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Shari Smith
Status
Conviction
Type
Homicide
Date
May 31, 1985
Location
Saluda County, South Carolina
Victim Age
17
Gender
Female
Seventeen-year-old Shari Smith was abducted and killed in Saluda County, South Carolina. Larry Gene Bell kidnapped and killed Shari and later a nine-year-old girl, Debra May Helmick. Bell was convicted and executed in 1996. He taunted the Smith family with phone calls and letters.
Last Seen / Last Known Information
May 31, 1985, family home in Saluda County, SC
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