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Vernon Smith

Case from Aliso-viejo, CA dated Oct 28, 2005

Victim Details

Vernon Smith

Male

Aliso-viejo

CA

2005-10-28

45

Vernon

Smith

06/25/2026

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Vernon Smith, aged 45, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2005, in Aliso Viejo, California. The incident was part of a shocking murder-suicide that also claimed the life of his 22-year-old daughter, Christina Smith. The perpetrator, 19-year-old William Freund, was a neighbor who lived just 100 yards away from the Smith family. On the morning of the incident, Freund, dressed in a paintball helmet and a dark cape, entered the Smith home through an unlocked door and fatally shot Vernon and Chr ...
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  • Fox News: Teen Goes On Shooting Spree in California
  • Los Angeles Times: Teen Guns 2 Down, Kills Self in O.C.
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