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Joseph Smith

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Aug 13, 2022

Victim Details

Joseph Smith

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2022-08-13

30

Joseph

Smith

07/16/2026

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In a quiet suburb of Atlanta, a tragedy unfolded that would shock the community and the nation. Eight-year-old Josef Smith, a young male, died in October 2003, not from a sudden illness or a tragic accident, but at the hands of those who should have been his protectors. His death was the culmination of a pattern of horrific abuse inflicted by his own parents, Joseph and Sonya Smith. The couple initially tried to deceive authorities, claiming that Josef had mysteriously collapsed after a family p ...
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  • 1 dead, 2 injured in Westside Atlanta shooting, police believe after argument over blocked car
  • WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta: ‘He’s everything to us:’ Family of man killed during parking spot argument remembers him
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