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The Opportunist

KIMBERLY SMITH Part 4 of 5: The Motel Room

The Opportunist

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True Crime

4.710.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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While the fraud case against Kimberly Smith had a robust paper trail, the homicide case did not. Detectives interview Adam Smith and his high school friend about the events surrounding Arthur Sheldon's death and a motel room in Orange City, Florida.  You can purchase Opportunist merchandise here: https://theopportunistpodcast.com/ Thank you to our sponsors: Hello Fresh: Go to Hellofresh.com/50opp and use code 50opp for 50% off plus free shipping!Go to HelloFresh dot com slash 50opp and use code 50opp for 50% off plus free shippingGo to HelloFresh dot com slash 50opp and use code 50opp for 50% off plus free shipping! Shopify: sign up for a $1-per-month trial at shopify.com/opp Dipsea: sign up for a 30-day free trial at DipseaStories.com/opp Sports Explains the World: To hear incredible stories from the wide world of sports, listen to Sports Explains the World on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Canva: Get a free 45-day trial when you go to Canva.me/opp Better Help: This show is sponsored by Better Help. Go to Betterhelp.com/opp to get 10% off your first month. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This podcast contains disturbing content, please take care while listening.

0:12.4

Twin Oaks Mobile Home Park is a modest, quiet development.

0:16.0

Rows of mobile homes sit next to open fields and expansive skies.

0:21.6

It's not the kind of place where bodies are found, discarded in shallow graves.

0:26.4

Except in 2010 it was exactly that kind of place.

0:30.1

Arthur Sheldon and Goldie Robinson were both found deceased outside of Kim Smith's trailer.

0:36.4

The initial police investigation had one goal.

0:40.0

Find Goldie Robinson. Well, Goldie had been found and so had Arthur.

0:45.2

And now there was a new goal.

0:48.0

Here's Detective McCracken.

0:50.4

We want to know how they died. We want to know what happened.

0:55.1

And we'd love to prosecute somebody for that.

0:59.2

It might be tempting to think of this as an open and shut case.

1:03.1

Two people, both under Kim Smith's care, were found dead in her yard.

1:08.4

And there was ample evidence that she'd been taking advantage of them both financially.

1:13.8

That's pretty damning. It's not a huge leap to think that she had something to do with their deaths.

1:20.2

But thinking that and building a case that stands up in court, those are two different things.

1:26.8

There was also the not-so-minor fact that Kim Smith likely did not act alone.

1:33.1

If we only had one suspect or one person that we knew could have possibly done it,

1:40.4

then it may make it a little less of a hurdle. But we have several people involved.

1:47.6

We don't know to the extent of how involved they were.

1:50.5

It's not just a matter of proving how they were killed. It's a matter of proving which one of

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