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Rita Jean Smith

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2013-01-01T09:41:46

2020-11-21T16:47:43.357

407

UCP407

661

Rita

Jean

Smith

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Female

10/11/2006

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

50309

654

Polk County Medical Examiner's Office

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

Megan Rausch

RN, MDI

1801 Hickman Road, , Des Moines, Iowa

5152862102

County

Medical Examiner

https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/medical-examiner/

06-77-0791

2006-10-11

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

07/13/2026


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Rita Jean Smith's case remains one of the unresolved mysteries of Des Moines, Iowa, where her body was discovered on October 11, 2006. Identified under NamUs ID: UCP407, her unclaimed status persists despite efforts from local authorities. Found lifeless at her residence by the apartment manager, Rita’s history paints a picture of struggles tied to chronic ethanol abuse. Having recently relocated from Kansas City, her records in Des Moines consistently refer to her as a homeless individual, ad...
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Date Found: 10/11/2006

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