store) LastEpochWrittenForValidators(
 	err := s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		bkt := tx.Bucket(attestedEpochsByValidator)
 		for i, encodedIndex := range encodedIndices {
+			var epoch types.Epoch
 			epochBytes := bkt.Get(encodedIndex)
 			if epochBytes != nil {
-				var epoch types.Epoch
 				if err := epoch.UnmarshalSSZ(epochBytes); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				attestedEpochs = append(attestedEpochs, &slashertypes.AttestedEpochForValidator{
-					ValidatorIndex: validatorIndices[i],
-					Epoch:          epoch,
-				})
 			}
+			attestedEpochs = append(attestedEpochs, &slashertypes.AttestedEpochForValidator{
+				ValidatorIndex: validatorIndices[i],
+				Epoch:          epoch,
+			})
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
 	return attestedEpochs, err
 }
 
-// SaveLastEpochWrittenForValidators updates the latest epoch a slice
+// SaveLastEpochsWrittenForValidators updates the latest epoch a slice
 // of validator indices has attested to.
-func (s *Store) SaveLastEpochWrittenForValidators(
-	ctx context.Context, validatorIndices []types.ValidatorIndex, epoch types.Epoch,
+func (s *Store) SaveLastEpochsWrittenForValidators(
+	ctx context.Context, epochByValidator map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch,
 ) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveLastEpochWrittenForValidators")
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveLastEpochsWrittenForValidators")
 	defer span.End()
-	encodedIndices := make([][]byte, len(validatorIndices))
-	for i, valIdx := range validatorIndices {
-		encodedIndices[i] = encodeValidatorIndex(valIdx)
-	}
-	encodedEpoch, err := epoch.MarshalSSZ()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
-		bkt := tx.Bucket(attestedEpochsByValidator)
-		for _, encodedIndex := range encodedIndices {
-			if err = bkt.Put(encodedIndex, encodedEpoch); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+	encodedIndices := make([][]byte, 0, len(epochByValidator))
+	encodedEpochs := make([][]byte, 0, len(epochByValidator))
+	for valIdx, epoch := range epochByValidator {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return ctx.Err()
 		}
-		return nil
-	})
+		encodedEpoch, err := epoch.MarshalSSZ()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		encodedIndices = append(encodedIndices, encodeValidatorIndex(valIdx))
+		encodedEpochs = append(encodedEpochs, encodedEpoch)
+	}
+	// The list of validators might be too massive for boltdb to handle in a single transaction,
+	// so instead we split it into batches and write each batch.
+	batchSize := 10000
+	for i := 0; i < len(encodedIndices); i += batchSize {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return ctx.Err()
+		}
+		if err := s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+			if ctx.Err() != nil {
+				return ctx.Err()
+			}
+			bkt := tx.Bucket(attestedEpochsByValidator)
+			min := i + batchSize
+			if min > len(encodedIndices) {
+				min = len(encodedIndices)
+			}
+			for j, encodedIndex := range encodedIndices[i:min] {
+				if ctx.Err() != nil {
+					return ctx.Err()
+				}
+				if err := bkt.Put(encodedIndex, encodedEpochs[j]); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // CheckAttesterDoubleVotes retries any slashable double votes that exist
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/slasher_test.go b/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/slasher_test.go
index f599d70a3e..d712d9060d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/slasher_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/slasher_test.go
@@ -52,9 +52,17 @@ func TestStore_LastEpochWrittenForValidators(t *testing.T) {
 
 	attestedEpochs, err := beaconDB.LastEpochWrittenForValidators(ctx, indices)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, true, len(attestedEpochs) == 0)
+	require.Equal(t, true, len(attestedEpochs) == len(indices))
+	for _, item := range attestedEpochs {
+		require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(0), item.Epoch)
+	}
 
-	err = beaconDB.SaveLastEpochWrittenForValidators(ctx, indices, epoch)
+	epochsByValidator := map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch{
+		1: epoch,
+		2: epoch,
+		3: epoch,
+	}
+	err = beaconDB.SaveLastEpochsWrittenForValidators(ctx, epochsByValidator)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	retrievedEpochs, err := beaconDB.LastEpochWrittenForValidators(ctx, indices)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/slasher/detect_attestations.go b/beacon-chain/slasher/detect_attestations.go
index 128affdf9d..f7b20b8d90 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/slasher/detect_attestations.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/slasher/detect_attestations.go
@@ -3,40 +3,67 @@ package slasher
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	slashertypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/slasher/types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
 
 // Takes in a list of indexed attestation wrappers and returns any
 // found attester slashings to the caller.
 func (s *Service) checkSlashableAttestations(
-	ctx context.Context, atts []*slashertypes.IndexedAttestationWrapper,
+	ctx context.Context, currentEpoch types.Epoch, atts []*slashertypes.IndexedAttestationWrapper,
 ) ([]*ethpb.AttesterSlashing, error) {
-	currentEpoch := slots.EpochsSinceGenesis(s.genesisTime)
 	slashings := make([]*ethpb.AttesterSlashing, 0)
-	indices := make([]types.ValidatorIndex, 0)
 
