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Joseph Clarke Smith

Case from Greenville, SC dated Jan 22, 2022

Victim Details

Joseph Clarke Smith

Male

Black / African American

Greenville

SC

2022-01-22

27

Joseph

Clarke Smith

07/05/2026

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In the winter of 2022, a young life was tragically cut short in Greenville, South Carolina. Joseph Clarke Smith, a 27-year-old male, was found deceased in his apartment on Edwards Road on Saturday, January 22, 2022. The initial discovery launched an investigation that would soon uncover a fatal robbery.

Authorities determined that Smith's death was a homicide resulting from a planned home invasion. Investigators pieced together a sequence of events indicating that on the day of the incide ...
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  • FOX Carolina: Coroner: Man found at Greenville apartment identified
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    I've been following the case of Joseph Clarke Smith closely and something that's been on my mind is ... ...Read More
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