Donna Marie Smith was found dead in 1976, an apparent victim of domestic violence. Yet her murder would go unsolved for decades. That is, until two cold-case detectives in Tucson picked up the case earlier this year, finally getting the break that Smith’s family had been long awaiting.
A portrait of Donna Marie Smith held by her mother, Tommie Waller, who is now 83. Kristian Hernández | NYT Institute
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