-	// TODO(#8331): Consider using goroutines and wait groups here.
+	log.Debug("Checking for double votes")
+	start := time.Now()
+	doubleVoteSlashings, err := s.checkDoubleVotes(ctx, atts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not check slashable double votes")
+	}
+	log.WithField("elapsed", time.Since(start)).Debug("Done checking double votes")
+	slashings = append(slashings, doubleVoteSlashings...)
+
 	groupedAtts := s.groupByValidatorChunkIndex(atts)
+	log.WithField("numBatches", len(groupedAtts)).Debug("Batching attestations by validator chunk index")
+	start = time.Now()
+	batchTimes := make([]time.Duration, 0, len(groupedAtts))
 	for validatorChunkIdx, batch := range groupedAtts {
+		innerStart := time.Now()
 		attSlashings, err := s.detectAllAttesterSlashings(ctx, &chunkUpdateArgs{
 			validatorChunkIndex: validatorChunkIdx,
 			currentEpoch:        currentEpoch,
 		}, batch)
-
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Could not detect slashable attestations")
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		slashings = append(slashings, attSlashings...)
-		indices = append(indices, s.params.validatorIndicesInChunk(validatorChunkIdx)...)
+		indices := s.params.validatorIndicesInChunk(validatorChunkIdx)
+		for _, idx := range indices {
+			s.latestEpochWrittenForValidator[idx] = currentEpoch
+		}
+		batchTimes = append(batchTimes, time.Since(innerStart))
 	}
-	if err := s.serviceCfg.Database.SaveLastEpochWrittenForValidators(ctx, indices, currentEpoch); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	var avgProcessingTimePerBatch time.Duration
+	for _, dur := range batchTimes {
+		avgProcessingTimePerBatch += dur
+	}
+	if avgProcessingTimePerBatch != time.Duration(0) {
+		avgProcessingTimePerBatch = avgProcessingTimePerBatch / time.Duration(len(batchTimes))
+	}
+	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+		"numAttestations":                 len(atts),
+		"numBatchesByValidatorChunkIndex": len(groupedAtts),
+		"elapsed":                         time.Since(start),
+		"avgBatchProcessingTime":          avgProcessingTimePerBatch,
+	}).Info("Done checking slashable attestations")
+	if len(slashings) > 0 {
+		log.WithField("numSlashings", len(slashings)).Warn("Slashable attestation offenses found")
 	}
 	return slashings, nil
 }
@@ -57,17 +84,25 @@ func (s *Service) detectAllAttesterSlashings(
 	args *chunkUpdateArgs,
 	attestations []*slashertypes.IndexedAttestationWrapper,
 ) ([]*ethpb.AttesterSlashing, error) {
-	// Check for double votes.
-	doubleVoteSlashings, err := s.checkDoubleVotes(ctx, attestations)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not check slashable double votes")
+
+	// Map of updated chunks by chunk index, which will be saved at the end.
+	updatedChunks := make(map[uint64]Chunker)
+	groupedAtts := s.groupByChunkIndex(attestations)
+	validatorIndices := s.params.validatorIndicesInChunk(args.validatorChunkIndex)
+
+	// Update the min/max span chunks for the change of current epoch.
+	for _, validatorIndex := range validatorIndices {
+		if err := s.epochUpdateForValidator(ctx, args, updatedChunks, validatorIndex); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(
+				err,
+				"could not update validator index chunks %d",
+				validatorIndex,
+			)
+		}
 	}
 
-	// Group attestations by chunk index.
-	groupedAtts := s.groupByChunkIndex(attestations)
-
 	// Update min and max spans and retrieve any detected slashable offenses.
-	surroundingSlashings, err := s.updateSpans(ctx, &chunkUpdateArgs{
+	surroundingSlashings, err := s.updateSpans(ctx, updatedChunks, &chunkUpdateArgs{
 		kind:                slashertypes.MinSpan,
 		validatorChunkIndex: args.validatorChunkIndex,
 		currentEpoch:        args.currentEpoch,
@@ -80,7 +115,7 @@ func (s *Service) detectAllAttesterSlashings(
 		)
 	}
 
-	surroundedSlashings, err := s.updateSpans(ctx, &chunkUpdateArgs{
+	surroundedSlashings, err := s.updateSpans(ctx, updatedChunks, &chunkUpdateArgs{
 		kind:                slashertypes.MaxSpan,
 		validatorChunkIndex: args.validatorChunkIndex,
 		currentEpoch:        args.currentEpoch,
@@ -93,13 +128,11 @@ func (s *Service) detectAllAttesterSlashings(
 		)
 	}
 
-	// Consolidate all slashings into a slice.
-	slashings := make([]*ethpb.AttesterSlashing, 0, len(doubleVoteSlashings)+len(surroundingSlashings)+len(surroundedSlashings))
-	slashings = append(slashings, doubleVoteSlashings...)
+	slashings := make([]*ethpb.AttesterSlashing, 0, len(surroundingSlashings)+len(surroundedSlashings))
 	slashings = append(slashings, surroundingSlashings...)
 	slashings = append(slashings, surroundedSlashings...)
-	if len(slashings) > 0 {
-		log.WithField("numSlashings", len(slashings)).Info("Slashable attestation offenses found")
+	if err := s.saveUpdatedChunks(ctx, args, updatedChunks); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	return slashings, nil
 }
@@ -167,6 +200,44 @@ func (s *Service) checkDoubleVotesOnDisk(
 	return doubleVoteSlashings, nil
 }
 
