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Vernon Smith

Death by Force
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Vernon Smith, aged 45, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2005, in Aliso Viejo, California. The incident was part of a shocking murder-suicide that also claimed the life of his 22-year-old daughter, Christina Smith. The perpetrator, 19-year-old William Freund, was a neighbor who lived just 100 yards away from the Smith family. On the morning of the incident, Freund, dressed in a paintball helmet and a dark cape, entered the Smith home through an unlocked door and fatally shot Vernon and Chr ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Vernon Smith

    Male

    Aliso-viejo

    CA

    2005-10-28

    45

    Vernon

    Smith

    11/28/2025

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    I've been thinking a lot about how this whole situation might have affected those who lived near the... ...Read More
    09/21/2024
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    01/14/2023
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