Tonita Lorice Smith, a 39-year-old African American woman from Charlottesville, Virginia, was reported missing on November 19, 2021. She had last been seen five days earlier, on November 14, in the 300 block of 10½ Street NW in Charlottesville. Authorities believed she may have been traveling to Harrisonburg, approximately 60 miles away. Her disappearance prompted a joint investigation between the Charlottesville Police Department and the Harrisonburg Police Department.
On November 23, 2
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