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'''Missing Since:''' 1995 |
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==Case== |
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− | '''Details:''' In 1982, Dustin Johnson said goodbye to his mother Patricia to go stay with his father. Over the weekend, she |
+ | '''Details:''' In 1982, Dustin Johnson said goodbye to his mother Patricia to go stay with his father. Over the weekend, she mysteriously vanished and a week later, was found brutally murdered. Shockingly, her 22 year old brother Dennis Keith Smith confessed to the murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Even more shocking, he was paroled after serving just ten years. After his release, he lived with his parents and Dustin. [[File:Patricia_johnson_dennis_smith.jpg|thumb|255px|Patricia Johnson]] |
− | + | Later, Dustin learned about the disappearance of 35 year old [[Carolyn Killaby]] of Vancouver, Washington. She was last seen at a bar with a man named Dennis, whom he believed was his uncle. Dustin notified police and they brought Smith in for questioning. He said that they had been attacked and an unknown man took Carolyn away. However, Smith was acting suspicious during the interview and they did not believe his story. Authorities found evidence, including a large hole in the seat of Smith's car, along with DNA evidence that proved Smith was Carolyn's killer. At the time of questioning, authorities did not have enough evidence to arrest him, and when they had enough, Smith disappeared.[[File:Carolyn_killaby.jpg|thumb|275px|Carolyn Killaby]]<br /> |
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'''Extra Notes:''' This case first aired on a February 1997 episode of <i>Unsolved Mysteries</i>. This case was also profiled on [[Forensic Files]].<br /> |
'''Extra Notes:''' This case first aired on a February 1997 episode of <i>Unsolved Mysteries</i>. This case was also profiled on [[Forensic Files]].<br /> |
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− | '''Results:''' Captured. Smith was watching Unsolved Mysteries with two friends, Tracy Rottleman and John Cummings, while he was |
+ | '''Results:''' Captured. Smith was watching Unsolved Mysteries with two friends, Tracy Rottleman and John Cummings, while he was using the alias David Sanborn in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. During the broadcast, they noticed that Sanborn had the same tattoos and looked just like Smith. He began acting nervous and left in the couple's car, and they called the police. Smith was arrested by the New Smyrna Beach Police in Florida after a traffic stop on February 4, 1997. During questioning, he tried to escape by grabbing an officer's gun and was shot to the neck by a second officer. Smith survived and a week later was released from the hospital and extradited to Washington to stand trial for Carolyn's murder. He was convicted and received a seventy year sentence for murder and ninety years for parole violation. He committed suicide in prison in November 2005. Carolyn's body has never been found.<br /> |
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Revision as of 02:29, 19 February 2012
Real Name: Dennis Keith Smith
Aliases: None Known
Wanted For: Murder
Missing Since: 1995
Case
Details: In 1982, Dustin Johnson said goodbye to his mother Patricia to go stay with his father. Over the weekend, she mysteriously vanished and a week later, was found brutally murdered. Shockingly, her 22 year old brother Dennis Keith Smith confessed to the murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Even more shocking, he was paroled after serving just ten years. After his release, he lived with his parents and Dustin.
Later, Dustin learned about the disappearance of 35 year old Carolyn Killaby of Vancouver, Washington. She was last seen at a bar with a man named Dennis, whom he believed was his uncle. Dustin notified police and they brought Smith in for questioning. He said that they had been attacked and an unknown man took Carolyn away. However, Smith was acting suspicious during the interview and they did not believe his story. Authorities found evidence, including a large hole in the seat of Smith's car, along with DNA evidence that proved Smith was Carolyn's killer. At the time of questioning, authorities did not have enough evidence to arrest him, and when they had enough, Smith disappeared.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on a February 1997 episode of Unsolved Mysteries. This case was also profiled on Forensic Files.
Results: Captured. Smith was watching Unsolved Mysteries with two friends, Tracy Rottleman and John Cummings, while he was using the alias David Sanborn in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. During the broadcast, they noticed that Sanborn had the same tattoos and looked just like Smith. He began acting nervous and left in the couple's car, and they called the police. Smith was arrested by the New Smyrna Beach Police in Florida after a traffic stop on February 4, 1997. During questioning, he tried to escape by grabbing an officer's gun and was shot to the neck by a second officer. Smith survived and a week later was released from the hospital and extradited to Washington to stand trial for Carolyn's murder. He was convicted and received a seventy year sentence for murder and ninety years for parole violation. He committed suicide in prison in November 2005. Carolyn's body has never been found.
Links: None