Shari F. Smith

In the late spring of 1985, a palpable sense of fear gripped Lexington County, South Carolina, following the abduction and murder of 17-year-old Sharon Faye 'Shari' Smith. On May 31, just days before she was set to graduate from Lexington High School, Shari was kidnapped from the driveway of her home. Her father was only yards away when the unthinkable happened. This brazen act marked the beginning of a horrifying ordeal for the Smith family and the entire community.

Shortly after Shari's ...