145: Ariana Smyth

Stolen Lives True Crime

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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The heartbreaking solved murder of 23-month-old Ariana Smyth

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0:26.7	She's on the Money Now wherever you get your podcasts. Here on Stolen Lives, we discuss brutal and
0:32.9	heartbreaking crimes against children. Themes may include child murder, torture, and sexual, domestic and child abuse.
0:41.2	I do try my best to remain respectful for the babies in these stories, and leave out unnecessary
0:46.3	details that honestly, none of us need to know to understand the frustration of why and how
0:51.7	this ever happened.
0:53.3	However, if you find any of these
0:55.8	themes triggering this podcast may not be for you. Listener discretion is advised.
1:09.5	This week's story is a listener suggestion.
1:12.8	Thank you to Christina for bringing Ariana's story to my attention.
1:17.2	I always appreciate you all suggesting the stories that aren't widely covered
1:21.4	and don't get the attention from other podcasters and YouTubers.
1:25.6	Every child's life is precious and their story is important.
1:29.6	And Ariana was no exception. July 2016, Gloucester City, New Jersey. A mother allows her
1:38.2	boyfriend of only two weeks to take her 23-month-old daughter to the park to get to know her better. The next day, this mother
1:46.5	would wake to find unexplainable bruises covering her daughter's body. Instead of calling the police
1:52.5	and taking this child to the hospital, the happy couple spent the day shopping, while the little
1:57.6	girl slowly and painfully succumbed to her injuries and died. Yet another
2:02.7	case of a woman choosing a man she barely knows over the life of their innocent and defenceless baby.
2:09.3	This is Ariana's story.
2:15.5	Ariana Smith was born July 15, 2014, in Campton, New Jersey, to parents 21-year-old Amber Bobo and 26-year-old Robert Smith Jr.
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