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Dakota Smith

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Sep 18, 2015

Victim Details

Dakota Smith

Male

White / Caucasian

Salt Lake City

UT

2015-09-18

28

Dakota

Smith

06/30/2026

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In the fading light of a September evening in Salt Lake City, the life of Dakota Smith, a 28-year-old Caucasian male, came to an abrupt and violent end. On September 18, 2015, Smith was found deceased, a victim of a triple homicide that also claimed the lives of 50-year-old Heike Poike and her 2-month-old granddaughter, Lyrik Poike. The grim discovery was made by police officers who had been dispatched to a residence after Heike Poike failed to pick up her 8-year-old grandson from school.
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  • The Salt Lake Tribune: Utah triple-homicide suspect was paranoid schizophrenic, warrant says
  • Neighbor killed man, grandmother, 2-month-old baby, police say | KSL.com
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