Katrina Smith // 242

In October of 2012, a 30-year-old woman in Illinois who was being stalked by an unknown male went missing. She had been scared in the weeks leading up to her disappearance, and when her body was found in a river, police looked into numerous people in her circle until damning evidence brought her killer to justice. This is the story of Katrina Smith. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Medium: https://medium.com/@story-teller/grieving-husband-turned-out-to-be-the-evil-murderer-d5a338cba0f0 2. True Crime Daily: https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/05/09/illinois-woman-stalked-murdered-in-midst-of-affair-separation/ 3. Chilling Crimes: https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/katrina-smith 4. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100540182/katrina-ashley-smith 5. The Central Trend: https://thecentraltrend.com/29894/opinion/columns/my-cousins-made-my-childhood-memorable/ 6. My State Line: https://www.mystateline.com/news/update-defense-rests-its-case-in-todd-smith-murder-trial/ 7. Mirror: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/woman-stalked-beaten-death-baseball-10498464 8. True Crime Daily: https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/05/09/illinois-woman-stalked-murdered-in-midst-of-affair-separation/ 9. The Central Trend: https://thecentraltrend.com/29894/opinion/columns/my-cousins-made-my-childhood-memorable/ 10. WIFR: https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Jury-selection-in-murder-trial-for-Todd-Smith-begins-410166405.html 11. My State Line: https://www.mystateline.com/news/convicted-killer-todd-smith-wants-conviction-tossed-in-wifes-2012-murder/