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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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Moody Charles Smith
Male
Grand-prairie
TX
1982-08-09
58
Moody
Charles Smith
11/15/2025
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I've been thinking a lot about Moody Charles Smith and how this tragedy impacted his family and coll... ...Read More
01/25/2025
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I've been thinking a lot about the tragedy that unfolded in Grand Prairie in '82, and my heart goes ... ...Read More
01/18/2025
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I came across some old news articles about the Grand Prairie shootings, and something that stood out... ...Read More
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