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Paulus Smit

Case from Yorba Linda, CA dated Dec 30, 2011

Victim Details

Paulus Smit

Male

White / Caucasian

Yorba Linda

CA

2011-12-30

57

Paulus

Smit

07/03/2026

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Paulus Cornelius “Dutch” Smit, a 57-year-old male of Dutch ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 30, 2011, in Yorba Linda, California. His body was discovered outside a local library, where a candlelit memorial was later set up in his honor. The circumstances surrounding his death were particularly alarming, as he was one of three victims in a series of fatal stabbings that occurred in North Orange County during December 2011. The other victims included 53-year-old James McGillivra ...
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