+// This function updates the slashing spans for a given validator for a change in epoch
+// since the last epoch we have recorded for the validator. For example, if the last epoch a validator
+// has written is N, and the current epoch is N+5, we update entries in the slashing spans
+// with their neutral element for epochs N+1 to N+4. This also puts any loaded chunks in a
+// map used as a cache for further processing and minimizing database reads later on.
+func (s *Service) epochUpdateForValidator(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	args *chunkUpdateArgs,
+	updatedChunks map[uint64]Chunker,
+	validatorIndex types.ValidatorIndex,
+) error {
+	epoch := s.latestEpochWrittenForValidator[validatorIndex]
+	if epoch == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	for epoch <= args.currentEpoch {
+		chunkIdx := s.params.chunkIndex(epoch)
+		currentChunk, err := s.getChunk(ctx, args, updatedChunks, chunkIdx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		for s.params.chunkIndex(epoch) == chunkIdx && epoch <= args.currentEpoch {
+			if err := setChunkRawDistance(
+				s.params,
+				currentChunk.Chunk(),
+				validatorIndex,
+				epoch,
+				currentChunk.NeutralElement(),
+			); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			updatedChunks[chunkIdx] = currentChunk
+			epoch++
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Updates spans and detects any slashable attester offenses along the way.
 // 1. Determine the chunks we need to use for updating for the validator indices
 //    in a validator chunk index, then retrieve those chunks from the database.
@@ -177,30 +248,12 @@ func (s *Service) checkDoubleVotesOnDisk(
 // 3. Save the updated chunks to disk.
 func (s *Service) updateSpans(
 	ctx context.Context,
+	updatedChunks map[uint64]Chunker,
 	args *chunkUpdateArgs,
 	attestationsByChunkIdx map[uint64][]*slashertypes.IndexedAttestationWrapper,
 ) ([]*ethpb.AttesterSlashing, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Slasher.updateSpans")
 	defer span.End()
-	// Determine the chunk indices we need to use for slashing detection.
-	validatorIndices := s.params.validatorIndicesInChunk(args.validatorChunkIndex)
-	chunkIndices, err := s.determineChunksToUpdateForValidators(ctx, args, validatorIndices)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(
-			err,
-			"could not determine chunks to update for validator indices %v",
-			validatorIndices,
-		)
-	}
-	// Load the required chunks from disk.
-	chunksByChunkIdx, err := s.loadChunks(ctx, args, chunkIndices)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(
-			err,
-			"could not load chunks for chunk indices %v",
-			chunkIndices,
-		)
-	}
 
 	// Apply the attestations to the related chunks and find any
 	// slashings along the way.
@@ -227,7 +280,7 @@ func (s *Service) updateSpans(
 					ctx,
 					args,
 					validatorIndex,
-					chunksByChunkIdx,
+					updatedChunks,
 					att,
 				)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -245,52 +298,7 @@ func (s *Service) updateSpans(
 	}
 
 	// Write the updated chunks to disk.
-	return slashings, s.saveUpdatedChunks(ctx, args, chunksByChunkIdx)
-}
-
-// For a list of validator indices, we retrieve their latest written epoch. Then, for each
-// (validator, latest epoch written) pair, we determine the chunks we need to update and
-// perform slashing detection with.
-func (s *Service) determineChunksToUpdateForValidators(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	args *chunkUpdateArgs,
-	validatorIndices []types.ValidatorIndex,
-) (chunkIndices []uint64, err error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Slasher.determineChunksToUpdateForValidators")
-	defer span.End()
-	lastCurrentEpochs, err := s.serviceCfg.Database.LastEpochWrittenForValidators(ctx, validatorIndices)
-	if err != nil {
-		err = errors.Wrap(err, "could not get latest epoch attested for validators")
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Initialize the last epoch written for each validator to 0.
-	lastCurrentEpochByValidator := make(map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch, len(validatorIndices))
-	for _, valIdx := range validatorIndices {
-		lastCurrentEpochByValidator[valIdx] = 0
-	}
-	for _, lastEpoch := range lastCurrentEpochs {
-		lastCurrentEpochByValidator[lastEpoch.ValidatorIndex] = lastEpoch.Epoch
-	}
-
-	// For every single validator and their last written current epoch, we determine
-	// the chunk indices we need to update based on all the chunks between the last
-	// epoch written and the current epoch, inclusive.
-	chunkIndicesToUpdate := make(map[uint64]bool)
-
-	for _, epoch := range lastCurrentEpochByValidator {
-		latestEpochWritten := epoch
-		for latestEpochWritten <= args.currentEpoch {
-			chunkIdx := s.params.chunkIndex(latestEpochWritten)
-			chunkIndicesToUpdate[chunkIdx] = true
-			latestEpochWritten++
-		}
-	}
-	chunkIndices = make([]uint64, 0, len(chunkIndicesToUpdate))
-	for chunkIdx := range chunkIndicesToUpdate {
-		chunkIndices = append(chunkIndices, chunkIdx)
-	}
-	return
+	return slashings, nil
 }
 
 // Checks if an incoming attestation is slashable based on the validator chunk it
diff --git a/beacon-chain/slasher/detect_attestations_test.go b/beacon-chain/slasher/detect_attestations_test.go
index 7d59ed36bc..3f76fa930b 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/slasher/detect_attestations_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/slasher/detect_attestations_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package slasher
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -241,9 +240,10 @@ func Test_processQueuedAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 					AttestationStateFetcher: mockChain,
 					SlashingPoolInserter:    &slashings.PoolMock{},
 				},
-				params:      DefaultParams(),
-				attsQueue:   newAttestationsQueue(),
-				genesisTime: genesisTime,
+				params:                         DefaultParams(),
+				attsQueue:                      newAttestationsQueue(),
+				genesisTime:                    genesisTime,
+				latestEpochWrittenForValidator: map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch{},
 			}
 			currentSlotChan := make(chan types.Slot)
 			exitChan := make(chan struct{})
@@ -299,9 +299,10 @@ func Test_processQueuedAttestations_MultipleChunkIndices(t *testing.T) {
 			AttestationStateFetcher: mockChain,
 			SlashingPoolInserter:    &slashings.PoolMock{},
 		},
-		params:      slasherParams,
-		attsQueue:   newAttestationsQueue(),
-		genesisTime: genesisTime,
+		params:                         slasherParams,
+		attsQueue:                      newAttestationsQueue(),
+		genesisTime:                    genesisTime,
+		latestEpochWrittenForValidator: map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch{},
 	}
 	currentSlotChan := make(chan types.Slot)
 	exitChan := make(chan struct{})
@@ -365,9 +366,10 @@ func Test_processQueuedAttestations_OverlappingChunkIndices(t *testing.T) {
 			AttestationStateFetcher: mockChain,
 			SlashingPoolInserter:    &slashings.PoolMock{},
 		},
-		params:      slasherParams,
-		attsQueue:   newAttestationsQueue(),
-		genesisTime: genesisTime,
+		params:                         slasherParams,
+		attsQueue:                      newAttestationsQueue(),
+		genesisTime:                    genesisTime,
+		latestEpochWrittenForValidator: map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch{},
 	}
 	currentSlotChan := make(chan types.Slot)
 	exitChan := make(chan struct{})
@@ -397,9 +399,9 @@ func Test_processQueuedAttestations_OverlappingChunkIndices(t *testing.T) {
 	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, hook, "Could not detect")
 }
 
