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Ronald Dean Smith, a five-year-old boy, disappeared on August 24, 1974, after playing at a local park. His grandmother, Shirley O'Conner, was babysitting him while his mother was out of town. When he failed to return home for dinner, authorities launched an extensive search, but no immediate clues surfaced regarding his whereabouts.

Nearly two months later, on October 13, 1974, a group of children collecting beer cans along Ortega Highway near El Cariso Village in Riverside County discove ...
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  • Ronald Dean Smith Jr. (1968-1974) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree
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