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Lelia Smith

Case from Mobile, AL dated Mar 03, 2018

Victim Details

Lelia Smith

Female

Black / African American

Mobile

AL

2018-03-03

27

Lelia

Smith

Yes

07/09/2026

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In the quiet city of Mobile, Alabama, the life of a young woman was tragically cut short, leaving a community in shock and a family to grapple with a devastating loss. On the evening of Saturday, March 3, 2018, police were called to the area of Shelton Beach Extension, just south of Bear Fork Road, where they made a grim discovery. Inside a vehicle, they found the lifeless body of 27-year-old Lelia Smith, a vibrant and caring single mother of two young children, ages nine and one. The scene was ...
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  • Legacy.com: Lelia Smith Obituary (2018) - Mobile, AL - AL.com (Mobile)
  • WKRG News 5: Man sentenced to life in prison for woman’s murder in 2018: Mobile DA
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