-func Test_determineChunksToUpdateForValidators_FromLatestWrittenEpoch(t *testing.T) {
-	slasherDB := dbtest.SetupSlasherDB(t)
+func Test_epochUpdateForValidators(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
+	slasherDB := dbtest.SetupSlasherDB(t)
 
 	// Check if the chunk at chunk index already exists in-memory.
 	s := &Service{
@@ -408,71 +410,67 @@ func Test_determineChunksToUpdateForValidators_FromLatestWrittenEpoch(t *testing
 			validatorChunkSize: 2, // 2 validators in a chunk.
 			historyLength:      4,
 		},
-		serviceCfg: &ServiceConfig{
-			Database:      slasherDB,
-			StateNotifier: &mock.MockStateNotifier{},
-		},
+		serviceCfg:                     &ServiceConfig{Database: slasherDB},
+		latestEpochWrittenForValidator: map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch{},
 	}
-	validators := []types.ValidatorIndex{
-		1, 2,
-	}
-	currentEpoch := types.Epoch(3)
 
-	// Set the latest written epoch for validators to current epoch - 1.
-	latestWrittenEpoch := currentEpoch - 1
-	err := slasherDB.SaveLastEpochWrittenForValidators(ctx, validators, latestWrittenEpoch)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Run("no update if no latest written epoch", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validators := []types.ValidatorIndex{
+			1, 2,
+		}
+		currentEpoch := types.Epoch(3)
+		// No last written epoch for both validators.
+		s.latestEpochWrittenForValidator = map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch{}
 
-	// Because the validators have no recorded latest epoch written in the database,
-	// Because the latest written epoch for the input validators is == 2, we expect
-	// that we will update all epochs from 2 up to 3 (the current epoch). This is all
-	// safe contained in chunk index 1.
-	chunkIndices, err := s.determineChunksToUpdateForValidators(
-		ctx,
-		&chunkUpdateArgs{
-			currentEpoch: currentEpoch,
-		},
-		validators,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.DeepEqual(t, []uint64{1}, chunkIndices)
-}
-
-func Test_determineChunksToUpdateForValidators_FromGenesis(t *testing.T) {
-	slasherDB := dbtest.SetupSlasherDB(t)
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	// Check if the chunk at chunk index already exists in-memory.
-	s := &Service{
-		params: &Parameters{
-			chunkSize:          2, // 2 epochs in a chunk.
-			validatorChunkSize: 2, // 2 validators in a chunk.
-			historyLength:      4,
-		},
-		serviceCfg: &ServiceConfig{
-			Database:      slasherDB,
-			StateNotifier: &mock.MockStateNotifier{},
-		},
-	}
-	validators := []types.ValidatorIndex{
-		1, 2,
-	}
-	// Because the validators have no recorded latest epoch written in the database,
-	// we expect that we will update all epochs from genesis up to the current epoch.
-	// Given the chunk size is 2 epochs per chunk, updating with current epoch == 3
-	// will mean that we should be updating from epoch 0 to 3, meaning chunk indices 0 and 1.
-	chunkIndices, err := s.determineChunksToUpdateForValidators(
-		ctx,
-		&chunkUpdateArgs{
-			currentEpoch: 3,
-		},
-		validators,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	sort.Slice(chunkIndices, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return chunkIndices[i] < chunkIndices[j]
+		// Because the validators have no recorded latest epoch written, we expect
+		// no chunks to be loaded nor updated to.
+		updatedChunks := make(map[uint64]Chunker)
+		for _, valIdx := range validators {
+			err := s.epochUpdateForValidator(
+				ctx,
+				&chunkUpdateArgs{
+					currentEpoch: currentEpoch,
+				},
+				updatedChunks,
+				valIdx,
+			)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(updatedChunks))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("update from latest written epoch", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validators := []types.ValidatorIndex{
+			1, 2,
+		}
+		currentEpoch := types.Epoch(3)
+
+		// Set the latest written epoch for validators to current epoch - 1.
+		latestWrittenEpoch := currentEpoch - 1
+		s.latestEpochWrittenForValidator = map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch{
+			1: latestWrittenEpoch,
+			2: latestWrittenEpoch,
+		}
+
+		// Because the latest written epoch for the input validators is == 2, we expect
+		// that we will update all epochs from 2 up to 3 (the current epoch). This is all
+		// safe contained in chunk index 1.
+		updatedChunks := make(map[uint64]Chunker)
+		for _, valIdx := range validators {
+			err := s.epochUpdateForValidator(
+				ctx,
+				&chunkUpdateArgs{
+					currentEpoch: currentEpoch,
+				},
+				updatedChunks,
+				valIdx,
+			)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
+		require.Equal(t, 1, len(updatedChunks))
+		_, ok := updatedChunks[1]
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 	})
-	require.DeepEqual(t, []uint64{0, 1}, chunkIndices)
 }
 
