Charles F Smith

In the summer of 1987, a chilling chapter began in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia with the discovery of the body of 18-year-old Charles F. Smith. On July 7th, the young man was found strangled, his death marking the first in a string of homicides that would terrorize the region for nearly a decade. The series of killings, which targeted gay men, was attributed to a predator who would come to be known as the 'Hampton Roads Killer.'

The investigation into Smith's death and the subsequen ...