A panhandler was accused of killing a woman. But her family staged the attack, police say.

By artappraiser on Mon, 03/04/2019 - 1:42am |

Jacquelyn Smith was slain Dec. 1, 2018, in a case that shook even Oprah Winfrey, as Smith seemingly was killed while trying to help a woman and her baby. But now, Baltimore police say the case has taken a sinister turn.

By Amy B. Wang @ WashingtonPost.com, March 3, 9:18 pm

[...] On Sunday, however — three months after the stabbing — Baltimore police revealed the case had taken a more sinister turn: Smith’s husband and stepdaughter had been arrested. The story about the panhandler appeared to have been concocted to cover up a premeditated murder, police said [....]

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/03/04/panhandler-was-accused-killing-woman-her-family-staged-attack-police-say/?utm_term=.954b3eae083f