 func Test_applyAttestationForValidator_MinSpanChunk(t *testing.T) {
@@ -485,6 +483,7 @@ func Test_applyAttestationForValidator_MinSpanChunk(t *testing.T) {
 			Database:      slasherDB,
 			StateNotifier: &mock.MockStateNotifier{},
 		},
+		latestEpochWrittenForValidator: map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch{},
 	}
 	// We initialize an empty chunks slice.
 	chunk := EmptyMinSpanChunksSlice(params)
@@ -545,6 +544,7 @@ func Test_applyAttestationForValidator_MaxSpanChunk(t *testing.T) {
 			Database:      slasherDB,
 			StateNotifier: &mock.MockStateNotifier{},
 		},
+		latestEpochWrittenForValidator: map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch{},
 	}
 	// We initialize an empty chunks slice.
 	chunk := EmptyMaxSpanChunksSlice(params)
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ func TestService_processQueuedAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	tickerChan <- 1
 	cancel()
 	<-exitChan
-	assert.LogsContain(t, hook, "New slot, processing queued")
+	assert.LogsContain(t, hook, "Processing queued")
 }
 
 func BenchmarkCheckSlashableAttestations(b *testing.B) {
@@ -885,7 +885,8 @@ func runAttestationsBenchmark(b *testing.B, s *Service, numAtts, numValidators u
 		genesisTime := time.Now().Add(-time.Second * time.Duration(totalSeconds))
 		s.genesisTime = genesisTime
 
-		_, err := s.checkSlashableAttestations(context.Background(), atts)
+		epoch := slots.EpochsSinceGenesis(genesisTime)
+		_, err := s.checkSlashableAttestations(context.Background(), epoch, atts)
 		require.NoError(b, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/slasher/receive.go b/beacon-chain/slasher/receive.go
index b73ef2f5fd..8c1fb969b7 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/slasher/receive.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/slasher/receive.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (s *Service) receiveBlocks(ctx context.Context, beaconBlockHeadersChan chan
 	}
 }
 
-// Process queued attestations every time an epoch ticker fires. We retrieve
+// Process queued attestations every time a slot ticker fires. We retrieve
 // these attestations from a queue, then group them all by validator chunk index.
 // This grouping will allow us to perform detection on batches of attestations
 // per validator chunk index which can be done concurrently.
@@ -98,9 +98,8 @@ func (s *Service) processQueuedAttestations(ctx context.Context, slotTicker <-ch
 				"numValidAtts":    len(validAtts),
 				"numDeferredAtts": len(validInFuture),
 				"numDroppedAtts":  numDropped,
-			}).Info("New slot, processing queued atts for slashing detection")
+			}).Info("Processing queued attestations for slashing detection")
 
-			start := time.Now()
 			// Save the attestation records to our database.
 			if err := s.serviceCfg.Database.SaveAttestationRecordsForValidators(
 				ctx, validAtts,
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func (s *Service) processQueuedAttestations(ctx context.Context, slotTicker <-ch
 			}
 
 			// Check for slashings.
-			slashings, err := s.checkSlashableAttestations(ctx, validAtts)
+			slashings, err := s.checkSlashableAttestations(ctx, currentEpoch, validAtts)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.WithError(err).Error("Could not check slashable attestations")
 				continue
@@ -123,8 +122,6 @@ func (s *Service) processQueuedAttestations(ctx context.Context, slotTicker <-ch
 				continue
 			}
 
-			log.WithField("elapsed", time.Since(start)).Debug("Done checking slashable attestations")
-
 			processedAttestationsTotal.Add(float64(len(validAtts)))
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
@@ -147,7 +144,7 @@ func (s *Service) processQueuedBlocks(ctx context.Context, slotTicker <-chan typ
 				"currentSlot":  currentSlot,
 				"currentEpoch": currentEpoch,
 				"numBlocks":    len(blocks),
-			}).Info("New slot, processing queued blocks for slashing detection")
+			}).Info("Processing queued blocks for slashing detection")
 
 			start := time.Now()
 			// Check for slashings.
@@ -202,6 +199,7 @@ func (s *Service) pruneSlasherDataWithinSlidingWindow(ctx context.Context, curre
 		// attempt to prune at all.
 		return nil
 	}
+	start := time.Now()
 	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 		"currentEpoch":          currentEpoch,
 		"pruningAllBeforeEpoch": maxPruningEpoch,
@@ -221,6 +219,7 @@ func (s *Service) pruneSlasherDataWithinSlidingWindow(ctx context.Context, curre
 	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 		"prunedAttestationRecords": numPrunedAtts,
 		"prunedProposalRecords":    numPrunedProposals,
-	}).Info("Successfully pruned slasher data")
+		"elapsed":                  time.Since(start),
+	}).Info("Successfully ran slasher data pruning")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/slasher/receive_test.go b/beacon-chain/slasher/receive_test.go
index c871d33d90..06c2df6af3 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/slasher/receive_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/slasher/receive_test.go
@@ -306,5 +306,5 @@ func TestService_processQueuedBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 	tickerChan <- 0
 	cancel()
 	<-exitChan
-	assert.LogsContain(t, hook, "New slot, processing queued")
+	assert.LogsContain(t, hook, "Processing queued")
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/slasher/rpc.go b/beacon-chain/slasher/rpc.go
index ee5a1b0a32..120d39e56b 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/slasher/rpc.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/slasher/rpc.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	slashertypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/slasher/types"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ func (s *Service) IsSlashableAttestation(
 		SigningRoot:        dataRoot,
 	}
 
