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Belva Smeltzer, a 67-year-old woman from Limestone, North Carolina, was tragically found dead on January 12, 2021. Authorities responded to a 911 call at a home on White Oak Gap Road, where they discovered Smeltzer had been fatally shot. The investigation quickly led to the arrest of Ronald Lonnie Haynes Sr., a 76-year-old man who lived with Smeltzer at the time of her death. Haynes was charged with first-degree murder for the shooting.
The trial for Ronald Lonnie Haynes Sr. began with ju ...Read More
The trial for Ronald Lonnie Haynes Sr. began with ju ...Read More
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Belva Smeltzer
Female
Limestone
NC
2021-01-12
67
Belva
Smeltzer
11/07/2025
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Reading about the trial of Ronald Lonnie Haynes Sr. and the tragic loss of Belva Smeltzer leaves me ... ...Read More
05/22/2023
05/22/2023
I’ve been following this case for a while, and the recent conviction of Ronald Lonnie Haynes Sr. l... ...Read More
03/12/2023
03/12/2023
