In 1995, the Campbellton Road neighborhood of southwest Atlanta was rocked by the brutal murder of 14 year old Nacole Smith. The crime would haunt the community for decades. Nearly ten years later, a young girl in nearby East Point survived a horrific attack with unsettling echoes of Nacole’s case. Join me as I tell John the heartbreaking cases of Nacole Smith and Betty Brown and we explore the parallel stories of two young victims, the forensics that tied their experiences together, and the long, painful wait for the truth.

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https://www.disastercenter.com/georgia/crime/2726.htm

https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/page/832

https://www.newspapers.com/image/799530544/?match=1&terms=Nacole%20SMith

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/atlanta-nicole-smith

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/us/atlanta-child-murders.html

https://www.ajc.com/news/local/years-later-year-old-brutal-killing-remains-unsolved/jBg57t8HJscJGpObfClDQL/

Newspapers.com Accessed archived articles from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Voice, and the Fulton COunty Daily Report from 1995-2022

Cold Case Files: a Fatal Path 

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