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Episode 301: Rhonda Ilean Smith: A Tale Of Two Stories

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Ed Dentzel

True Crime

41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2022

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Summary

Rhonda Ilean Smith was a 21 year old from Newnan, GA. She was tall-about six feet in height and had been in the US Army. On Feb. 27, 1984, Rhonda left her home early to go shopping. Rhonda's vehicle was later found at an Atlanta mall. She was never seen again. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1749662602009412 Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/rhonda-ilean-smith NAMUS: https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/42235?nav Disappearance mentioned during the interview: https://charleyproject.org/case/mary-shotwell-little Rhonda's Unfound website page: http://theunfoundpodcast.com/2022/05/11/rhonda-ilean-smith-a-tale-of-two-stories/ Article: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/gone-cold-the-missing-dancer/85-b2ba8348-c935-42cf-b219-a57b5f7fb374 If you have any information concerning the disappearance of Rhonda Smith, please contact the Atlanta Police Department at (404) 546-5602. Spotify, iTunes, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Stitcher, Podbean, and many other platforms, especially outside the United States. Unfound has social media accounts on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Speaking of YouTube, join me on Wednesdays at 9pm ET on the Unfound Podcast Channel for the Live Show, the only one of its kind in true crime. Ask questions. Chat with other viewers. And give the show a thumbs up. You can contribute to Unfound in the following ways: 1. Patreon.com/unfoundpodcast 2. Paypal.me/unfoundpodcast 3. Contribute during the Live Show with Superchat. And 4. Join the YouTube Membership program for the low price of $2.99/month. I need to thank the following people for contributions to Unfound this week: The website: theunfoundpodcast.com The email address: [email protected] And, please mention Unfound at all true crime websites and forums. Thank you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ronda Eileen Smith was a 21-year-old from noon in Georgia. She was tall, about six feet

0:07.6

in height, and had been in the US Army. On February 27, 1984, Ronda left her home early to go shopping.

0:18.5

Ronda's vehicle was later found at an Atlanta mall. She was never seen again.

0:26.7

I'm a dancer, and this is unfound.

0:56.7

In disappearances, more than in any other kinds of incidents and crimes, law enforcement, families,

1:15.1

and the public are forced to wait through various versions of events. This person says this. That

1:24.3

person says that, and there's almost always no way to reconcile all of it. It's either someone

1:32.1

is telling the truth, and everyone else is lying, or everybody is lying. Some of unfound's examples,

1:42.4

Jennifer Perry. She was allegedly seen with a myriad of people after her disappearance,

1:49.0

but there is no way she could have been with all of these different people at the same time.

1:55.9

Brenda Sika. Her sugar daddy said he was paying for the apartment where Brenda was staying.

2:02.9

Yet, there's no proof of Brenda or the sugar daddy having any connection to that address.

2:10.6

Mandy Stokes. She told her boyfriend that she was riding around the parking lot in her car

2:18.4

while talking to him on the phone. Yet, the building where she lived had no parking lot.

2:26.1

Really, there's no way to sync up these and other statements in other disappearances.

2:33.0

If we accept all of them as being true, well with Rhonda Smith, you are going to hear how two

2:40.8

important people in Rhonda's life pointed the finger at each other regarding a key piece of

2:46.8

information concerning her disappearance. Is there any way to get to the bottom of a tale of two

2:55.2

stories? And now a summary of the case. This is brought to you by my friend Megan Linus' website

3:03.6

Charlieproject.org. Rhonda Smith was a tall young woman. How tall? Six feet. Probably the

3:14.8

tallest female we've featured unfound. However, she didn't use that gift for any sports. Instead,

3:23.7

Rhonda was artistic and liked to write and draw. After high school, Rhonda joined the US Army,

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