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Marlaina Marie Cortez Smith, age 24, female, was found dead on June 13, 2025, in Carriere, Mississippi. She had recently made her home in Carriere, and memorial notices recorded that she died on a Friday, with services held later that month in Picayune.
Deputies from the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department responded that day to a residence on Peach Tree Drive, where the case was ruled a homicide-suicide following what authorities described as a domestic dispute. Public listings for ...Read More
Deputies from the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department responded that day to a residence on Peach Tree Drive, where the case was ruled a homicide-suicide following what authorities described as a domestic dispute. Public listings for ...Read More
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Marlaina Marie Cortez Smith
Female
Hispanic / Latino
Carriere
MS
2025-06-13
24
Marlaina
Marie Cortez Smith
11/08/2025







