SHOCK as FEMALE STAFFER ARRESTED in gory murder of gorgeous AR Senator

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 18 June 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Former Arkansas State Senator, Linda Collins-Smith, found shot dead at her home. Police make a shocking arrest --a close female friend AND The police make a shocking discovery in a storage unit in Denver. The body of 7-year-old Caden McWilliams, found encased in concrete in an animal carrier. His family had not even reported the boy missing. Nancy's Expert Panel Weighs in: Karen Smith: Forensics Expert Darryl Cohen: Criminal Defense Attorney Ashley Kelly: Licensed Clinical Social Worker Dr. Michelle Dupre: Medical Examiner David Mack: Syndicated Radio Host

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0:00.0	Nancy Grace here for our partners at Azure Standard America's premier supplier of organic foods
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0:38.8	Crime stories with Nancy Grace.
0:44.8	On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, the dead body of a female was discovered that the residents of former
0:52.0	Arkansas State Senator Linda Collins Smith, the condition of the body prevented any immediate
0:58.6	positive identification. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene that
1:04.7	around 5.45 pm and immediately began securing the crime scene. The Arkansas State Police
1:11.6	Criminal Investigation Division was dispatched to the scene along with forensic examiners from
1:17.2	the Arkansas State Crime Lab in Little Rock. The body has been sent for an autopsy to determine
1:22.9	the positive identification and cause of death. What happened in absolutely gorgeous Arkansas State
1:30.0	Senator? Body found shot dead and wrapped in a blanket outside her home to top it all off,
1:39.9	her husband, her ex-husband, a judge. I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. Thank you for being
1:46.1	with us. What in the hey happened to Arkansas State Senator Linda Collins with me in all
1:53.5	star panel Dave Mac, Dr. Michelle Dupri Ashley Kelly and Darryl Cohen. First to use,
1:59.2	syndicated talk show host Dave Mac, Dave Mac, what happened for an Arkansas State Senator to be
2:07.0	found dead and wrapped in a blanket? Just let's just start with how her body was found.
2:13.2	About a day or two before her body was found, neighbors heard gunshots. When her body was found,
2:20.4	when they went on a welfare check, they found her deceased body wrapped in a blanket.
2:27.0	Apparently it was hot and everything else, so you've got decomposition. That's why they couldn't
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