The NAMUS-45: Reachelle Smith

When a young girl goes missing under mysterious circumstances, a man claiming to be her father quickly becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance. Lies, theft, strange behavior, and murky relationships coalesce with a suicide in a National Park and more questions than answers. A look into why this case ended up on Israel Keyes's computer highlights a suspicious trip, a weird time in his life, and a missing person's case Josh just can't shake.  

Written and Researched by Shana Wilensky and Josh Hallmark.
Edited and Produced by Josh Hallmark. 

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Sources include: 

• For The Love of Reachelle
• Reachelle Marie Smith – The Charley Project
• Episode 081: Reachelle Marie Smith – Bite-Sized Crime
• Hunting at Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge | FWS.gov
• Reachelle Smith - Amber Alert is issued - Newspapers.com™
• Alert: Cowen may be headed to Kansas - Newspapers.com™
• Girl still missing; man dead - Newspapers.com™
• Missing: Volunteers continue search - Newspapers.com™
• Search covers refuge - Newspapers.com™
• Case haunts retiring police chief - Newspapers.com™
• Officers volunteering their off-duty time to search - Newspapers.com™
• Riders comb ditches in search - Newspapers.com™
• Family still hopes child can be found - Newspapers.com™
• Dog handler continuing search for Reachelle Smith - Newspapers.com™
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