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Denny Smith

Case from Rocky-mount, VA dated Mar 15, 2020

Victim Details

Denny Lawless Smith

Male

White / Caucasian

Rocky-mount

VA

2020-03-15

59

Denny

Smith

07/16/2026

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In the quiet community of Rocky Mount, Virginia, the life of 59-year-old Denny Lawless Smith was abruptly ended on a Sunday afternoon, March 15, 2020. A male resident of the town, Smith was tragically found deceased inside his home located on Virgil Goode Highway. The cause of his untimely death was determined to be a gunshot wound, a violent conclusion to a life that had been rooted in the local community.

Responding to a 911 call that afternoon, deputies from the Franklin County Sheriff ...
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