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Sharon Faye Smith

Death by Force
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In the late spring of 1985, just two days before she was set to graduate from high school, 17-year-old Sharon Faye Smith, known to her loved ones as Shari, was abducted from the driveway of her family's home in Lexington County, South Carolina. On May 31st, after returning from a pool party, she was taken at gunpoint while checking the mail. This brazen act marked the beginning of a period of terror for the Smith family and the surrounding community, sparking one of the largest manhunts in the s ...Read More
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    • Victim Details

    Sharon Faye Smith

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Lexington County

    SC

    1985-05-31

    17

    Sharon

    Faye Smith

    12/12/2025

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    I recently stumbled upon the case of Shari Smith, and one detail that really gets under my skin is t... ...Read More
    06/03/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about the emotional strength of Shari Smith's family throughout this unimag... ...Read More
    01/07/2024
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