-	attesterSlashings, err := s.checkSlashableAttestations(ctx, []*slashertypes.IndexedAttestationWrapper{indexedAttWrapper})
+	currentEpoch := slots.EpochsSinceGenesis(s.genesisTime)
+	attesterSlashings, err := s.checkSlashableAttestations(ctx, currentEpoch, []*slashertypes.IndexedAttestationWrapper{indexedAttWrapper})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not check if attestation is slashable: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/slasher/rpc_test.go b/beacon-chain/slasher/rpc_test.go
index 03ece4459d..0af55f6381 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/slasher/rpc_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/slasher/rpc_test.go
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ func TestIsSlashableAttestation(t *testing.T) {
 		serviceCfg: &ServiceConfig{
 			Database: slasherDB,
 		},
-		params:      DefaultParams(),
-		blksQueue:   newBlocksQueue(),
-		genesisTime: genesisTime,
+		params:                         DefaultParams(),
+		blksQueue:                      newBlocksQueue(),
+		genesisTime:                    genesisTime,
+		latestEpochWrittenForValidator: map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch{},
 	}
 	prevAtts := []*slashertypes.IndexedAttestationWrapper{
 		createAttestationWrapper(t, 2, 3, []uint64{0}, []byte{1}),
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func TestIsSlashableAttestation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	err := slasherDB.SaveAttestationRecordsForValidators(ctx, prevAtts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	attesterSlashings, err := s.checkSlashableAttestations(ctx, prevAtts)
+	attesterSlashings, err := s.checkSlashableAttestations(ctx, currentEpoch, prevAtts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, 0, len(attesterSlashings))
 
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func TestIsSlashableAttestation(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:         "should detect multiple surround if multiple same indices",
 			attToCheck:   createAttestationWrapper(t, 1, 4, []uint64{0, 1}, []byte{2}),
-			amtSlashable: 2,
+			amtSlashable: 4,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/slasher/service.go b/beacon-chain/slasher/service.go
index c1eae5908b..baa8ea3561 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/slasher/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/slasher/service.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
+const (
+	shutdownTimeout = time.Minute * 5
+)
+
 // ServiceConfig for the slasher service in the beacon node.
 // This struct allows us to specify required dependencies and
 // parameters for slasher to function as needed.
@@ -49,77 +53,78 @@ type SlashingChecker interface {
 // Service defining a slasher implementation as part of
 // the beacon node, able to detect eth2 slashable offenses.
 type Service struct {
-	params                 *Parameters
-	serviceCfg             *ServiceConfig
-	indexedAttsChan        chan *ethpb.IndexedAttestation
-	beaconBlockHeadersChan chan *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader
-	attsQueue              *attestationsQueue
-	blksQueue              *blocksQueue
-	ctx                    context.Context
-	cancel                 context.CancelFunc
-	genesisTime            time.Time
-	attsSlotTicker         *slots.SlotTicker
-	blocksSlotTicker       *slots.SlotTicker
-	pruningSlotTicker      *slots.SlotTicker
+	params                         *Parameters
+	serviceCfg                     *ServiceConfig
+	indexedAttsChan                chan *ethpb.IndexedAttestation
+	beaconBlockHeadersChan         chan *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader
+	attsQueue                      *attestationsQueue
+	blksQueue                      *blocksQueue
+	ctx                            context.Context
+	cancel                         context.CancelFunc
+	genesisTime                    time.Time
+	attsSlotTicker                 *slots.SlotTicker
+	blocksSlotTicker               *slots.SlotTicker
+	pruningSlotTicker              *slots.SlotTicker
+	latestEpochWrittenForValidator map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch
 }
 
 // New instantiates a new slasher from configuration values.
 func New(ctx context.Context, srvCfg *ServiceConfig) (*Service, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	return &Service{
-		params:                 DefaultParams(),
-		serviceCfg:             srvCfg,
-		indexedAttsChan:        make(chan *ethpb.IndexedAttestation, 1),
-		beaconBlockHeadersChan: make(chan *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader, 1),
-		attsQueue:              newAttestationsQueue(),
-		blksQueue:              newBlocksQueue(),
-		ctx:                    ctx,
-		cancel:                 cancel,
+		params:                         DefaultParams(),
+		serviceCfg:                     srvCfg,
+		indexedAttsChan:                make(chan *ethpb.IndexedAttestation, 1),
+		beaconBlockHeadersChan:         make(chan *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader, 1),
+		attsQueue:                      newAttestationsQueue(),
+		blksQueue:                      newBlocksQueue(),
+		ctx:                            ctx,
+		cancel:                         cancel,
+		latestEpochWrittenForValidator: make(map[types.ValidatorIndex]types.Epoch),
 	}, nil
 }
 
 // Start listening for received indexed attestations and blocks
 // and perform slashing detection on them.
 func (s *Service) Start() {
-	go s.run()
+	go s.run() // Start functions must be non-blocking.
 }
 
 func (s *Service) run() {
-	stateChannel := make(chan *feed.Event, 1)
-	stateSub := s.serviceCfg.StateNotifier.StateFeed().Subscribe(stateChannel)
-	stateEvent := <-stateChannel
+	s.waitForChainInitialization()
+	s.waitForSync(s.genesisTime)
 
