Account
Aug 14, 2014
May 28, 2024
Carol
Smith
67
37
67 inches
119 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
In the spring of 1994, 37-year-old Carol Ann Smith, a mother of two, disappeared from her home on Richards Boulevard in Roanoke, Virginia. While some accounts state her last date of contact was May 28, 1994, neighbors reported seeing her watering flowers in her yard on the morning of June 6, 1994. Her husband, David L. Smith, provided the only account of her departure, which has been met with skepticism by both Carol's family and law enforcement. He alleged that after he confronted her about a suspected affair, she made a phone call and left in a green, full-sized American-made car with an unknown man. He claimed her last words to him were, "You don't have to worry about me." The circumstances surrounding Carol's disappearance are clouded by conflicting narratives and a delayed police report. David Smith did not report his wife missing; it was Carol's sisters who contacted the authorities after five weeks of being unable to reach her. David's explanation for the delay was that he believed she would return and didn't want to alarm her parents. He filed for divorce a month after she was last seen. Carol's family has always maintained that she was a devoted mother who would never have abandoned her children. This belief is supported by the fact that there has been no activity on her bank account since she vanished. Despite the passage of time, the investigation into Carol Ann Smith's disappearance remains open, though it is considered a cold case. Law enforcement officials have stated they do not believe she left of her own free will, citing her strong ties to her family and community. Over the years, searches have been conducted, including the excavation of a recently poured concrete patio at her home and an area behind the Pulaski Correctional Unit where her husband was the warden, but these efforts yielded no clues. The case is a perplexing one, with a husband who maintains his wife left voluntarily and a family and police force who suspect foul play. With no new leads or evidence, the question of what happened to Carol Ann Smith remains unanswered.
May 28, 1994
Roanoke
Virginia
Roanoke County
15634
Roanoke County Police Department
Roanoke
Virginia
Roanoke County
24019
5925 Cove Road, Virginia
5407778601
County
Law Enforcement
94041434
Roanoke County Police Department
Brown
Green
Green
06/19/2026
