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Moody Charles Smith

Case from Grand-prairie, TX dated Aug 09, 1982

Victim Details

Moody Charles Smith

Male

Grand-prairie

TX

1982-08-09

58

Moody

Charles Smith

07/24/2026

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Moody Charles Smith, a 58-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, met an untimely death on August 9, 1982, in Grand Prairie, Texas. He was the operations manager at Western Transfer Company. Smith's death was part of a tragic event involving a disgruntled truck driver named John Felton Parish. Parish, who was 49 years old, went on a violent rampage that morning, killing six people, including Smith, and wounding three others before being shot and killed by police.

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  • DIGRUNTLED DRIVER SLAYS SIX IN TEXAS, DYING IN SHOOTOUT
  • 1982 Grand Prairie warehouse shootings - Wikipedia
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