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Lyman Smith

Case from Ventura, CA dated Mar 13, 1980

Victim Details

Lyman Smith

Male

White / Caucasian

Ventura

CA

1980-03-13

43

Lyman

Smith

08/22/2026

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In the quiet, affluent hills of Ventura, California, a dark chapter was about to unfold in the lives of 43-year-old Lyman Smith, a respected attorney on the path to a judgeship, and his wife, Charlene. On the evening of March 13, 1980, the couple retired for the night in their home on High Point Drive, unaware of the evil that lurked outside. A predator, who had stalked neighborhoods and instilled fear across California, slipped into their home under the cover of darkness. This man, who would la ...
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