-	// Wait for us to receive the genesis time via a chain started notification.
-	if stateEvent.Type == statefeed.ChainStarted {
-		data, ok := stateEvent.Data.(*statefeed.ChainStartedData)
-		if !ok {
-			log.Error("Could not receive chain start notification, want *statefeed.ChainStartedData")
-			return
-		}
-		s.genesisTime = data.StartTime
-		log.WithField("genesisTime", s.genesisTime).Info("Starting slasher, received chain start event")
-	} else if stateEvent.Type == statefeed.Initialized {
-		// Alternatively, if the chain has already started, we then read the genesis
-		// time value from this data.
-		data, ok := stateEvent.Data.(*statefeed.InitializedData)
-		if !ok {
-			log.Error("Could not receive chain start notification, want *statefeed.ChainStartedData")
-			return
-		}
-		s.genesisTime = data.StartTime
-		log.WithField("genesisTime", s.genesisTime).Info("Starting slasher, chain already initialized")
-	} else {
-		// This should not happen.
-		log.Error("Could start slasher, could not receive chain start event")
+	log.Info("Completed chain sync, starting slashing detection")
+
+	// Get the latest eopch written for each validator from disk on startup.
+	headState, err := s.serviceCfg.HeadStateFetcher.HeadState(s.ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to fetch head state")
 		return
 	}
-
-	stateSub.Unsubscribe()
-	s.waitForSync(s.genesisTime)
+	numVals := headState.NumValidators()
+	validatorIndices := make([]types.ValidatorIndex, numVals)
+	for i := 0; i < numVals; i++ {
+		validatorIndices[i] = types.ValidatorIndex(i)
+	}
+	start := time.Now()
+	log.Info("Reading last epoch written for each validator...")
+	epochsByValidator, err := s.serviceCfg.Database.LastEpochWrittenForValidators(
+		s.ctx, validatorIndices,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	for _, item := range epochsByValidator {
+		s.latestEpochWrittenForValidator[item.ValidatorIndex] = item.Epoch
+	}
+	log.WithField("elapsed", time.Since(start)).Info(
+		"Finished retrieving last epoch written per validator",
+	)
 
 	indexedAttsChan := make(chan *ethpb.IndexedAttestation, 1)
 	beaconBlockHeadersChan := make(chan *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader, 1)
-	log.Info("Completed chain sync, starting slashing detection")
 	go s.receiveAttestations(s.ctx, indexedAttsChan)
 	go s.receiveBlocks(s.ctx, beaconBlockHeadersChan)
 
@@ -144,6 +149,20 @@ func (s *Service) Stop() error {
 	if s.pruningSlotTicker != nil {
 		s.pruningSlotTicker.Done()
 	}
+	// Flush the latest epoch written map to disk.
+	start := time.Now()
+	// New context as the service context has already been canceled.
+	ctx, innerCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), shutdownTimeout)
+	defer innerCancel()
+	log.Info("Flushing last epoch written for each validator to disk, please wait")
+	if err := s.serviceCfg.Database.SaveLastEpochsWrittenForValidators(
+		ctx, s.latestEpochWrittenForValidator,
+	); err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+	}
+	log.WithField("elapsed", time.Since(start)).Debug(
+		"Finished saving last epoch written per validator",
+	)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -152,8 +171,45 @@ func (s *Service) Status() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *Service) waitForChainInitialization() {
+	stateChannel := make(chan *feed.Event, 1)
+	stateSub := s.serviceCfg.StateNotifier.StateFeed().Subscribe(stateChannel)
+	defer stateSub.Unsubscribe()
+	defer close(stateChannel)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case stateEvent := <-stateChannel:
+			// Wait for us to receive the genesis time via a chain started notification.
+			if stateEvent.Type == statefeed.Initialized {
+				// Alternatively, if the chain has already started, we then read the genesis
+				// time value from this data.
+				data, ok := stateEvent.Data.(*statefeed.InitializedData)
+				if !ok {
+					log.Error(
+						"Could not receive chain start notification, want *statefeed.ChainStartedData",
+					)
+					return
+				}
+				s.genesisTime = data.StartTime
+				log.WithField("genesisTime", s.genesisTime).Info(
+					"Slasher received chain initialization event",
+				)
+				return
+			}
+		case err := <-stateSub.Err():
+			log.WithError(err).Error(
+				"Slasher could not subscribe to state events",
+			)
+			return
+		case <-s.ctx.Done():
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
 func (s *Service) waitForSync(genesisTime time.Time) {
-	if slots.SinceGenesis(genesisTime) == 0 || !s.serviceCfg.SyncChecker.Syncing() {
+	if slots.SinceGenesis(genesisTime) < params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch || !s.serviceCfg.SyncChecker.Syncing() {
 		return
 	}
 	slotTicker := slots.NewSlotTicker(s.genesisTime, params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/slasher/service_test.go b/beacon-chain/slasher/service_test.go
index c775006d01..5704145ead 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/slasher/service_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/slasher/service_test.go
@@ -30,44 +30,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	m.Run()
 }
 
-func TestService_StartStop_ChainStartEvent(t *testing.T) {
-	slasherDB := dbtest.SetupSlasherDB(t)
-	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
-
-	beaconState, err := util.NewBeaconState()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	currentSlot := types.Slot(4)
-	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetSlot(currentSlot))
-	mockChain := &mock.ChainService{
-		State: beaconState,
-		Slot:  &currentSlot,
-	}
-
-	srv, err := New(context.Background(), &ServiceConfig{
-		IndexedAttestationsFeed: new(event.Feed),
-		BeaconBlockHeadersFeed:  new(event.Feed),
-		StateNotifier:           &mock.MockStateNotifier{},
-		Database:                slasherDB,
-		HeadStateFetcher:        mockChain,
-		SyncChecker:             &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	go srv.Start()
-	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 100)
-	srv.serviceCfg.StateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
-		Type: statefeed.ChainStarted,
-		Data: &statefeed.ChainStartedData{StartTime: time.Now()},
-	})
-	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 100)
-	srv.attsSlotTicker = &slots.SlotTicker{}
-	srv.blocksSlotTicker = &slots.SlotTicker{}
-	srv.pruningSlotTicker = &slots.SlotTicker{}
-	require.NoError(t, srv.Stop())
-	require.NoError(t, srv.Status())
-	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "received chain start event")
-}
-
-func TestService_StartStop_ChainAlreadyInitialized(t *testing.T) {
+func TestService_StartStop_ChainInitialized(t *testing.T) {
 	slasherDB := dbtest.SetupSlasherDB(t)
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
 	beaconState, err := util.NewBeaconState()
@@ -99,5 +62,5 @@ func TestService_StartStop_ChainAlreadyInitialized(t *testing.T) {
 	srv.pruningSlotTicker = &slots.SlotTicker{}
 	require.NoError(t, srv.Stop())
 	require.NoError(t, srv.Status())
-	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "chain already initialized")
+	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "received chain initialization")
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel
index ee963c0655..f0f6dc2639 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/sync",
     visibility = [
         "//beacon-chain:__subpackages__",
-        "//testing/fuzz:__pkg__",
+        "//testing:__subpackages__",
     ],
     deps = [
         "//async:go_default_library",
diff --git a/testing/endtoend/slasher_simulator_e2e_test.go b/testing/endtoend/slasher_simulator_e2e_test.go
index 6ea5f6d0c8..62deb8106d 100644
--- a/testing/endtoend/slasher_simulator_e2e_test.go
+++ b/testing/endtoend/slasher_simulator_e2e_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,32 @@ import (
 	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 )
 
