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Jessie Renae Smith

Case from Wapello, IA dated Jan 06, 2006

Victim Details

Jessie Renae Smith

Female

White / Caucasian

Wapello

IA

2006-01-06

22

Jessie

Renae Smith

07/04/2026

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In the quiet town of Wapello, Iowa, the life of 22-year-old Jessie Renae Smith, a Caucasian female, was tragically cut short on January 6, 2006. A graduate of Wapello High School in 2001, Jessie was known as an excellent mother who enjoyed country music, concerts, and shopping. She worked at Musco Lighting in Muscatine and was building a life for herself and her young son.

The events of that winter day unfolded into a horrific murder-suicide. Jessie was shot and killed by her 25-year-old ...
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  • Murder-suicide suspected in Louisa County slayings
  • Radio Iowa: Murder-suicide shuts down school in Wapello - Radio Iowa
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