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In this episode of Straight to the Case, we’re examining the haunting disappearance of 18-year-old Kelsey Smith. A quick trip to a local Target should’ve been routine — instead, it turned into a nightmare that unfolded in real time.
Security footage, a frantic family, and a race against the clock pushed investigators into one of the most urgent searches they’d ever faced. What happened in those final moments? And how did a single piece of evidence break this case wide open?
This is a story about danger hiding in plain sight… and a community determined to bring answers home.
This is The Disappearance of Kelsey Smith.
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