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Sage Smith

Case from Charlottesville, VA dated Nov 20, 2012

Victim Details

Sage Smith

June 1, 2023

Female

Black / African American

Charlottesville

VA

2012-11-20

1992-12-13

Sage is a transgender woman who had long hair worn in braids at the time of her disappearance. Sage has her ears and an eyebrow pierced.

true

$20,000.00

19

201207351

MP18608

1207898

Sage Smith

Sage

Smith

Victim

Black

Brown

5'8 to 5'11

130 lbs

07/09/2026


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A Transwoman disappears after meeting up with date
In the crisp autumn air of November 20, 2012, nineteen-year-old Dashad 'Sage' Smith, a Black transgender woman, walked out of her Charlottesville, Virginia home, telling her roommate she was heading out for a date. This would be the last time she was seen by those who knew her. Smith, who had recently graduated high school and was pursuing her dream of becoming a hairdresser, was just beginning to live her life authentically. Her disappearance that evening set in motion a long and painful search ...
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