Charlene Smith

On March 13, 1980, the lives of 33-year-old Charlene Smith and her 43-year-old husband, Lyman, were brutally cut short in their Ventura, California, home. Their bodies were discovered by Lyman's 12-year-old son. The couple had been bludgeoned to death with a log from their own fireplace as they slept. Investigators found them bound with drapery cord, with a particularly unusual and complex Chinese knot used on Charlene's wrists. The scene suggested a deeply personal and violent struggle had not ...

The Murder of Lyman and Charlene Smith : r/serialkillers - Reddit

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