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Laura Smith

Case from Washington, DC dated Jun 28, 2004

Victim Details

Laura Smith

January 9, 2023

Female

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2004-06-28

2004-06-28

Laura

Smith

06/27/2026


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In the early morning hours of a summer day in Washington, D.C., a woman named Laura Smith, who was also known as Liz, was resting on a park bench in the historic Logan Circle. The city was just beginning to stir, the quiet of the pre-dawn moments hanging in the air. It was in this peaceful setting, at approximately 5:13 a.m. on Monday, June 28, 2004, that she was the victim of a brutal assault. The attack left her with fatal injuries from which she would not recover.

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    I've been thinking a lot about the unsolved case of Laura "Liz" Smith lately—especially when it co... ...Read More
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    I was walking through Logan Circle Park today, and I couldn't stop thinking about Laura "Liz" Smith ... ...Read More
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