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Colette Smart

Case from Washington, DC dated May 02, 1991

Victim Details

Colette Smart

January 3, 2023

Female

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

1991-05-02

1991-05-02

Colette

Smart

07/02/2026


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On a spring day in Washington, D.C., the life of Colette Smart, an African-American female, was brought to a tragic and violent end. On May 2, 1991, authorities were called to her apartment in the 1400 block of Columbia Road, NW. Inside, they made a grim discovery. Ms. Smart was found in her bedroom, having been stabbed multiple times. The attack was brutal, and the scene spoke to a violent struggle.

The investigation into her death began immediately, with the Metropolitan Police Departme ...
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