+type mockSyncChecker struct{}
+
+func (c mockSyncChecker) Initialized() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (c mockSyncChecker) Syncing() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (c mockSyncChecker) Synced() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (c mockSyncChecker) Status() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c mockSyncChecker) Resync() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (mockSyncChecker) IsSynced(_ context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
+
 func TestEndToEnd_SlasherSimulator(t *testing.T) {
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -66,6 +92,7 @@ func TestEndToEnd_SlasherSimulator(t *testing.T) {
 		StateGen:                    gen,
 		PrivateKeysByValidatorIndex: privKeys,
 		SlashingsPool:               &slashings.PoolMock{},
+		SyncChecker:                 mockSyncChecker{},
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sim.Start()
diff --git a/testing/slasher/simulator/BUILD.bazel b/testing/slasher/simulator/BUILD.bazel
index 7837b9229f..3565c27463 100644
--- a/testing/slasher/simulator/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/testing/slasher/simulator/BUILD.bazel
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/slasher:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/stategen:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/sync:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//crypto/bls:go_default_library",
         "//crypto/rand:go_default_library",
diff --git a/testing/slasher/simulator/attestation_generator.go b/testing/slasher/simulator/attestation_generator.go
index bfc6e00b9d..5ea4b6b81c 100644
--- a/testing/slasher/simulator/attestation_generator.go
+++ b/testing/slasher/simulator/attestation_generator.go
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ func (s *Simulator) generateAttestationsForSlot(
 		(committeesPerSlot * uint64(s.srvConfig.Params.SlotsPerEpoch))
 	valsPerSlot := committeesPerSlot * valsPerCommittee
 
-	var sourceEpoch types.Epoch = 0
-	if currentEpoch != 0 {
-		sourceEpoch = currentEpoch - 1
+	if currentEpoch < 2 {
+		return nil, nil, nil
 	}
+	sourceEpoch := currentEpoch - 1
 
 	var slashedIndices []uint64
 	startIdx := valsPerSlot * uint64(slot%s.srvConfig.Params.SlotsPerEpoch)
diff --git a/testing/slasher/simulator/simulator.go b/testing/slasher/simulator/simulator.go
index a94152e0a1..85c217e4ff 100644
--- a/testing/slasher/simulator/simulator.go
+++ b/testing/slasher/simulator/simulator.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package simulator
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/operations/slashings"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/slasher"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/sync"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ type ServiceConfig struct {
 	StateGen                    stategen.StateManager
 	SlashingsPool               slashings.PoolManager
 	PrivateKeysByValidatorIndex map[types.ValidatorIndex]bls.SecretKey
+	SyncChecker                 sync.Checker
 }
 
 // Parameters for a slasher simulator.
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, srvConfig *ServiceConfig) (*Simulator, error) {
 		AttestationStateFetcher: srvConfig.AttestationStateFetcher,
 		StateGen:                srvConfig.StateGen,
 		SlashingPoolInserter:    srvConfig.SlashingsPool,
+		SyncChecker:             srvConfig.SyncChecker,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -132,8 +136,8 @@ func (s *Simulator) Start() {
 	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	s.genesisTime = time.Now()
 	s.srvConfig.StateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
-		Type: statefeed.ChainStarted,
-		Data: &statefeed.ChainStartedData{StartTime: s.genesisTime},
+		Type: statefeed.Initialized,
+		Data: &statefeed.InitializedData{StartTime: s.genesisTime},
 	})
 
 	// We simulate blocks and attestations for N epochs.
@@ -256,10 +260,12 @@ func (s *Simulator) verifySlashingsWereDetected(ctx context.Context) {
 	for slashingRoot, slashing := range s.sentAttesterSlashings {
 		if _, ok := detectedAttesterSlashings[slashingRoot]; !ok {
 			log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-				"targetEpoch":     slashing.Attestation_1.Data.Target.Epoch,
-				"prevTargetEpoch": slashing.Attestation_2.Data.Target.Epoch,
-				"sourceEpoch":     slashing.Attestation_1.Data.Source.Epoch,
-				"prevSourceEpoch": slashing.Attestation_2.Data.Source.Epoch,
+				"targetEpoch":         slashing.Attestation_1.Data.Target.Epoch,
+				"prevTargetEpoch":     slashing.Attestation_2.Data.Target.Epoch,
+				"sourceEpoch":         slashing.Attestation_1.Data.Source.Epoch,
+				"prevSourceEpoch":     slashing.Attestation_2.Data.Source.Epoch,
+				"prevBeaconBlockRoot": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", slashing.Attestation_1.Data.BeaconBlockRoot),
+				"newBeaconBlockRoot":  fmt.Sprintf("%#x", slashing.Attestation_2.Data.BeaconBlockRoot),
 			}).Errorf("Did not detect simulated attester slashing")
 			continue
 		}