Missing Woman Found Dead 600 Miles Away
Judy Smith went missing from Philly, PA; numerous sightings after, her body was found in Asheville, NC.
Judith Lois Bradford Smith was a 50-year-old nurse from Newton, Massachusetts, with two adult children from her second marriage. She met her third husband, Jeffrey Smith, while caring for his sick father.
Jeff was a single father and had a law firm in Boston. After being in a relationship for ten years, the couple married in 1996.
On April 9, 1997, Judy and Jeff headed to the Logan International Airport in Boston. An organization that Jeff represented was holding an event, the Northeast Pharmaceutical Conference, in Philadelphia. The convention ended on April 11, after which the couple planned to visit some friends in New Jersey.
However, when they arrived at the airport, Judy realized she had forgotten her driver’s license. Because Jeff had a commitment later that afternoon, the couple agreed Judy would go home to get her ID and catch a later flight by herself.
Judy caught the 7:30 PM flight to Philadelphia and took a cab to the DoubleTree Hotel. She surprised Jeff with flowers in the lobby as a way of…
