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Destini Smothers

Case from Queens, NY dated Nov 03, 2020

Victim Details

Destini Smothers

Female

Black / African American

Queens

NY

2020-11-03

26

Destini

Smothers

07/12/2026

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In November 2020, the life of 26-year-old Destini Smothers, a mother of two from Troy, New York, came to a tragic end. She was last seen in Queens on November 3, 2020, after celebrating her birthday with friends and her boyfriend, Kareem Flake, at a bowling alley in Woodside. Following a heated argument with Flake outside the bowling alley, Smothers disappeared, prompting her family to report her missing days later.

For four agonizing months, her family searched tirelessly, holding out ho ...
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  • Oxygen Official Site: Body Of Missing Mom Who Vanished After Fight With Boyfriend Found In Trunk Of Plateless Car | Oxygen Official Site
  • nydailynews.com: Grieving family of woman found dead in trunk of abandoned car in Queens seeks closure and answers
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    I've been following Destini Smothers' case from the beginning, and I'm still trying to wrap my head ... ...Read More
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